2022
Association of topiramate prescribed for any indication with reduced alcohol consumption in electronic health record data
Kranzler HR, Leong SH, Naps M, Hartwell EE, Fiellin DA, Rentsch CT. Association of topiramate prescribed for any indication with reduced alcohol consumption in electronic health record data. Addiction 2022, 117: 2826-2836. PMID: 35768956, PMCID: PMC10317468, DOI: 10.1111/add.15980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAUDIT-C scoresAlcohol use disorderElectronic health record dataHealth record dataUse disordersNEG patientsTopiramate dosageAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption scoresPropensity score-matched groupsHistory of AUDParallel group comparisonPropensity score-matched comparison groupRecord dataBaseline drinking levelsReduced alcohol consumptionHealth care systemTopiramate prescriptionsPre-post differencesAUD historyTopiramate's effectsPatientsRecord diagnosisAlcohol consumptionTopiramateComparison groupGeographic and temporal variation in racial and ethnic disparities in SARS-CoV-2 positivity between February 2020 and August 2021 in the United States
Ferguson JM, Justice AC, Osborne TF, Magid HSA, Purnell AL, Rentsch CT. Geographic and temporal variation in racial and ethnic disparities in SARS-CoV-2 positivity between February 2020 and August 2021 in the United States. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 273. PMID: 34997001, PMCID: PMC8741774, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03967-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Study protocol: Comparison of different risk prediction modelling approaches for COVID-19 related death using the OpenSAFELY platform
Williamson E, Tazare J, Bhaskaran K, Walker A, McDonald H, Tomlinson L, Bacon S, Bates C, Curtis H, Forbes H, Minassian C, Morton C, Nightingale E, Mehrkar A, Evans D, Nicholson B, Leon D, Inglesby P, MacKenna B, Cockburn J, Davies N, Hulme W, Morley J, Douglas I, Rentsch C, Mathur R, Wong A, Schultze A, Croker R, Parry J, Hester F, Harper S, Perera R, Grieve R, Harrison D, Steyerberg E, Eggo R, Diaz-Ordaz K, Keogh R, Evans S, Smeeth L, Goldacre B. Study protocol: Comparison of different risk prediction modelling approaches for COVID-19 related death using the OpenSAFELY platform. Wellcome Open Research 2020, 5: 243. DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16353.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk prediction modelPrimary care electronic health record dataCOVID-19Chronic disease settingsElectronic health record dataHealth record dataPrevalence of infectionCOVID-19 deathsWorld Health OrganizationOpenSAFELY platformAdult patientsPoor outcomeInfection burdenDisease settingsDeath dataInfectious diseasesHealth OrganizationInfection prevalenceRecord dataCohort approachPopulation of interestPrevalenceTime-varying measuresDeathOutcomes