Sex differences in survival of patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care (ZODIAC-50).

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To investigate sex differences in survival of primary care treated patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the Netherlands. SETTING:Primary care. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 1815 patients who participated in a prospective observational cohort study (Zwolle Outpatient Diabetes Project Integrating Available Care (ZODIAC)) were included of which 56% was female. Inclusion took place in 1998, 1999 and 2001. Vital status was assessed in 2013. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE:Relative survival of men and women with T2D. The relative survival rate was expressed as the ratio of observed survival of patients divided by the survival of the general population in the Netherlands with comparable age. RESULTS:After 14 years, 888 (49%) patients had died. The relative survival rate was 0.88 (0.81-0.94) for men an

SUBMITTER: Hendriks SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5665232 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature