External Validation of the UKPDS Risk Engine in Incident Type 2 Diabetes: a need for new risk type 2 diabetes-specific risk equations.

ConclusionsThe UKPDS stroke equations showed calibration ranging from poor to moderate; however, the CHD equations showed poor calibration and considerably overestimated CHD risk. There is a need for revised risk equations in type 2 diabetes. PMID: 24089541 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Diabetes Care - October 2, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Bannister CA, Poole CD, Jenkins-Jones S, Morgan CL, Elwyn G, Spasic I, Currie CJ Tags: Diabetes Care Source Type: research