Please cite this article in press as: G. Cosansu, et al., Determining type 2 diabetes risk factors for the adults: A community based study from Turkey, Prim. Care Diab. (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcd.2018.05.001 ARTICLE IN PRESS PCD-693; No. of Pages 7 p r i m a r y c a r e d i a b e t e s x x x ( 2 0 1 8 ) xxx–xxx Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Primary Care Diabetes j o u r n a l h o m e p a g e : h t t p : / / w w w . e l s e v i e r . c o m / l o c a t e / p c d Original research Determining type 2 diabetes risk factors for the adults: A community based study from Turkey Gulhan Cosansu a,* , Selda Celik b , Seyda Özcan c , Nermin Olgun d , Nurdan Yıldırım e , Hulya Gulyuz Demir f a Istanbul University Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Public Health Nursing Department, Istanbul, Turkey b Saglik Bilimleri University, Faculty of Nursing, Istanbul, Turkey c Koc University School of Nursing Vehbi Koc Foundation Health Institutions, Istanbul, Turkey d Hasan Kalyoncu University Faculty of Health Science Nursing Department, Gaziantep, Turkey e Ministry of Health, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey f Yeditepe University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 6 January 2018 Received in revised form 11 April 2018 Accepted 2 May 2018 Available online xxx Keywords: Type 2 diabetes Risk determination Risk screening FINDRISC Prevention a b s t r a c t Aims: This study aimed to determine risk factors for type 2 diabetes among adults who were not diagnosed with diabetes. Methods: Adults were included in this study within the public activities performed on World Diabetes Day (n = 1872). Data were collected using the FINDRISC questionnaire and a short questionnaire. Results: Participants’ mean age was 39.35 ± 10.40. The mean FINDRISC score was 7.46 ± 4.62, women’s mean score was higher than that for men. The FINDRISC score indicates that 7.4% of the participants were in the highrisk group. Among participants, BMI value of 65.1% was 25 kg/m 2 and higher, waist circumference of 58% was over the threshold value; and 50.7% did not engage in sufficient physical activity. Of the participants, 9.5% had a history of high blood glucose, families of 38.9% had a history of diabetes. The mean FINDRISC score was in the slightly high category, 121 participants were found likely to be diagnosed with diabetes within ten years if no action was taken. Conclusions: It is recommended the risk screening studies to be conducted and the FINDRISC tool to be used in Turkey, where diabetes prevalence is increasing rapidly, to determine diabetes risks in the early period and to raise social awareness for diabetes. © 2018 Primary Care Diabetes Europe. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. ∗ Corresponding author. E-mail address: gulhanc@istanbul.edu.tr (G. Cosansu). 1. Introduction Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a significant health problem affecting millions of people worldwide and is increasing more rapidly than expected. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcd.2018.05.001 1751-9918/© 2018 Primary Care Diabetes Europe. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.