Cohort profile: the Nanjing Diabetes Cohort database - a population-based surveillance cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To study epidemiology, complications, risk factors, clinical course and treatment patterns of diabetes, the Nanjing Diabetes Cohort (NDC) was established using anonymised electronic health records from 650 hospitals and primary care since 2020. This cohort provides valuable data for researchers and policy-makers focused on diabetes management and public health strategies.

Participants

Diabetes was defined as having inpatient or outpatient encounters with a diagnosis of diabetes International Classification of Diseases-9/10 codes, any use of insulin or oral hypoglycaemic drugs, or one encounter with haemoglobin A1C >4.8 mmol/mol or 6.5%. Patients with diabetes have been continuously enrolled on hospitals and primary care in Nanjing since 2020. Demographic, medications

SUBMITTER: Feng W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11660322 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature