A population-based cohort of adult patients with diabetes mellitus in a Western District of Austria: The Diabetes Landeck cohort.
Endocrinol Diabetes Metab
; 6(2): e395, 2023 03.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Diabetes mellitus (DM) has become an important and exacerbating health epidemic, with severe consequences for both patients and health systems. The National Diabetes Strategy of Austria addresses the lack of high-quality data on DM in Austria and the need for developing a national data network. The aims of our study are to establish a cohort including all adult diabetes patients in a district in western Austria, describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of this cohort, and provide an estimation of diabetes prevalence.METHODS:
We recruited a population-based cohort of adult patients with a diagnosis of DM in cooperation with a network of all caregivers. Data collection was based on a case report form, including patient characteristics, clinical parameters and long-term complications.RESULTS:
In total, 1845 patients with DM were recruited and analysed. We observed an overall prevalence of 5.3% [95% CI 5.0%-5.5%]. For the subsequent main analysis, we included 1755 patients with DM after excluding 90 patients with gestational DM. There were significant differences between genders in the distribution of specific clinical parameters, patient characteristics, and the long-term complications diabetic foot, amputation and cardiovascular disease.CONCLUSION:
To the best of our knowledge, we established the first diabetes cohort study in Austria. Prevalence and the proportion of specific long-term complications were lower when compared to the international context. We assume that the Diabetes Landeck Cohort has reached a high degree of completeness; however, we were not able to identify independent data sources for a valid check of completeness.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Pie Diabético
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Diabetes Mellitus
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Endocrinol Diabetes Metab
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Austria