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Research Article: External validation of a cardiovascular risk model for Omani patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a retrospective cohort study

Date Published: 2023-11-15

Abstract:
Objectives To externally validate a recently developed cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk model for Omanis with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Nine primary care centres in Muscat Governorate, Oman. Participants A total of 809 male and female adult Omani patients with T2DM free of CVD at baseline were selected using a systematic random sampling strategy. Outcome measures Data regarding CVD risk factors and outcomes were collected from the patients’ electronic medical records between 29 August 2020 and 2 May 2021. The ability of the model to discriminate CVD risk was assessed by calculating the area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver-operating characteristic curve. Calibration of the model was evaluated using a Hosmer-Lemeshow ? 2 test and the Brier score. Results The incidence of CVD events over the 5-year follow-up period was 4.6%, with myocardial infarction being most frequent (48.6%), followed by peripheral arterial disease (27%) and non-fatal stroke (21.6%). A cut-off risk value of 11.8% demonstrated good sensitivity (67.6%) and specificity (66.5%). The area under the curve (AUC) was 0.7 (95% CI 0.60 to 0.78) and the Brier score was 0.01. However, the overall mean predicted risk was greater than the overall observed risk (11.8% vs 4.6%) and the calibration graph showed a relatively significant difference between predicted and observed risk levels in different subgroups. Conclusions Although the model slightly overestimated the CVD risk, it demonstrated good discrimination. Recalibration of the model is required, after which it has the potential to be applied to patients presenting to diabetic care centres elsewhere in Oman.

Introduction:
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), causing more than half of all deaths among affected individuals. 1 2 Patients with T2DM have a 2–6 times increased risk of death from cardiovascular events, with the 10-year risk of cardiovascular-related death increasing by up to 86% for every decade of living with diabetes. 3 4 Moreover, the risk of stroke and myocardial infarction (MI) among patients with T2DM is 6.7 and 8 times…

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