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Article History
Received: 20 September 2023
Accepted: 9 January 2024
First Online: 26 February 2024
Acknowledgements
: The data used for this project were generated thanks to the contributions of numerous individuals and organisations. These include the individuals living with diabetes, staff in the Scottish NHS, the Scottish Care Information Diabetes Development Team and Steering Group, the Scottish Diabetes Group and the Scottish Diabetes Survey Group, as well as the managed clinical networks responsible for gathering, maintaining and supervising the collection of data for individuals with diabetes in Scotland. An essential collaborator from the Scottish Diabetes Research Network Epidemiology Group for this project is Andrew Collier, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK. The linkage of data is carried out by Public Health Scotland. We extend our appreciation to the Scottish Diabetes Research Network Epidemiology Group programmers for their role in managing research data.
: Data are available via application to the Scottish Diabetes Research Network Epidemiology Group.
: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors. Funding for the Scottish Diabetes Research Network is provided by the NHS Research Scotland, a collaborative effort involving Scottish NHS Boards and the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government.
: The authors declare that there are no relationships or activities that might bias, or be perceived to bias, their work.
: JGtB, CAJ, SHW and RCV designed the study. LB and SJM are key contributors to the creation and maintenance of the Scottish Diabetes Research Network National Diabetes Dataset. JGtB and KJF performed the analyses, all authors provided input on interpretation of the findings, JGtB drafted the manuscript, and all authors commented on and approved the final version of the manuscript. CAJ is the guarantor of this work.