The National Diabetes Register

Introduction: A National Diabetes Register was established in the National Board of Health in 2006 following a pilot study showing the feasibility of doing so based on existing registers. Content: The register contains data of birth, date of inclusion, and date of death as well as information on the...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of public health 2011-07, Vol.39 (7_suppl), p.58-61
Main Authors: Carstensen, Bendix, Kristensen, Jette Kolding, Marcussen, Morten Munk, Borch-Johnsen, Knut
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Child
Denmark
Denmark - epidemiology
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - classification
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - diagnosis
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - drug therapy
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - classification
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - diagnosis
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - drug therapy
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Public health
Registries
Statistical data
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Summary:Introduction: A National Diabetes Register was established in the National Board of Health in 2006 following a pilot study showing the feasibility of doing so based on existing registers. Content: The register contains data of birth, date of inclusion, and date of death as well as information on the criteria met for inclusion. Validity and coverage: The register is more than 90% complete when compared to records of general practitioners, and it covers the entire Danish population. Conclusion: The register is a source of demographic information for the diabetes population in itself, but also a source of linkable information for studies of diabetes as outcome and as determinant.
ISSN:1403-4948
1651-1905
DOI:10.1177/1403494811404278