Type-2 Diabetes

this is to outline an example of calculating type 2 diabetes by using the weighting system provided by the type 2 diabetes australia online quiz the bodyscan is used to collect waist circumference, height, weight, sex data type health risk scans required bodyscan source n/a validation population based predictors age, gender, blood pressure, smoker, waist circumference predictors – risk category same as above risk category low risk = 0 5 points moderate risk = 6 9 points high risk = 10+ points risk category – validation diabetes australia cohorts australian population formula/calculation the calculation is adapted from the weighting scale provided by the diabetes australia risk calculator the weighting scale used to make the initial prediction is based on the bodyscan inputs it does not include population specific questions like “are you aboriginal, torres strait islander, or maori descent?”, and is therefore removed from the weighting system type 2 diabetes (and other risks) will benefit from using population based data to determine risk, however, the predictors for the category are mostly the same amongst other methods listed below strengths/weaknesses weakness australian population based, not global strength easy to modify weighting to adjust for other studies other methods notes refactor to use an international source or combined common weighting system rather than the australian populated based one about diabetes diabetes is a chronic condition where sugar (glucose) levels continue to increase within your bloodstream normally the hormone insulin helps move glucose from your blood in type 2 diabetes, the body’s response to insulin is muted, causing a rise in blood glucose left untreated diabetes can lead to severe and potentially dangerous symptoms the international diabetes federation report that 1 in 11 adults have diabetes and that 1 in 2 adults with diabetes are undiagnosed calculating risk additional questions will need to be asked after or before in order to have a more complete risk score the current implementation does not ask all the questions for the final results as it’s leading with a bodyscan prior and the basic details, the card will only calculate what has been entered further questions can be asked to extend this result essentially making it a “two part” risk answer partner integrations will vary and if they are type 2 diabetes specific, asking these questions on the input screen might be preferred and encouraged those questions are common to all t2d risk calculators and are (from the finnish study “other methods”) question answer, exampling weighting use of blood pressure medication no +0, yes +2 history of high blood glucose no +0, yes +2 physical activity ≥4 hr/week +0<4 hr/week +2 daily consumption of vegetables, fruits, or berries no +0, yes +2 family history of diabetes no +0yes, 2nd degree relative +3yes, 1st degree relative +5 example implementation the current implementation in completescan asks the questions as part of facescan so we used them to add the extra weightings you see below however in multi scan demo, we do not ask these, and therefore will need to add them to input, but based on the above section questions \[recommended] ask them afterwards in a “2 part” risk age < 35 years = 0 points 35 – 44 years = 2 points 45 – 54 years = 4 points 55 – 64 years = 6 points 65+ years = 8 points gender male = 3 points female = 0 points are you currently taking high blood pressure medication? yes = 2 points no = 0 points do you currently smoke? yes = 2 points no = 0 points waist (female)different waist circumference thresholds compared to central obesity definition by who/idf <88 cm = 0 points88 – 100 cm = 4 points>100 cm = 7 points waist (male)different waist circumference thresholds compared to central obesity definition by who/idf <102 cm = 0 points102 – 110 cm = 4 points>110 cm = 7 points