The older the better: are elderly study participants more non-representative? A cross-sectional analysis of clinical trial and observational study samples.

Title : The older the better: are elderly study participants more non-representative? A cross-sectional analysis of clinical trial and observational study samples

Source : PubMed
ID : 23242479
Authors : Golomb BA, Chan VT, Evans MA, Koperski S, White HL, Criqui MH
Year : 2012
Disease Category : Not Specified
Focused Population : Elderly patients
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 vs. general population (from EHR, survey, a cohort, etc) : Yes
Real-world data sources : San Diego Population Study
Target Population Data Type Levels : Regional