Dog ownership, glycaemic control and all-cause death in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: a national cohort study

• Main Authors: Karin Rådholm (Author), Peder af Geijerstam (Author), Mark Woodward (Author), John Chalmers (Author), Margareta Hellgren (Author), Stefan Jansson (Author), Olov Rolandsson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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AimsTo evaluate whether dog ownership from the time of type 2 diabetes diagnosis improved glycaemic control, increased achievement of major guideline treatment goals or reduced the risk of all-cause death.MethodsPatients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes were followed by linkage of four Swedish nationa...