Journal article
Using the EQ-5D index score as a predictor of outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes
PM Clarke, AJ Hayes, PG Glasziou, R Scott, J Simes, AC Keech
Medical Care | Published : 2009
Abstract
Objective: To examine whether index scores based on the EQ-5D, a 5-item generic health status measure, are an independent predictor of vascular events, other major complications and mortality in people with type 2 diabetes and to quantify the relationship between these scores and future survival. Subjects: Five-year cohort study involving 7348 patients with type 2 diabetes, aged between 50-75 years who had been recruited to the FIELD (Fenoflbrate Intervention and Event Lowering in Diabetes) study from Australia and New Zealand. Measures: Multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to estimate the hazard ratio associated with index scores derived from the EQ-5D on: (1) ca..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia
Funding Acknowledgements
The FIELD Study is supported by a grant from Laboratoires Fournier SA, Dijon, France. This study is also supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia by way of Unit grant, Project grant, and Fellowships to J.S. and A.K., and a project grant (512463), which provided funding for A.H. and P.C. was supported by a Fellowship from the University of Sydney.