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. 2013 Feb 14;14:25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-14-25

Table 1.

Core phenotyping in DIACORE

Phenotype category Item Instrument for obtaining phenotype
General
Current Medication
Q
Ethnicity
Q*
Health insurance
Q
Disease management program
Q
Fasting status
Q
Birth weight
Q*
Anthropometry
Systolic and diastolic blood pressure
P
Heart rate
P
Height
P
Weight
P
 
Waist circumference
P
Hip circumference
P
Risk factors
Diabetes duration
Q*
Hypertension duration
Q*
Smoking history
Q
Lipid status
L
Physical activity
Q
Family history of kidney disease
Q
Morbidity
CAD
Q
 
History of CAD (WHO Rose Angina Questionnaire)
Q
 
Myocardial infarction
Q#
 
CABG, PCI, heart valve surgery
Q#
 
PAD and carotid atherosclerosis
 
 
History of PAD (Edinburgh Questionnaire)
Q
 
Vascular surgery or percutaneous intervention in peripheral and carotid vessels
Q#
 
Cerebral ischemia
Q#
 
Microangiopathy
 
 
History of kidney disease and biopsy results
Q#
 
Kidney function parameters (e.g. eGFR, annual eGFR decline, albuminuria, change in albuminuria over time, dipstick urine proteinuria)
L
 
Time to doubling of serum creatinine

 
Time to incident renal replacement therapy
Q#§
 
Diabetic retinopathy requiring laser therapy
Q#
 
History of malignancy
Q#
 
Hospitalisation
Q#§
  Mortality including cause Q#§

CAD: Coronary artery disease. PAD: peripheral artery disease. Q: self-reported information obtained by questionnaire. L: obtained by laboratory analysis of biosamples. P: obtained by physical examination.

* item determined at baseline visit only.

# items validated by obtaining medical records.

§ item determined at follow-up visits only.