Cancer recording in patients with and without type 2 diabetes in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink primary care data and linked hospital admission data: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES AND SETTING:Conflicting results from studies using electronic health records to evaluate the associations between type 2 diabetes and cancer fuel concerns regarding potential biases. This study aimed to describe completeness of cancer recording in UK primary care data linked to hospital admissions records. DESIGN:Patients aged 40+ years with insulin or oral antidiabetic prescriptions in Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) primary care without type 1 diabetes were matched by age, sex and general practitioner practice to non-diabetics. Those eligible for linkage to Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care (HES APC), and with follow-up during April 1997-December 2006 were included. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES:Cancer recording and date of first record of c

SUBMITTER: Williams R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5988054 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature