Risk assessment of type 2 diabetes mellitus using Indian diabetes risk score among females aged 30 years and above in urban Delhi

It is crucial to identify diabetes risk factors and screen young people for the disease to stop diabetes from developing. An effective and validated approach to assessing population diabetes risk is the Indian diabetes risk score (IDRS). Diabetic women are more vulnerable to many unfavorable outcomes. The objective of this study was to determine the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among females aged 30 years and more using IDRS. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 626 self-declared non-diabetic females from July 2022 to January 2023 using a semi-structured interview schedule. IDRS was used to assess diabetes risk. IDRS categorization revealed 15.8%, 44.6%, and 39.6% participants in low-, moderate-, and high-risk categories, respectively. Sensitivity and specificity were 67.5 (60.6–74.4) and 41.6 (34.3–48.9), respectively, compared to the gold standard test (Fasting blood sugar). At a 95% confidence interval, the area under the curve of receiver operating characteristic was found to be 0.6 (0.47–0.68). Nearly two-fifths (39.6%) of the participants had a high risk of getting T2DM. Increments in age, family history of diabetes, lack of physical activity, and abdominal obesity were the most frequent factors associated with a high risk of developing T2DM.