Points for each risk factor below were added up to calculate your score. For example, if you answered yes to the question 鈥淒o you have a mother, father, sister, or brother with diabetes?鈥� you scored 1 point for Family History. If you answered no to the question 鈥淗ave you ever been diagnosed with high blood pressure?鈥� you scored 0 points for High Blood Pressure, and so on for all the risk factors. A total of 5 points or higher is considered high risk for having prediabetes.
Yes: 1 point
No: 0 points
There鈥檚 a link between family history and type 2 diabetes, but not only because family members are related. Sometimes they share certain habits that can increase their risk.
Yes: 1 point
No: 0 points
High blood pressure raises your risk for type 2 diabetes. It can also increase your risk for heart disease, eye problems, and kidney disease or make them worse.
Less than 40 years: 0 points
40鈥�49 years: 1 point
50鈥�59 years: 2 points
60 years or older: 3 points
The older you are, the higher your risk for type 2 diabetes. Risk starts to increase at around age 45 and increases sharply after age 65.
African Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders are at higher risk for type 2 diabetes. Asian Americans are at higher risk for type 2 diabetes at lower weights than other ethnicities.
Yes: 0 points
No: 1 point
Being inactive is a known risk factor for type 2 diabetes. One reason is that your body can鈥檛 use insulin as well when you don鈥檛 get regular physical activity. Insulin helps keep blood sugar levels from getting too high.
Man: 1 point
Woman: 0 points
Woman who has had gestational diabetes: 1 point
More men than women have undiagnosed diabetes, possibly because men are less likely to see their doctor regularly. Gestational diabetes (diabetes while pregnant) goes away after the baby is born, but increases a woman鈥檚 risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life.
< 25 (< 23 if Asian): 0 points
25鈥�29 (23鈥�29 if Asian): 1 point
30鈥�39: 2 points
40+: 3 points
Body mass index or BMI is a measure of height compared to weight. For example, a person who is 5鈥�3鈥� and weighs 120 pounds has a BMI of 21 and is in the normal range:
| Weight status | BMI |
|---|---|
| Normal | 18.5-24.9 |
| Overweight | 25-29.9 |
| Obese | 30 or greater |
People with higher BMIs have a higher risk for type 2 diabetes.