Some ideas for use of linked data

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Some ideas for use of linked data
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Proposal

• Research Question
• What are the predictors of statin and
  antihypertensive prescribing in patients with
  diabetes?
• Method
• Subgroups (45up) diabetes, previous CVD or
  procedure, self reported diabetes or hypertension
  
• PBS variables statin and antihypertensive
  prescribing
• Risk Variables variables (45up) Age, sex,
  behavioural risk factors (smoking, alcohol,
  physical inactivity, diet), family history,
  reported BMI.
• Confounders and effect modifiers hospitalisation
  (Link), socioeconomic status (income, education,
  SEIFA of postcode- 45up), ethnicity (COB, Year
  came to Australia, Ancestry, Language other than
  English).

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Study data book

• Subgroups (self report)
• history of heart disease 12
• diabetes 9
• hypertension 33
• stroke 4
• Medications in last month (self report)
• Antihypertensives 23
• Statins 14

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Study data book

• Risk factors
• Age 55 60years
• Sex 48 male
• Smoking current 8
• Alcohol 14 15 drinks per week
• physical inactivity 22 lt31 minutes moderate
  activity
• Diet 37 lt2 serves vegetables/day
• Paternal family history heart disease 29
• Low SES
• Net Household Income lt20,000 22
• Health care concession care 22
• Less than higher school certificate 35
• Ethnicity
• COB non Australian 24
• Arrived in Australia after 1975 7
• Language other than English 9