Swift, Caroline
Frazer, Monica S.
Gronroos, Noelle N. http://orcid.org/0009-0000-0624-1022
Sargent, Andrew
Leszko, Michael
Buysman, Erin
Alvarez, Sara
Dunn, Tyler J.
Noone, Josh
Guevarra, Mico
Article History
Received: 5 February 2024
Accepted: 16 April 2024
First Online: 9 May 2024
Declarations
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: Caroline Swift, Sarah Alvarez, Tyler J. Dunn, Josh Noone, and Mico Guevarra are employees of Novo Nordisk. Monica Frazer was an employee of Optum at the time the study was conducted. Andrew Sargent, Michael Leszko, Noelle N. Gronroos, and Erin Buysman are employees of Optum.
: The use of de-identified claims data from the Optum Research Database (ORD) for retrospective research studies was reviewed by the WCG IRB and granted an IRB exemption under 45 CFR ยง 46.104(d)(4). Throughout the process, patient privacy was preserved, and researchers complied strictly with all applicable Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act data management rules and the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.