From the Strong Heart Study

Calculator: Estimated Risk of Developing Diabetes in 4 Years

The risk calculator below uses research data from the Strong Heart Study (Citation: DIABETES CARE. 2011;34:363-368 ) to estimate chance that a non-diabetic person who will develop diabetes in the next 4 years. It is designed for American Indians of age 35 and older. To find your estimated risk, enter your information in the calculator below. Definitions and descriptions of some terms in the calculator are provided at the bottom of the calculator.

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Predicting risk of developing incident diabetes (DM) defined by either fasting plasma glucose (FPG) or hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) (denoted as FPG/A1C-DM), or by HbA1c only (denoted as A1C-DM), or by FPG only (denoted as FPG-DM) in the next 4 years for a person who does not currently have FPG/A1C-DM, or A1C-DM, or FPG-DM, respectively (select one).	FPG/A1C-DM A1C-DM FPG-DM
Gender	Male Female
Age (year)
Waist circumference (cm)
Taking hypertension medications for high blood pressure?	No Yes
Systolic blood pressure (SBP) (mmHg)
Diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (mmHg)
Do you have any of sisters or brothers who had diabetes?	No Yes
Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) (mg/dL)
Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) (%)
Triglycerides (TG) (mg/dL)
Urinary albumin and creatinine ratio (UACR) (mg/g)
Your Estimated Risk:		%

Definitions and Descriptions

· FPG/A1C-DM

An incident FPG/A1C-DM event is defined by either having a fasting plasma glucose (FPG) >=126mg/dL, or having an hemoglobin A1c (A1C) >=6.5%.

· A1C-DM

An incident A1C-DM event is defined by having an hemoglobin A1c (A1C) >=6.5%.

· FPG-DM

An incident FPG-DM event is defined by having a fasting plasma glucose (FPG) >=126mg/dL.

· Your Estimated Risk : This percentage indicates the chance that you will develop diabetes in the next 4 years. For example, if your estimated risk is 20%, it means that 20 out of the 100 people who enter the exact same information as you did in the calculator would likely develop diabetes in the next 4 years.