Read the beginning of the article “Control of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Pat

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Read the beginning of the article “Control of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients With Diabetes and Hypertension at Urban Academic Medical Centers” in Diabetes Care, Volume 25, Number 4, April 2002 (http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/25/4/718.long). For now, you need only to read up to the “Data Analysis” section on p. 719 (top of second column). Answer the questions below regarding the article. Note: The “cohort” in the article is the sample.

a) What was the objective of the study?

b) Was this a retrospective study or a prospective study? (Circle one)

c) What was the target population?

d) How many patients were in the sample?

e) How were the data collected (e.g., survey, experiment, chart review,…)?

f) What percentage of subjects in the study met the combined ADA goal for BP, LCL cholesterol, and HbA1c?

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Answer:

a) What was the objective of the study?

b) Was this a retrospective study or a prospective study? (Circle one)

c) What was the target population?

d) How many patients were in the sample?

e) How were the data collected (e.g., survey, experiment, chart review,…)?

f) What percentage of subjects in the study met the combined ADA goal for BP, LCL cholesterol, and HbA1c?

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