Variable Details

Available Studies

ROS, MAP, MARS, Clinical Core, LATC

Scaled? 

Not Scaled

Variable Type 

Longitudinal

Variable Name 

diabetes_sr_rx

Categories

Medical Conditions

Diabetes based on self-report and medication use
Diabetes (self-report + Rx)

Diabetes (self-report + Rx) is based on the following questions and use of diabetes medication.

Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or therapist...

  1. that you had diabetes, or sugar in the urine, or high blood sugar? (1 = yes, 2 = suspect or possible, 3 = no)
  2. to take insulin or injections for your high blood sugar? (1 = yes, 2 = no)
  3. to take medicine by mouth for your high blood sugar? (1 = yes, 2 = no)

Participants are also asked to supply all medications for direct visual inspection. Medications are documented then coded using the Medi-Span Drug Data Base system. See diabetes medications.

Diabetes is present if the participant responds affirmatively to one or more question OR if a diabetes medication is recorded.

ValueCode
0No diabetes - Participant answered "suspect or possible"/"no" to all questions and never indicated taking a diabetes medication
1Present - Participant answered "yes" to one or more questions OR reported taking diabetes medication

See diabetes (self-report) for a version of diabetes based on self-report only.