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Somolinos-Simon, Francisco JAuthorGarcia-Saez, GemaCorresponding AuthorTapia-Galisteo, JoseAuthorHernando, M ElenaAuthor

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August 18, 2024
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Cluster analysis of adult individuals with type 1 diabetes: Treatment pathways and complications over a five-year follow-up period

Publicated to: Diabetes Research And Clinical Practice. 215 111803- - 2024-09-01 215(), DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2024.111803

Authors:

Somolinos-Simon, Francisco J; Garcia-Saez, Gema; Tapia-Galisteo, Jose; Corcoy, Rosa; Hernando, M Elena
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Affiliations

Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Inst Recerca, Barcelona, Spain - Author
ISCIII, CIBER BBN, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Dept Med, Barcelona, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Ctr Biomed Technol CTB, ETSI Telecomunicac, Madrid, Spain - Author
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Abstract

Aims: To identify subgroups of adults with type 1 diabetes and analyse their treatment pathways and risk of diabetes-related complications over a 5-year follow-up. Methods: We performed a k-means cluster analysis using the T1DExchange Registry (n = 6,302) to identify subgroups based on demographic and clinical characteristics. Annual reassessments linked treatment trajectories with these clusters, considering drug and technology use. Complication risks were analysed using Cox regression. Results: Five clusters were identified: 1) A favourable combination of all variables (31.67 %); 2) Longer diabetes duration (22.63 %); 3) Higher HbA1c levels (13.28 %); 4) Higher BMI (15.25 %); 5) Older age at diagnosis (17.17 %). Two-thirds of patients remained in their initial cluster annually. Technology adoption showed improved glycaemic control over time. Cox proportional hazards showed different risk patterns: Cluster 1 had low complication risk; Cluster 2 had the highest risk for retinopathy, coronary artery disease and autonomic neuropathy; Cluster 3 had the highest risk for albuminuria, depression and diabetic ketoacidosis; Cluster 4 had increased risk for multiple complications; Cluster 5 had the highest risk for hypertension and severe hypoglycaemia, with elevated coronary artery disease risk. Conclusions: Clinical characteristics can identify subgroups of patients with T1DM showing differences in treatment and complications during follow-up.
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And pharmacologic treatmenAnd pharmacologic treatmentClusteringComplicationsDepressionDiabetesGlycaemic controlMetaanalysiObesityRisk-factor

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Diabetes Research And Clinical Practice due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 18/191, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Endocrinology & Metabolism. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-12-20:

  • Google Scholar: 2
  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 1
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-12-20:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 28.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 30 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/84617/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 78
  • Downloads: 52
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (SOMOLINOS SIMON, FRANCISCO JAVIER) and Last Author (HERNANDO PEREZ, MARIA ELENA).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been GARCIA SAEZ, GEMA.

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Awards linked to the item

This work has been supported by the HTx project, which has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 825162.
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