Projecting the Macroeconomic Burden of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Attributable to High Body‐Mass Index in Southeast Asia: A Bayesian Productivity‐Adjusted Life Years Approach Based on Global Burden of Diseases 2023
Authors' conclusion
High BMI-related T2DM causes a major and growing health and economic burden in Southeast Asia.
Study context
- Population
- Southeast Asia; T2D attributable to high body mass index (BMI)
- Outcome
- Productivity and economic losses from high BMI-attributable T2D
- Follow-up
- 2024 to 2029
Methodological detailsJoinpoint regression, slope and concentration index, Bayesian Age-Period-Cohort projection, Productivity-Adjusted Life Years framework
- Joinpoint regression
- Slope and concentration index
- Bayesian Age-Period-Cohort projection
- Productivity-Adjusted Life Years framework
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
2024 to 2029
Total PALYs lost, projected 2024 to 2029
1.86 million to 2.03 million
Economic losses, projected
Intl$29.94 billion to Intl$38.44 billion
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Projecting the Macroeconomic Burden of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Attributable to High Body‐Mass Index in Southeast Asia: A Bayesian Productivity‐Adjusted Life Years Approach Based on Global Burden of Diseases 2023. Diabetes Obes Metab. Published 4 June 2026. doi:10.
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