• Minimum Score: 0
• Maximum Score: 100
• Positive Score: ≥ 60/100

Note: This score is a risk estimate and not a diagnostic test. Individuals with a high score should consult a healthcare professional for further evaluation.

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• Subjects with an IDRS of <30 was categorized as low risk, 30-50 as medium risk and those with > 60 as high risk for diabetes.
• The mean IDRS increased significantly from normal to prediabetes to diabetics. 1-3  Limiting the blood sugar testing to those with an IDRS score of 50 and above could identify more than 90% of Indians with diabetes and prediabetes. 1-3
• The Indian Diabetes Risk Score (IDRS) showed the strongest (5-fold risk) association with incident diabetes─ higher than obesity or hypertension. 4-6  Obesity and abdominal obesity conferred a 2-fold risk of diabetes, whereas hypertension conferred a 3-fold risk of diabetes.  2, 3
• Higher IDRS is also associated with higher risk of metabolic syndrome and CVD risk even among people without prediabetes or diabetes. 1

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2. Mohan  V, Sandeep S, Deepa M, Gokulakrishnan K, Datta M, Deepa R. A diabetes risk score helps identify metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk in Indians – the Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology Study (CURES-38). Diabetes, obesity & metabolism. May 2007;9(3):337-343.
3. Mohan  V, Sandeep S, Deepa M, Gokulakrishnan K, Datta M, Deepa R. A diabetes risk score helps identify metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk in Indians – the Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology Study (CURES-38). Diabetes, obesity & metabolism. May 2007;9(3):337-343.
4. Mohan V, Deepa M, Farooq S, Narayan KM, Datta M, Deepa R. Anthropometric cut points for identification of cardiometabolic risk factors in an urban Asian Indian population. Metabolism. Jul 2007;56(7):961-968.
5. Mohan V, Deepa M, Farooq S, Prabhakaran D, Reddy KS. Surveillance for risk factors of cardiovascular disease among an industrial population in southern India. Natl Med J India. Jan-Feb 2008;21(1):8-13.
6. Mohan V, Deepa M, Anjana RM, Lanthorn H, Deepa R. Incidence of diabetes and pre-diabetes in a selected urban south Indian population (CUPS-19). J Assoc Physicians India. Mar 2008;56:152-157.
7. Mohan V, Sandeep S, Deepa M, Gokulakrishnan K, Datta M, Deepa R. A diabetes risk score helps identify metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk in Indians – the Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology Study (CURES-38). Diabetes, obesity & metabolism. May 2007;9(3):337-343.
8. Mohan V, Deepa R, Deepa M, Somannavar S, Datta M. A simplified Indian Diabetes Risk Score for screening for undiagnosed diabetic subjects. J Assoc Physicians India. Sep 2005;53:759-763.
9. Sharma KM, Ranjani H, Nguyen H, et al. Indian Diabetes Risk Score helps to distinguish type 2 from non-type 2 diabetes mellitus (GDRC-3). J Diabetes Sci Technol. Mar 2011;5(2):419-425