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Representativeness of Participants in the ACCORD Trial Compared to Middle-aged and Older Adults Living with Diabetes in the United States.

Ryo IkesuYingyan WuScott C ZimmermanKosuke InouePeter ButoMelinda C PowerCatherine A SchaeferM Maria GlymourElizabeth Rose Mayeda
Published in: Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) (2024)
ACCORD represented a minority of US middle-aged and older adults with diabetes. Given the differential risk profile between ACCORD participants and the general population with diabetes, extrapolating the trial findings may not be appropriate.
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