Edinburgh Type 2 Diabetes Study (ET2DS)
ET2DS is a population-based cohort study of over 1,000 adults aged between 60 and 75 years and living with type 2 diabetes in Lothian, Scotland, as of 1st August 2006. Participants were recruited from patients recorded as having type 2 diabetes in the Lothian Diabetes Register, a computerised database containing clinical details of patients known to be living with disease in the region.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,066 (participants)
Age at first data collection
60 - 75 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2006
Primary Institutions
University of Edinburgh (University o Edinburgh, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Chief Scientist Office
Diabetes UK
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Pfizer
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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