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Table 5 The number and percentage of participants with each of the risk factors included in the refined PRESTARt tool

From: Evaluation and refinement of the PRESTARt tool for identifying 12–14 year olds at high lifetime risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to a clinicians assessment of risk: a cross-sectional study

Risk factor

Number

Percentage

Body mass index (BMI) above the 85th percentile

355

55.8

High waist circumference

200

31.5

Watch TV/play computer games for more than 2 h a day

351

55.2

Do less than 60 min of physical activity a day

43

6.8

Eat less than 5 portions of fruit or vegetables a day

348

55.2

Have a family history of diabetes

73

11.5

Have a high sugar intake

89

14.0

Never fed on breast milk

112

17.6

Either parent/guardian obese

219

34.4