Diabetes Reporting as a Cause of Death: Results from the Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) Study

McEwen et al. (1) conclude that diabetes is much more likely to be reported on the death certificates of diabetic individuals who die of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). They calculated the odds of recording diabetes anywhere on the death certificate by underlying cause of death (UCOD) and concluded that if the UCOD was CVD, the certifying physician was more likely to report diabetes on the …