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Metabolic syndrome in hypertensive women in the age of menopause: a case study on data from general practice electronic health records

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Metabolic syndrome in hypertensive women in the age of menopause: a case study on data from general practice electronic health records
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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, April 2018
DOI 10.1186/s12911-018-0601-2
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Šefket Šabanović, Majnarić Trtica Ljiljana, František Babič, Michal Vadovský, Ján Paralič, Aleksandar Včev, Andreas Holzinger

Abstract

There is potential for medical research on the basis of routine data used from general practice electronic health records (GP eHRs), even in areas where there is no common GP research platform. We present a case study on menopausal women with hypertension and metabolic syndrome (MS). The aims were to explore the appropriateness of the standard definition of MS to apply to this specific, narrowly defined population group and to improve recognition of women at high CV risk. We investigated the possible uses offered by available data from GP eHRs, completed with patients interview, in goal of the study, using a combination of methods. For the sample of 202 hypertensive women, 47-59 years old, a data set was performed, consisted of a total number of 62 parameters, 50 parameters used from GP eHRs. It was analysed by using a mixture of methods: analysis of differences, cutoff values, graphical presentations, logistic regression and decision trees. The age range found to best match the emergency of MS was 51-55 years. Deviations from the definition of MS were identified: a larger cut-off value of the waist circumference measure (89 vs 80 cm) and parameters BMI and total serum cholesterol perform better as components of MS than the standard parameters waist circumference and HDL-cholesterol. The threshold value of BMI at which it is expected that most of hypertensive menopausal women have MS, was found to be 25.5. The other best means for recognision of women with MS include triglycerides above the threshold of 1.7 mmol/L and information on statins use. Prevention of CVD should focus on women with a new onset diabetes and comorbidities of a long-term hypertension with anxiety/depression. The added value of this study goes beyond the current paradigm on MS. Results indicate characteristics of MS in a narrowly defined, specific population group. A comprehensive view has been enabled by using heterogenoeus data and a smart combination of various methods for data analysis. The paper shows the feasibility of this research approach in routine practice, to make use of data which would otherwise not be used for research.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 14 11%
Student > Bachelor 14 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 12 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 9 7%
Researcher 7 6%
Other 23 18%
Unknown 47 37%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 26 21%
Nursing and Health Professions 11 9%
Computer Science 7 6%
Psychology 7 6%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 6 5%
Other 17 13%
Unknown 52 41%
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