General characteristics
| Study | Outcome prevalence (%) | Mean age (years) | Men (%) | Outcome details | Baseline sample size | Outcome events (n) | Outcome events per candidate predictors |
| Gomez-Arbelaez et al25 | 2.59 | 58.34 | 29.53 | The diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus was established when fasting plasma glucose ≥126 mg/dL, OGTT ≥200 mg/dL and/or HbA1c ≥6.5%. | 772 | 20 | |
| Bernabe-Ortiz et al24 FINDRISC Simplified, FINDRISC and LA-FINDRISC | 4.70 | 48.20 | 49.70 | Individuals who were not aware of having type 2 diabetes mellitus and had fasting glucose ≥126 mg/dL (≥7.0 mmol/L) or 2-hour plasma glucose ≥200 mg/dL (≥11.1 mmol/L). | 1609 | 71 | 5.92 |
| Nieto-Martinez et al26 LA-FINDRISC and FINDRISC | 3.30 | 39.90 | 46.97 | Diabetes was defined if the fasting plasma glucose was ≥126 mg/dL or if the 2-hour OGTT glucose was ≥200 mg/dL. | 3061 | 101 | |
| Barengo et al23 ColDRISC and FINDRISC | 5.10 | 47.20 | 38.00 | Individuals who had fasting plasma glucose ≥126 mg/dL or 2-hour plasma glucose ≥200 mg/dL were classified as having T2DM. | 2060 | 105 | 11.67 |
HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test.