Long-term and recent trends in survival and life expectancy for people with type 1 diabetes in Finland
Main finding · Remaining life expectancy at age 20Result — go to the resultDifference 9.88 years CI 9.74–10.01Authors' conclusion
We found improved survival among persons with type 1 diabetes during the last decades. However, their life expectancy remained significantly below that of the general Finnish population. Our results call for further innovations and improvements in diabetes care.
Study context
- Population
- All people with T1D in Finland in 1964–2017; mortality 1972–20176,771 deaths
- Participants
- 42,936 people
- Exposure
- People with T1D vs general Finnish population
- Type 1 diabetesn = 42,936
- Outcome
- Remaining life expectancy at age 20
- Follow-up
- 2017
Methodological detailsnationwide health care registers, abridged period life table methods
- Nationwide health care registers
- Abridged period life table methods
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Difference
9.88 years
CI 9.74–10.01
By group
Type 1 diabetes
51.64
95% CI 51.51–51.78 · years
Type 1 diabetesvs General Finnish population
difference 9.88 years (CI 9.74–10.01)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Long-term survival trend · 1972-2017
- Kaplan-Meier curves showed improved survival during the study period
Original publication
Long-term and recent trends in survival and life expectancy for people with type 1 diabetes in Finland. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 18 February 2023. doi:10.
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