Association Between BMI Measured Within a Year After Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes and Mortality

Submitted by pgmcintosh on Mon, 10/09/2012 - 11:21

OBJECTIVE
To describe the association of BMI with mortality in patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

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Hospitalised hip fracture risk with rosiglitazone and pioglitazone use compared with other glucose-lowering drugsHospitalised hip fracture risk with rosiglitazone and pioglitazone use compared with other glucose-lowering drugs

SUBMITTED BY PGMCINTOSH ON TUE, 04/09/2012 - 11:39

A study by the SDRN Epidemiology Group.

Aims/hypothesis
Current drug labels for thiazolidinediones (TZDs) warn of increased fractures, predominantly for distal fractures in women. We examined whether exposure to TZDs affects hip fracture in women and men and compared the risk to that found with other drugs used in diabetes.

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Socioeconomic status and cardiovascular mortality in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Scotland

SUBMITTED BY PGMCINTOSH ON WED, 15/08/2012 - 12:24

Aims/hypothesis
The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between type 2 diabetes mellitus, area-based socioeconomic status (SES) and cardiovascular disease mortality in Scotland.

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The effect of deprivation and HbA1c on admission to hospital for diabetic ketoacidosis in type 1 diabetes

SUBMITTED BY PGMCINTOSH ON TUE, 26/06/2012 - 10:34

Aims/hypothesis
Diabetic ketoacidosis is a potentially life-threatening complication of diabetes and has a strong relationship with HbA1c. We examined how socioeconomic group affects the likelihood of admission to hospital for diabetic ketoacidosis.

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