To the Editor: Chen and colleagues1 published a risk assessment tool for type 2 diabetes (AUSDRISK) based on the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab).2 We tested AUSDRISK’s performance in an independent cohort of 1494 women enrolled in the Geelong Osteoporosis Study (1994–1997; 77% participation),3 comprising an age-stratified sample of women randomly selected from the Barwon Statistical Division and followed prospectively over a decade.4
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- 1. Chen L, Magliano DJ, Balkau B, et al. AUSDRISK: an Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool based on demographic, lifestyle and simple anthropometric measures. Med J Aust 2010; 192: 197-202. <MJA full text>
- 2. Dunstan DW, Zimmet PZ, Welborn TA, et al, on behalf of the AusDiab Steering Committee. The Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab) — methods and response rates. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2002; 57: 119-129.
- 3. Henry MJ, Pasco JA, Nicholson GC, et al. Prevalence of osteoporosis in Australian women: Geelong Osteoporosis Study. J Clin Densitom 2000; 3: 261-268.
- 4. Brennan SL, Henry MJ, Nicholson GC, et al. Socioeconomic status and risk factors for obesity and metabolic disorders in a population-based sample of adult females. Prev Med 2009; 49: 165-171.