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UnknownNCT02542774

Sex Differences in the Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases Associated With Diabetes

Sex Differences in the Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases Associated With Diabetes: an Examination of Variation in Health Service Delivery

Status
Unknown
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
80,000 (estimated)
Sponsor
University College, London · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

To evaluate the risk of cardiovascular events associated with medication use for controlling blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels in men and women with diabetes treated in primary care

Detailed description

The management and treatment of adult diabetes is far from optimal. The most recent report from the National Diabetes Audit showed that only one in three people with diabetes are achieving recommended standards for controlling blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels; and only three in five received basic care processes to reduce their risk of diabetes-related complications such as blindness, amputation and kidney disease. Women did 15% worse than men, which may explain some of the reported higher excess risk of coronary heart disease and stroke, consequent to diabetes in women than men. More efficient and equitable care in people with diabetes could lead to substantial cost savings, and would improve the lives of women and men currently living with diabetes. The objective of this research isto evaluate the risk of cardiovascular events associated with medication use for controlling blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels in men and women with diabetes treated in primary care.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
OTHERNo intervention is given.This study is based on the analysis of linked electronic health records (CALIBER dataset)

Timeline

Start date
2015-08-01
Primary completion
2015-10-01
Completion
2016-11-01
First posted
2015-09-07
Last updated
2015-09-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02542774. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.