All Outputs (108)

Estimating the population health burden of musculoskeletal conditions using primary care electronic health records (2021)
Journal Article
Yu, D., Peat, G., Jordan, K., Bailey, J., Prieto-Alhambra, D., Robinson, D., …Wilkie, R. (2021). Estimating the population health burden of musculoskeletal conditions using primary care electronic health records. Rheumatology, 60(10), 4832-4843. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab109

Objectives Better indicators from affordable, sustainable data sources are needed to monitor population burden of musculoskeletal conditions. We propose five indicators of musculoskeletal health and assessed if routinely available primary care elect... Read More about Estimating the population health burden of musculoskeletal conditions using primary care electronic health records.

Ethnic inequity in diabetes outcomes-inaction in the face of need (2020)
Journal Article
McKree Jansen, R., Sundborn, G., Cutfield, R., Yu, D., & Simmons, D. (2020). Ethnic inequity in diabetes outcomes-inaction in the face of need. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1525),

Evaluation of a longstanding primary care audit and diabetes care support service (DCSS) programme was reported in a paper published in Lancet Global Health on 15 October 2020. The paper showed 24 years of health outcome inequity among people with ty... Read More about Ethnic inequity in diabetes outcomes-inaction in the face of need.

Co-prescription of gabapentinoids and opioids among adults with and without osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom between 1995 and 2017 (2020)
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Yu, Appleyard, T., Cottrell, E., & Peat, G. (2021). Co-prescription of gabapentinoids and opioids among adults with and without osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom between 1995 and 2017. Rheumatology, 60(4), 1942-1950. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa586

Objectives To produce national and regional estimates and trends of gabapentinoid-opioid co-prescribing rates in patients with osteoarthritis, both in absolute terms and relative to matched controls without osteoarthritis. Methods Using the UK C... Read More about Co-prescription of gabapentinoids and opioids among adults with and without osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom between 1995 and 2017.

Ethnic differences in mortality and hospital admission rates between Maori, Pacific, and European New Zealanders with type 2 diabetes between 1994 and 2018: a retrospective, population-based, longitudinal cohort study (2020)
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Yu, D., Zhao, Z., Osuagwu, U. L., Pickering, K., Baker, J., Cutfield, R., …Simmons, D. (2021). Ethnic differences in mortality and hospital admission rates between Maori, Pacific, and European New Zealanders with type 2 diabetes between 1994 and 2018: a retrospective, population-based, longitudinal cohort study. The Lancet Global Health, 9(2), e209-e217. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X%2820%2930412-5

Background Type 2 diabetes affects Indigenous and non-European populations disproportionately, including in New Zealand, where long-term temporal trends in cause-specific clinical outcomes between Maori, Pacific, and European people remain unclear.... Read More about Ethnic differences in mortality and hospital admission rates between Maori, Pacific, and European New Zealanders with type 2 diabetes between 1994 and 2018: a retrospective, population-based, longitudinal cohort study.

Cardiovascular risks and bleeding with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant versus warfarin in patients with type 2 diabetes: a tapered matching cohort study (2020)
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Yu, D., Zhao, Z., & Simmons, D. (2020). Cardiovascular risks and bleeding with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant versus warfarin in patients with type 2 diabetes: a tapered matching cohort study. Cardiovascular Diabetology, 19, Article 174. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-020-01152-y

Abstract Background We compared the risk of bleeding and cardiovascular disease (CVD) events between non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOAC) and warfarin in people with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Methods 862 Incident NOAC users and 62... Read More about Cardiovascular risks and bleeding with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant versus warfarin in patients with type 2 diabetes: a tapered matching cohort study.

Association between systolic blood pressure and cardiovascular inpatient cost moderated by peer-support intervention among type 2 diabetes: two cohorts study (2020)
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Cai, Y., Graffy, J., Holman, D., Zhao, Z., Simmons, D., & Yu, D. (2021). Association between systolic blood pressure and cardiovascular inpatient cost moderated by peer-support intervention among type 2 diabetes: two cohorts study. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 45(2), 179-185.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjd.2020.07.008

Objective People with type 2 diabetes and increased systolic blood pressure (SBP) are at high risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). We aimed to investigate the association between CVD related hospital payments and SBP and test whether it is influen... Read More about Association between systolic blood pressure and cardiovascular inpatient cost moderated by peer-support intervention among type 2 diabetes: two cohorts study.

Derivation and validation of a risk score predicting early-onset risk of peritonitis among patients initialising peritoneal dialysis: a cohort study (2020)
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Ma, S., Cai, Y., Wang, Z., Zhao, Z., Xiao, J., & Yu, D. (2020). Derivation and validation of a risk score predicting early-onset risk of peritonitis among patients initialising peritoneal dialysis: a cohort study. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 99, 301-306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.08.009

Objectives Early onset peritonitis (EOP) increases risk of clinical complications in patients initialising peritoneal dialysis (PD). This study aimed to develop and validate a risk prediction model for EOP among patients initialising PD. Methods... Read More about Derivation and validation of a risk score predicting early-onset risk of peritonitis among patients initialising peritoneal dialysis: a cohort study.

Association between long-term pulse pressure trajectories and risk of end-stage renal diseases in incident malignant hypertensive nephropathy (2020)
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Zhuang, Y., Ding, C., Xu, Y., Ding, Z., & Yu, D. (2020). Association between long-term pulse pressure trajectories and risk of end-stage renal diseases in incident malignant hypertensive nephropathy. Blood Pressure Monitoring, https://doi.org/10.1097/MBP.0000000000000477

Objective The trajectories of pulse pressure (PP) might affect the prognosis of malignant hypertensive nephropathy (MHN). We aimed to describe the association between PP trajectories and the future risk of end-stage renal disease and to identify and... Read More about Association between long-term pulse pressure trajectories and risk of end-stage renal diseases in incident malignant hypertensive nephropathy.

Association between long-term pulse pressure trajectories and risk of end-stage renal diseases in incident malignant hypertensive nephropathy (2020)
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Zhuang, Y., Ding, C., Xu, Y., Ding, Z., & Yu, D. (2021). Association between long-term pulse pressure trajectories and risk of end-stage renal diseases in incident malignant hypertensive nephropathy. Blood Pressure Monitoring, 26(1), 14-21. https://doi.org/10.1097/MBP.0000000000000477

Objective The trajectories of pulse pressure (PP) might affect the prognosis of malignant hypertensive nephropathy (MHN). We aimed to describe the association between PP trajectories and the future risk of end-stage renal disease and to identify and... Read More about Association between long-term pulse pressure trajectories and risk of end-stage renal diseases in incident malignant hypertensive nephropathy.

Physical activity and liver health among urban and rural Chinese adults: results from two independent surveys (2020)
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Chen, Y., Chen, Y., Qin, R., Cai, Y., Bai, F., Yu, D., …Geng, B. (2021). Physical activity and liver health among urban and rural Chinese adults: results from two independent surveys. Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness, 19(1), 8-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesf.2020.07.004

Background Increased physical activity has been associated with reduced risks of various physical and mental conditions. However, the association between physical activity and liver health in the Chinese general adult population is not clear. This s... Read More about Physical activity and liver health among urban and rural Chinese adults: results from two independent surveys.

Dose-response association between physical activity and clustering of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors among 26,093 Chinese adults (2020)
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Shi, R., Cai, Y., Yang, Y., Yu, D., & Qin, R. (2020). Dose-response association between physical activity and clustering of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors among 26,093 Chinese adults. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 20, Article 347. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-020-01627-6

Background There is uncertain evidence in the dose-response association between overall physical activity levels and clustering of cardiovascular diseases modifiable risk factors (CVDMRF) in Chinese adults. This study examined the hypothesis whether... Read More about Dose-response association between physical activity and clustering of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors among 26,093 Chinese adults.

Dialysate glucose response phenotypes during peritoneal equilibration test and their association with cardiovascular death A cohort study (2020)
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Wang, Z., Yu, D., Cai, Y., Ma, S., Zhao, B., Zhao, Z., & Simmons, D. (2020). Dialysate glucose response phenotypes during peritoneal equilibration test and their association with cardiovascular death A cohort study. Medicine, 99(21), e20447 - e20447. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000020447

Different measures of rates of transfer of glucose during the peritoneal equilibrium test (PET), undertaken during peritoneal dialysis (PD) might provide additional information regarding a patient's risk of future cardiovascular mortality. This study... Read More about Dialysate glucose response phenotypes during peritoneal equilibration test and their association with cardiovascular death A cohort study.

Risk of knee osteoarthritis after different types of knee injuries in young adults: a population-based cohort study. (2019)
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Snoeker, B., Turkiewitz, A., Magnusson, K., Frobell, R., Yu, D., Peat, G., & Englund, M. (2019). Risk of knee osteoarthritis after different types of knee injuries in young adults: a population-based cohort study. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(12), 725-730. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-100959

Objectives To estimate the risk of clinically-diagnosed knee osteoarthritis (OA) after different types of knee injuries in young adults. Methods In a longitudinal cohort study based on population-based healthcare data from Skåne, Sweden, we incl... Read More about Risk of knee osteoarthritis after different types of knee injuries in young adults: a population-based cohort study..

A low-cost laboratory-based method for predicting newly diagnosed biopsy-proven diabetic nephropathy in people with type 2 diabetes (2019)
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Yu, D., Shang, J., Cai, Y., Wang, Z., Zhao, B., Zhao, Z., & Simmons, D. (2020). A low-cost laboratory-based method for predicting newly diagnosed biopsy-proven diabetic nephropathy in people with type 2 diabetes. Diabetic Medicine, 37(10), 1728-1736. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.14195

Aims To identify significant prognostic factors for newly diagnosed biopsy-proven diabetic nephropathy using routine laboratory measures, from which to derive a low-cost explanatory model, and to use this model to examine associations between the... Read More about A low-cost laboratory-based method for predicting newly diagnosed biopsy-proven diabetic nephropathy in people with type 2 diabetes.

The triglyceride glucose index can predict newly diagnosed biopsy-proven diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes: A nested case control study (2019)
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Simmons, D., Shang, J., Yu, D., Cai, Y., Wang, Z., Zhao, B., & Zhao, Z. (2019). The triglyceride glucose index can predict newly diagnosed biopsy-proven diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes: A nested case control study. Medicine, 98(46), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000017995

Insulin resistance is usually a key factor in the development of type 2 diabetes. The triglyceride glucose (TyG) index is a marker of insulin resistance which is also implicated in the risk of nephropathy among people with type 2 diabetes. This study... Read More about The triglyceride glucose index can predict newly diagnosed biopsy-proven diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes: A nested case control study.

Derivation and external validation of a risk prediction algorithm to estimate future risk of cardiovascular death among patients with type 2 diabetes and incident diabetic nephropathy: prospective cohort study (2019)
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Yu, D., Shang, J., Cai, Y., Zhang, X., Wang, Z., Zhao, B., …Simmons, D. (2019). Derivation and external validation of a risk prediction algorithm to estimate future risk of cardiovascular death among patients with type 2 diabetes and incident diabetic nephropathy: prospective cohort study. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2019-000735

Objective To derive, and externally validate, a risk score for cardiovascular death among patients with type 2 diabetes and newly diagnosed diabetic nephropathy (DN). Research design and methods Two independent prospective cohorts with type 2 di... Read More about Derivation and external validation of a risk prediction algorithm to estimate future risk of cardiovascular death among patients with type 2 diabetes and incident diabetic nephropathy: prospective cohort study.

Opioid use, postoperative complications, and implant survival after unicompartmental versus total knee replacement: a population-based network study (2019)
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Yu, D. (2019). Opioid use, postoperative complications, and implant survival after unicompartmental versus total knee replacement: a population-based network study. The Lancet Rheumatology, 1(4), e229-e236. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2665-9913%2819%2930075-X

Background There is uncertainty around whether to use unicompartmental knee replacement (UKR) or total knee replacement (TKR) for individuals with osteoarthritis confined to a single compartment of the knee. We aimed to emulate the design of the Tot... Read More about Opioid use, postoperative complications, and implant survival after unicompartmental versus total knee replacement: a population-based network study.

Short-term recovery trajectories of acute flares in knee pain: a UK-Netherlands multi-centre prospective cohort analysis (2019)
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Thomas, M., Yu, D., Nicholls, E., Bierma‐Zeinstra, S., Conaghan, P. G., Stoner, K. J., …Peat, G. (2020). Short-term recovery trajectories of acute flares in knee pain: a UK-Netherlands multi-centre prospective cohort analysis. Arthritis Care and Research, 72(12), 1687-1692. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24088

Objective To identify distinct recovery trajectories of acute flares of knee pain and associated participant characteristics. Methods Data were from FLARE RCT, a multicentre trial in 27 primary care centres in UK and Netherlands of three regimes... Read More about Short-term recovery trajectories of acute flares in knee pain: a UK-Netherlands multi-centre prospective cohort analysis.

Trends in gabapentinoid prescribing in patients with osteoarthritis: a United Kingdom national cohort study in primary care (2019)
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Appleyard, T., Ashworth, J., Bedson, J., Yu, D., & Peat, G. (2019). Trends in gabapentinoid prescribing in patients with osteoarthritis: a United Kingdom national cohort study in primary care. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 1437-1444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.06.008

Summary Objective To investigate trends in gabapentinoid prescribing in patients with osteoarthritis (OA). Methods Patients aged 40 years and over with a new OA diagnosis recorded between 1995 and 2015 were identified in the Clinical Practice Re... Read More about Trends in gabapentinoid prescribing in patients with osteoarthritis: a United Kingdom national cohort study in primary care.

Comparison of Clinical Trial Changes in Primary Outcome and Reported Intervention Effect Size Between Trial Registration and Publication (2019)
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Yu. (2019). Comparison of Clinical Trial Changes in Primary Outcome and Reported Intervention Effect Size Between Trial Registration and Publication. Jama Network Open, 2(7), Article e197242. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.7242

IMPORTANCE Primary outcome change could threaten the validity of a clinical trial; however, evidence about the consequences on the reported intervention effect size is unclear. OBJECTIVES To examine the status of randomized clinical trials whose... Read More about Comparison of Clinical Trial Changes in Primary Outcome and Reported Intervention Effect Size Between Trial Registration and Publication.