Recording type 2 diabetes mellitus in a standardised central Saudi database: a retrospective validation study.

Turki Abdulaziz AlthunianMeshael M AlrasheedFatemah A AlnofalRawan T TafishMahmood A MiraRaseel A AlrobaMohammed W KirdasThamir M Alshammari

Published in: BMJ open (2023)

This study provided an assessment to the extent of which only type 2 diabetes mellitus code can be used to identify patients with this disease at a Saudi centralised database. A future multi-centre study would help adding more emphasis to the study findings.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
metabolic syndrome
glycemic control
cardiovascular risk factors
electronic health record