AUSDRISK (Type 2 Diabetes Risk)
AUSDRISK (Chen 2010): Australian 5-year type-2 diabetes risk, total 0-35.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Age band
- 55 to 64
- Sex
- Male
- Family history of diabetes
- Yes
- Waist circumference
- 105 cm
Result: AUSDRISK 16 of 35 — high risk (<= 5 low, 6-14 intermediate, >= 15 high).
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- Tiers
- <= 5 low, 6-14 intermediate (discuss with a doctor), >= 15 high (fasting blood glucose test advised).
What you enter
- Age band (points)
- Sex
- Aboriginal/TSI/Pacific Islander/Maori descent
- Born in Asia, Middle East, North Africa, or Southern Europe
- Family history of diabetes (parent or sibling)
- Ever found to have high blood glucose
- On blood-pressure medication
- Current daily smoker
The other 4 fields
- Does not eat vegetables and fruit every day
- Less than 2.5 hours of physical activity per week
- Use lower waist thresholds (Asian or Aboriginal/TSI descent)
- Waist circumference (cm)
How this is calculated
- Items
- age (0-8), male +3, indigenous/Pacific +2, high-risk birthplace +2, family hx +3, ever high glucose +6, antihypertensive +2, smoker +2, low veg/fruit +1, low activity +2, waist (0/4/7).
Chen L, Magliano DJ, Balkau B, et al. AUSDRISK: an Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool based on demographic, lifestyle and simple anthropometric measures. Med J Aust. 2010;192(4):197-202. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.