{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["197(32)"],"submitter":["Xu W"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Determining optimal timing for intensifying the frequency of physician encounters for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) requires trade-offs between timely care and clinician burden. We aimed to investigate age-specific cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk thresholds used for intensifying encounter frequency in patients with T2DM in primary care.<h4>Methods</h4>Using population-based public electronic health records from the Hospital Authority Clinical Management System in Hong Kong, we used data from patients with a baseline 10-year CVD risk of lower than 20% and a regular follow-up interval of 4-6 months at public primary care clinics. We compared different CVD risk thresholds (> 20% v. 30%) at which to shorten follow-up intervals to 3 months or less. We investigated age-spe"],"journal":["CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne"],"pagination":["E1024-E1033"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12483090"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Cardiovascular risk thresholds for intensifying primary care encounter frequency for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a target trial emulation."],"pmcid":["PMC12483090"],"pubmed_authors":["Lam CLK","Tanuseputro P","Tse ETY","Wan EYF","Xu W"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Cardiovascular risk thresholds for intensifying primary care encounter frequency for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a target trial emulation.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Determining optimal timing for intensifying the frequency of physician encounters for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) requires trade-offs between timely care and clinician burden. We aimed to investigate age-specific cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk thresholds used for intensifying encounter frequency in patients with T2DM in primary care.<h4>Methods</h4>Using population-based public electronic health records from the Hospital Authority Clinical Management System in Hong Kong, we used data from patients with a baseline 10-year CVD risk of lower than 20% and a regular follow-up interval of 4-6 months at public primary care clinics. We compared different CVD risk thresholds (> 20% v. 30%) at which to shorten follow-up intervals to 3 months or less. We investigated age-spe","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Sep","modification":"2026-06-04T01:25:41.317Z","creation":"2026-05-03T03:14:05.305Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12483090","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41022479"],"doi":["10.1503/cmaj.241703"]}}