Work participation among Australians with diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus
Authors' conclusion
T2DM is associated with reduced work participation, particularly immediately following diagnosis
Study context
- Population
- Adults (≥18 years) from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, followed 2013 to 2017 and 2021
- Exposure
- Prevalent or incident T2D vs no diabetes
- Outcome
- Changes in work participation (transition out of or into employment) and patterns of weekly working hours (incl. persistent non-employment)
- Follow-up
- Four years
Methodological detailssurvey-weighted, group-based trajectory modelling
- Survey-weighted
- Group-based trajectory modelling
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Transition out of / into employment
Each group vs no diabetesEstimate (95% CI)
Prevalent T2DM
adjusted IRR (transition out of employment) 1.57(1.09–2.25)
Incident T2DM
adjusted IRR (transition out of employment) 1.59(1.12–2.25)
Incident T2DM
adjusted IRR (transition into employment) 0.22(0.09–0.56)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|
| Working hours patternsPrevalent T2DMvs No diabetes | aOR (persistent non-employment) 2.04 (95% CI 1.44–2.88) | |
| Working hours patternsIncident T2DMvs No diabetes | aOR (increasing working hours) 0.44 (95% CI 0.22–0.88) | |
| 0.20.5125Ratio (log scale) |
Transition out of / into employment · eight years
- These associations were no longer significant over eight years of follow-up
Original publication
Work participation among Australians with diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 18 July 2026. doi:10.
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