Healthcare cost trajectories before and after incident cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes: A latent class analysis
Authors' conclusion
Baseline phenotypes in adults with T2D experiencing an incident CVD event were associated with longitudinal cost trajectories and age and sex differences.
Study context
- Population
- Chinese adults with T2D and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD), Hong Kong Diabetes Register (2007–2019)from 24,058 adults with T2D
- Participants
- 1,098 adults
- Exposure
- Elderly, later-onset with good control vs Elderly women, usual-onset with poor control vs Middle-aged, younger-onset with poor control vs Elderly men, usual-onset with poor control
- Outcome
- Longitudinal annual healthcare costs before and after incident CVD event, by latent class
Methodological detailsmixed-effects models, population-based register
- Mixed-effects models
- Population-based register
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Within-class factors associated with costs
- Anaemia, CKD and multimorbidity associated with higher costs
- Regular physical activity associated with lower costs in older men
Original publication
Healthcare cost trajectories before and after incident cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes: A latent class analysis. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 13 July 2026. doi:10.
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