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SCORE2-Diabetes: 10-year cardiovascular risk estimation in type 2 diabetes in Europe.
develop and validate a recalibrated prediction model (SCORE2-Diabetes) to estimate the 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in individuals with type 2 diabetes in Europe. METHODS AND RESULTS ...
Sex differences in diabetic foot ulcer severity and outcome in Belgium
were used. Results The vast majority of patients included were male (72%). Ulcers in men were deeper, more frequently displaying probe to bone, and more frequently deeply infected. Twice as many men presented ...
Bottom-up approach to build a ‘precision’ risk factor classification for diabetic foot ulcer healing. Proof-of-concept
and bootstrapping. Results: Five essential independent variables were identified: presentation delay, history of minor amputation, ulcer location, surface area and ischemia. This 5 variable-model showed a better ...
International comparison of glycaemic control in people with type 1 diabetes: an update and extension.
were calculated. RESULTS: Median HbA varied from 55 to 79 mmol/mol (7.2 to 9.4%) across data sources and age groups so a pooled estimate was deemed inappropriate. OR (95% CI) for HbA < 58 mmol/mol (<7.5%) were ...
Health-related quality of life in patients with diabetic foot ulceration: study protocol for adaptation and validation of patient-reported outcome measurements (PROMs) in Dutch-speaking patients.
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Hospital (Aalst, Belgium). The results of the study will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. Health Topics: Diabetes Diabète Diabetes Chronic disease ...
Decreasing rates of major lower-extremity amputation in people with diabetes but not in those without: a nationwide study in Belgium.
RESULTS: A total of 5438 individuals (52.1% with diabetes) underwent a major LEA, 2884 people with above- and 3070 with below-the-knee major amputations. A significant decline in the major amputation rate ...
Clinical action measures improve the reliability of feedback on quality of care in diabetes centres: a retrospective cohort study.
Care Reproducibility of Results Retrospective Studies Abstract: BACKGROUND: Assessment of quality of care using classical threshold measures (TM) is open to debate. Measures that take into account the ...
Core Standards of the EUBIROD Project. Defining a European Diabetes Data Dictionary for Clinical Audit and Healthcare Delivery.
Keywords: Clinical Audit Delivery of Health Care Diabetes Mellitus Dictionaries as Topic Europe Humans Reference Standards Reproducibility of Results Abstract: BACKGROUND: A set of core diabetes indicators ...
Implementation of a quality improvement initiative in Belgian diabetic foot clinics: feasibility and initial results.
Surveys and Questionnaires Abstract: BACKGROUND: This article aims to describe the implementation and initial results of an audit-feedback quality improvement initiative in Belgian diabetic foot clinics. ...
What determines inclusion in the early phase of the type 2 diabetes care trajectory in Belgium?
found to be statistically significant were included in a multivariate logistic regression model. RESULTS: The 2010 study recorded 4600 Belgian type 2 diabetes patients. According to the official criteria, ...