The burden of diabetes-associated multiple long-term conditions on years of life spent and lost
Authors' conclusion
These findings provide a baseline for population monitoring
Study context
- Population
- English adults with diabetes and diabetes-related multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs)
- Participants
- 46 million English adults
- Outcome
- Age of onset, years of life spent and lost associated with diabetes-related MLTCs
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Burden of diabetes-related MLTCs
- Onset of severe MLTCs earlier in life in women
- 20 years
- Onset of severe MLTCs earlier in life in men
- 15 years
- Proportion with diabetes with ≥3 conditions by age 50
- one-third
- Years spent with ≥3 conditions (from age 50)
- >20 years
- Earlier death vs general population (≥3 conditions by age 50)
- 11 years
- Fewer years of life per additional condition at age 50
- four
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Older age: hypertension, depression, cancer and coronary heart disease — community-level burden
- Years spent per 1,000 individuals
- 813 to 3,908
- Years lost per 1,000 individuals
- 900 to 1,417
Younger adulthood: depression, severe mental illness, learning disabilities, alcohol dependence and asthma
- Years of life spent (all except alcohol dependence)
- 11-14 years
- Years of life lost (all except asthma)
- 11-15 years
Original publication
The burden of diabetes-associated multiple long-term conditions on years of life spent and lost. Nat Med. Published 1 August 2024. doi:10.
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