FINDRISK – Risk for Diabetes Test

Answer 8 questions to find out about your possible risk to develop diabetes type 2 within the next 10 years.

Take your chance and participate in the test!

First answer the following questions then your risk to develop diabetes will be calculated.

1. How old are you?

Younger than 35 years 0 points

35 - 44 years 1 point

45 - 54 years 2 points

55 - 64 years 3 points

Older than 64 years 4 points

2. Do any relatives of you suffer from diabetes?

No 0 points

Yes, near relatives like parents, children, siblings 5 points

Yes, far relatives like grand-parents, aunts, uncles, cousins 3 points

3. What is your circumference of the waist at the belly button?

Female: < 80 cm 0 points

80 - 88 cm 3 points

> 88 cm 4 points

Male: < 94 cm 0 points

94 - 102 cm 3 points

> 102 cm 4 points

4. Do you exercise a minimum of 30 minutes a day?

Yes 0 points

No 2 points

5. How often do you eat fruits, vegetables or wholemeal bread?

Every day 0 points

Not every day 2 points

6. Do you take medication to treat hypertension?

No 0 points

Yes 2 points

7. Did you ever have high blood glucose values during a health check?

No 0 points

Yes 5 points

8. How is your relation between height and weight of your body (body-mass-index, BMI)?

< 25 0 points

25 to 30 1 points

> 30 3 points

How to calculate your BMI: body weight (in kg) divided through body height (in m)

Younger than 35 years	0 points
35 - 44 years	1 point
45 - 54 years	2 points
55 - 64 years	3 points
Older than 64 years	4 points

No	0 points
Yes, near relatives like parents, children, siblings	5 points
Yes, far relatives like grand-parents, aunts, uncles, cousins	3 points

Female:	< 80 cm	0 points
	80 - 88 cm	3 points
	> 88 cm	4 points
Male:	< 94 cm	0 points
	94 - 102 cm	3 points
	> 102 cm	4 points