Development of comorbidities in type 2 diabetes between 2005 and 2017 using German claims data.

ABSTRACT: Against the background of increasing life expectancy over time, several hypotheses have been proposed on the way morbidity has been developing. In type 2 diabetes (T2D), previous research suggests that morbidity compression could be ruled out due to increasing prevalence and life expectancy with T2D over time. Understanding how the health state in individuals with T2D is developing would help identify whether morbidity expansion or a dynamic equilibrium pattern applies for this disease. This study aims to answer the following questions: (1) How do the number and the prevalence of T2D concordant comorbidities develop over time? (2) What does this imply in terms of morbidity development in T2D in Germany? The study used claims data from a statutory health insurance provider in Lower Saxony,

SUBMITTER: Safieddine B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8159920 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature