Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk (AUSDRISK) Assessment Tool

EndocrinologyPreventive medicinePrimary careBeta toolThis tool is in beta. It has undergone internal validation but still requires additional testing. Always confirm the data entered and the results obtained before clinical use. It should not be used as the sole basis for clinical decisions.

Baseline characteristics

Age

Enter completed whole years. Ages 18-24 are accepted but return a warning because the score was derived in adults aged 25 years or older.

years

Sex

Use the official AUSDRISK binary scoring categories.

Select

Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Pacific Islander, or Maori descentAnswer yes to add 2 points.

YesNo

Country of birth category

Asia, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East, North Africa, and Southern Europe add 2 points.

Select

Clinical history

Parent or sibling with diabetesAnswer yes to add 3 points.

YesNo

History of high blood glucoseAnswer yes if high blood glucose was ever found, including during illness, routine testing, or pregnancy. This adds 6 points.

YesNo

Current blood pressure medicationAnswer yes to add 2 points.

YesNo

Lifestyle factors

Daily smoker or daily tobacco useAnswer yes to add 2 points.

YesNo

Eat vegetables or fruit every dayAnswer no to add 1 point.

YesNo

At least 2.5 hours of physical activity per weekAnswer no to add 2 points.

YesNo

Waist measurement

Waist circumference

Measure below the ribs, usually at the navel level. The derivation study used trained measurement rather than self-measurement.

Official waist-threshold table to apply

Select the official table explicitly instead of inferring it from other answers.

Select

Enter the data

The result appears automatically once all required fields are complete.

Clinical noticeEducational risk-stratification support only. Use AUSDRISK to support screening and clinical discussion; do not diagnose diabetes from the score alone.

Context and use

AUSDRISK = age + sex + descent + country of birth + family history + prior high blood glucose + antihypertensive medication + daily smoking + not eating vegetables or fruit daily + insufficient physical activity + waist score

Age bands: 18-34=0, 35-44=2, 45-54=4, 55-64=6, >=65=8. Waist contributes 0, 4, or 7 points from the selected official table. The result is the total score from 0 to 38 points.