All-cause and cause-specific mortality risks in individuals with diabetes living alone: A large-scale population-based cohort study
Main finding · All-cause mortalityResult — go to the resultHazard ratio 1.20 95 % CI 1.18–1.22Authors' conclusion
The elevated risk of mortality in IDLA highlights the need for tailored medical interventions and social assistance, particularly for those with unhealthy lifestyles or low income.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with T2D, Korean National Health Information Database
- Participants
- 2,447,557 adults
- Exposure
- Living alone vs not living alone
- Outcome
- All-cause mortality
- Follow-up
- Median 6.0 years
Methodological detailslarge-scale, multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression
- Large-scale
- Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Hazard ratio
1.20
95 % CI 1.18–1.22
IDLAvs non-IDLA
HR 1.20 (95 % CI 1.18–1.22)
- Deaths overall
- 191,084 (7.8 %)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
All-cause mortality by subgroup
- Association more prominent in younger individuals, men and those with low income, and dependent on duration of living alone
Cause-specific mortality
- Risks of cause-specific mortality all significantly higher in individuals with diabetes living alone (IDLA) vs non-IDLA
Favorable lifestyle behaviors and all-cause mortality
- Adherence to favorable lifestyle behaviors associated with significant reduction in all-cause mortality, particularly in IDLA
Original publication
All-cause and cause-specific mortality risks in individuals with diabetes living alone: A large-scale population-based cohort study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 27 September 2024. doi:10.
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