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. 2022 Oct 10;12(10):e068010. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068010

Table 2.

Eligibility criteria and relevant definitions of the UK-EDI cohort

Data item Details
EDTA stored blood Translational blood samples taken at baseline, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months stored to GCP standards
Serum stored blood Translational blood samples taken at baseline, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months stored to GCP standards
HbA1c measurements HbA1c measurements from diagnosis, baseline, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
Demographics Details including ethnicity, smoking, and alcohol status
Anthropometric data Height, weight, waist and hip measurements taken at baseline, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
Biochemistry and symptomology of diabetes onset Details regarding symptoms at the time of diabetes diagnosis and prior biochemical (HbA1c) data pre-diagnosis (left-window)
Symptomology relevant to pancreatic cancer Detailed information regarding symptoms typical of onset of pancreatic cancer, and changes from baseline at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
DSMQ The diabetes self-management questionnaire. A validated instrument assessing self-care behaviours associated with diabetes control. Measured at baseline, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
EQ-5D-5L Standardised measure of health-related quality of life measured at baseline, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
Medical and surgical history Changes to medical and surgical diagnoses at baseline, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
Medication history Changes to prescribed medication, including for diabetes, at baseline, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
Pancreatic malignancy data Data from subsequent pancreatic cancer diagnoses, including surgical and oncological therapy.

DSMQ, Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire; EQ-5D-5L, EuroQol Research Foundation Quality of Life Questionnaire; GCP, good clinical practice; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin.