Evaluating methods to define place of residence in Canadian administrative data and the impact on observed associations with all-cause mortality in type 2 diabetes
The method used to define residence in a population of adults newly treated with metformin for type 2 diabetes has minimal impact on measures of all-cause mortality, possibly due to infrequent migration. The observed association between residence and mortality is compelling but requires further investigation and more robust analysis.
Authors
- Scot H. Simpson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9880-2129)
- Danielle K. Nagy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8635-1404)
- Dean T. Eurich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2197-0463)
- Lauren C. Bresee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4387-9612)
Institutions
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Research Methodology
- Published
- 2025-03-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-025-02531-3
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.33