Abstract: ObjectiveClinically applicable diabetes severity measures are lacking, with no previous studies comparing their predictive value with glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). We developed and validated a type 2 diabetes severity score (the DIabetes Severity SCOre, DISSCO) and evaluated its association with risks of hospitalization and mortality, assessing its additional risk information to sociodemographic factors and HbA1c.Research design and methodsWe used UK primary and secondary care data for 139 626 individuals with type 2 diabetes between 2007 and 20...
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Internal medicine