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New study reveals disparities in the predictive performance of US-based type 2 diabetes risk scores between non-Hispanic Blacks and non-Hispanic Whites

05.17.23 | PLOS

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New study reveals disparities in the predictive performance of US-based type 2 diabetes risk scores between non-Hispanic Blacks and non-Hispanic Whites
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id= 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001556

Article Title: Assessing racial bias in type 2 diabetes risk prediction algorithms

Author Countries: Denmark

Funding: HTC and AK are supported by a grant from Novo Nordisk Foundation Challenge Programme for the project Harnessing the Power of Big Data to Address the Societal Challenge of Aging (NNF17OC0027812). TOA is supported by a grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark (7025-00005B). TVV is supported by the "Data Science Investigator - Emerging 2022" grant from Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF22OC0075284). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS Global Public Health

10.1371/journal.pgph.0001556

Assessing racial bias in type 2 diabetes risk prediction algorithms

17-May-2023

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Big Data Data Analysis Inequalities Risk Assessment Type 2 Diabetes

Article Information

Journal
PLOS Global Public Health
DOI
10.1371/journal.pgph.0001556
Article Publication Date
2023-05-17
Article Title
Assessing racial bias in type 2 diabetes risk prediction algorithms
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Charlotte Bhaskar
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2023, May 17). New study reveals disparities in the predictive performance of US-based type 2 diabetes risk scores between non-Hispanic Blacks and non-Hispanic Whites. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LRDMEDR8/new-study-reveals-disparities-in-the-predictive-performance-of-us-based-type-2-diabetes-risk-scores-between-non-hispanic-blacks-and-non-hispanic-whites.html
MLA:
"New study reveals disparities in the predictive performance of US-based type 2 diabetes risk scores between non-Hispanic Blacks and non-Hispanic Whites." Brightsurf News, May. 17 2023, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LRDMEDR8/new-study-reveals-disparities-in-the-predictive-performance-of-us-based-type-2-diabetes-risk-scores-between-non-hispanic-blacks-and-non-hispanic-whites.html.