Table 1

Variables used to calculate the Framingham risk score and the Cambridge diabetes risk score.

Framingham risk score (D'Agostino et al, 2008)16Cambridge diabetes risk score (Griffin et al, 2000)10
• Age• Age
• Sex• Sex
• Smoking• Smoking
• Diabetes status• Family history of diabetes
• Systolic blood pressure• Prescribed corticosteroids
• Total cholesterol• Prescribed antihypertensive drugs
• HDL-cholesterol• Body mass index