For what populations is it valid to use the UKPDS Risk Engine?
06-Mar-2006 The Risk Engine is intended for use in adults who have: • Type 2 (adult-onset or NIDDM) diabetes • No previous heart disease or stroke • White, Afro-Caribbean or Asian-Indian ethnic background • No serious life-threatening illness such as cancer The Risk Engine is likely to be most accurate when used with patients similar to those in the UKPDS cohort, that is, aged between 25 and 65 at diagnosis of diabetes and with a duration of diabetes less than 20 years.
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