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Development and validation of the DIabetes Severity SCOre (DISSCO) in 139 626 individuals with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort study.

Salwa S ZghebiMamas A MamasDarren M AshcroftChris SalisburyChristian D MallenCarolyn A Chew-GrahamDavid ReevesHarm Van MarwijkNadeem QureshiStephen WengTim HoltIain BuchanNiels PeekSally GilesMartin K RutterEvangelos Kontopantelis
Published in: BMJ open diabetes research & care (2021)
Higher levels of DISSCO are associated with higher risks for hospital admissions and mortality. The new severity score had higher predictive value than the proxy used in clinical practice, HbA1c. This reproducible algorithm can help practitioners stratify clinical care of patients with type 2 diabetes.
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