Code lists for: Intensification of treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus after metformin monotherapy in UK primary care

Data Description

Code lists and list searches associated with a study to understand patient characteristics associated with treatment choice at the first treatment intensification for type 2 diabetes.

Key dates

Completed: 8 May 2018

Keywords

Code list, Neuropathy, Amputation, Retinopathy, Blindness, Cardiovascular, Heart failure, Diabetes, Statin, Blood pressure

Language of written material

English

Data Creators

Forename Surname Faculty / Dept Institution Role
Samantha Wilkinson Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Data Creator
Ian J. Douglas Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health / Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Data Creator
Elizabeth Williamson Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health / Medical Statistics London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Data Creator
Heide Stirnadel-Farrant     Data Creator
Damian Fogarty     Data Creator
Ana Pokrajac     Data Creator
Liam Smeeth Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health / Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Data Creator
Laurie A. Tomlinson Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health / Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Data Creator

File Description

Filename Description Access status Licence
amputation_codelist.csv Amputation code list Open to all Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY)
blindness_codelist.csv Blindness code list Open to all Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY)
cardiovascular_codelist_up.csv Cardiovascular disease code list Open to all Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY)
heartfailure_codelist_up.csv Heart failure code list Open to all Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY)
neuropathy_codelist.csv Neuropathy code list Open to all Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY)
statin_codelist_up.csv Statin drug code list Open to all Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY)
retinopathy_codelist_up.csv Retinopathy code list Open to all Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY)
proteinuria_code_list_up.csv Proteinuria code list Open to all Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY)
diabetes_drug_code_search_up.csv Diabetes drug codes Open to all Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY)
bpmed_codelist_up.csv Blood pressure medications Open to all Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY)

Variable Description

Variable name Description
agent_type Type of drug
bnfcode BNF code
bnfhead BNF header
bnfheader BNF header
dbasebuild Build of CPRD first used code
drug_substance Name of drug substance
gemscriptcode Gemscript code
medcode Medical term
prodcode Product code
prodname Name of product
readcode Read code used in CPRD database
readterm Descriptive term used in CPRD dataset
substancestrength Strength of prescription