title: Congruence between the Indian Diabetes Risk Score and Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment tool screening in Asian-Indians.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the performance of the simplified Indian Diabetes Risk Score (IDRS) and the Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment (AUSDRISK) instruments in predicting diabetes in Indian-Australians.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Screening for diabetes in the general community is common and numerous scoring systems are being used to predict the risk of diabetes.
  
  
  METHODS
  For this cross-sectional study, data were obtained from people attending the Australia India Friendship Fair.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data relating to risk factors for diabetes were obtained using a questionnaire and a random blood glucose level. The IDRS and AUSDRISK scores were calculated. Student's t-test, Pearson chi-square, and receiver-operating characteristic curves were used to compare the performance of the predictive scores.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Data were analysed for 136 participants: 28 per cent of individuals considered to be low-risk and 35 per cent considered to be moderate-risk according to AUSDRISK were classified as moderate-risk and high-risk respectively by IDRS.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The two models were not congruent in predicting diabetes risk among Asian-Indians.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study have significant implications for education relating to diabetes screening.
authors.affiliation: University of Wollongong and St George Hospital, Australia.
authors.forename: Ritin S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Frost
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000451:nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult