Characterising the burden of chronic kidney disease among people with type 2 diabetes in England: a cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD), demographic and clinical characteristics, treatment patterns and rates of cardiovascular and renal complications for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) treated in routine clinical care.

Design

Repeat cross-sectional study (6 monthly cross-sections) and cohort study from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2019.

Setting

Primary care data from English practices contributing to the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink linked to Hospital Episode Statistics and Office for National Statistics mortality data.

Participants

Patients with T2D aged >18 years, at least one year of registration data.

Primary and secondary outcomes

Primary outcome was prevalence of CKD defined as chronic kidney disease ep

SUBMITTER: Cook S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10008473 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature