Genetics of Diabetes Audit and Research in Tayside Scotland (GoDARTS)
DARTS started in 1996, aiming to identify all patients with diabetes within the wider Tayside region in Scotland, United Kingdom, through electronic record linkage. In 1998, consenting patients within this electronic database, as well as healthy controls, were recruited to the Genetics of DARTS (GoDARTS) via General Practitioners (GPs) and Clinics. GoDARTS have access to medical healthcare data dating back to 1987, to the present.
Study design
Cohort - clinical
Number of participants at first data collection
10,149 (type 2 diabetes participants)
8,157 (healthy controls)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
≥ 16 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The diabetic population in Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
1998
Primary Institutions
Ninewells Hospital and Medical School (Academic, United Kingdom)
Perth Royal Infirmary (Healthcare/Medical, United Kingdom)
Stracathro Hospital (Healthcare/Medical, United Kingdom)
University of Dundee (Academic, United Kingdom)
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Robertson Trust (Research council, United Kingdom)
Scottish Home and Health Department (Government, Scotland)
Tenovus Tayside (now known as Tenovus Scotland Supporting Medical Research) (Third Sector, United Kingdom)
Wellcome Trust (Third Sector, United Kingdom)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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