Hospital admissions among people with diabetes: A systematic review
Authors' conclusion
CVD are the leading cause of hospital admission for people with diabetes, with ischaemic or coronary heart disease as the predominant subtype.
Study context
- Population
- Population-based studies describing causes of hospitalisation among people with diabetes (Emcare, Embase, Medline, Google Scholar)42 studies
- Outcome
- Most frequent reasons for hospital admission
Methodological detailspopulation-based studies, English-language articles 1980–2022, Newcastle Ottawa quality assessment, 6920 articles retrieved; 135 full texts reviewed; 42 studies included, Total diabetes in 25 papers; T1D alone 5; T2D alone 10; T1D and T2D separately 2
- Population-based studies
- English-language articles 1980–2022
- Newcastle Ottawa quality assessment
- 6920 articles retrieved; 135 full texts reviewed; 42 studies included
- Total diabetes in 25 papers; T1D alone 5; T2D alone 10; T1D and T2D separately 2
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Leading cause of admission (total and T2D studies reporting broad categories)
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) the leading cause of admission
19/25 (76%) of studies
Ischaemic or coronary heart disease the leading CVD subtype (19 studies reporting CVD subcategories)
58% of studies
Further pooled results
Leading cause of admission in T1D
- Acute diabetes complications the leading cause of admission
Original publication
Hospital admissions among people with diabetes: A systematic review. Diabet Med. Published 26 October 2023. doi:10.
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