Similarities and differences between patients included and excluded from a randomized clinical trial of vitamin D supplementation for improving glucose tolerance in prediabetes: interpreting broader applicability.

Title : Similarities and differences between patients included and excluded from a randomized clinical trial of vitamin D supplementation for improving glucose tolerance in prediabetes: interpreting broader applicability

Source : PubMed
ID : 26174313
Authors : Eisenberg Y, Mohiuddin H, Cherukupally K, Zaidi H, Kukreja S, Barengolts E
Year : 2015
Disease Category : Endocrine disease
Focused Population : Not Specified
Priori/Posteriori : Posteriori
Single-study Generalibility? : Single
Score/Non-Score : Non-score
Tutorial/Method : NHANES_T2D
Compared general demographic and patient characteristics : Yes
Compared disease-specific clinical characteristics : Yes
Compared adverse events : No
Compared outcomes/treatment effect (including survival) : No
Trial participants v.s. non-participants (excluded by the trial, or eligible but non-randomized) : Yes
Real-world data sources : randomly selected patients who did not enroll
Target Population Data Type Levels : Trial