Table 5.
Definition of type 2 diabetes.
| Study site | Diagnoses codes | Laboratory measuresa | Medication ordersb | Exclusions |
| Geisinger and Johns Hopkins University | ICDc-9, ICD-10, or EDGd code for T2D on two separate dates | ≥1 elevated HbA1ce or glucose measure and ≥1 diagnosis code for T2D | ≥1 T2D medication order | ≥10 years of T1Df diagnoses and <5 years of T2Dg diagnoses or first diabetes code before 10 years of age or only meet criteria during pregnancy |
| New York University School of Medicine | ICD-9 or ICD-10 code for T2D on two separate dates | ≥2 elevated HbA1c or glucose measure and ≥1 diagnosis code for T2D | ≥1 T2D medication order | N/Ah |
| University of Alabama at Birminghami | N/A | Elevated glucose measure at study visit | Self-report of T2D medication | N/A |
aHbA1c≥6.5%, random glucose≥200 mg/dl, and fasting glucose≥126 mg/dl.
bExcluding Metformin and Acarbose: Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke project.
cICD: International Classification of Diseases.
dEDG: Epic Diagnostic code Groupers.
eHbA1c: glycated hemoglobin.
fT1D: type 1 diabetes.
gT2D: type 2 diabetes.
hN/A: not applicable.
iFrom the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study.