Key result
A one-level increment in pulse wave velocity was associated with increased risks of mortality (RR 2.41; 95% CI 1.81-3.20) and cardiovascular events (RR 1.69; 95% CI 1.35-2.11).
Why the study?
Does an electronic case-finding algorithm combining diagnostic codes, laboratory data, and medication history improve the identification of diabetes mellitus in an adult population compared to diagnostic codes alone?
Population
8,101 adults aged ≥50 years, alive on December 31, 2002, seen at Marshfield Clinic between January 1, 2000…
Comparison
Electronic case-finding algorithm utilizing… vs Diabetic diagnostic codes alone.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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PWV increment was associated with higher mortality and CV events; leaves open its incremental prognostic value in prospective cohorts.
Meta-Analysis
Does an electronic case-finding algorithm combining diagnostic codes, laboratory data, and medication history improve the identification of diabetes mellitus in an adult population compared to diagnostic codes alone?
Relative Risk: 2.41 (95% CI 1.81–3.2)
An electronic case-finding algorithm combining diagnostic codes, laboratory data, and medication history improves the accurate identification of diabetes mellitus in electronic medical records for research purposes.
Khoshdel et al. (2007) conducted a meta-analysis in Cardiovascular risk. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) vs. Lower pulse wave velocity was evaluated on Mortality (RR 2.41, 95% CI 1.81-3.20). A one-level increment in pulse wave velocity was associated with increased risks of mortality (RR 2.41; 95% CI 1.81-3.20) and cardiovascular events (RR 1.69; 95% CI 1.35-2.11).
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