Table 5

Characteristics of AUSDRISK using various cut-off values for detecting abnormal fasting glucose

FPG≥6.1 mmol/L
AUSDRISK cut-offSensitivitySpecificityPPVNPV
≥1281.3 (70.7 to 89.4)57.7 (54.6 to 60.7)12.3 (9.5 to 15.5)97.7 (96.2 to 98.7)
≥1374.7 (63.3 to 84.0)63.8 (60.8 to 66.7)13.1 (10.0 to 16.6)97.2 (95.6 to 98.3)
≥1468.0 (56.2 to 78.3)71.6 (68.7 to 74.3)14.8 (11.2 to 19.0)96.8 (95.3 to 98.0)
≥1561.3 (49.4 to 72.4)76.4 (73.7 to 79.0)15.9 (11.9 to 20.7)96.4 (94.9 to 97.6)
≥1653.3 (41.4 to 64.9)81.7 (79.1 to 84.0)17.5 (12.8 to 23.0)96.0 (94.5 to 97.2)
≥1745.3 (33.8 to 57.3)86.3 (84.1 to 88.4)19.4 (13.8 to 26.1)95.6 (94.1 to 96.8)
≥1834.7 (24.0 to 46.5)91.7 (89.9 to 93.4)23.4 (15.9 to 32.4)95.1 (93.5 to 96.3)
≥1928.0 (18.2 to 39.6)94.6 (93.0 to 95.9)27.3 (17.7 to 38.6)94.7 (93.2 to 96.0)
≥2025.3 (16.0 to 36.7)95.3 (93.9 to 96.5)28.4 (18.0 to 40.7)94.6 (93.1 to 95.9)
  • Data are % (95% CI).

  • AUSDRISK, Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value.