Amelinda Sali

The diabetes complications severity index (dcsi) converts diagnostic codes and laboratory results into a 14-level metric quantifying the long-term effects of diabetes on seven body systems. Diabetes complications often share the same risk factors, and one complication can make other complications worse. for example, many people with diabetes also have high blood pressure, which in turn worsens diabetes complication index eye and kidney diseases. diabetes tends to lower hdl (“good”) cholesterol and raise triglycerides (a kind of blood fat) and ldl (“bad. Objective: to determine whether the number and severity of diabetes complications are associated with increased risk of mortality and hospitalizations. study design: validation sample. methods: the diabetes complications severity index (dcsi) was developed from automated clinical baseline data of a primary care diabetes cohort and compared with a simple count of complications to predict mortality and hospitalizations. Diabetes is t...