The dynamics of life expectancy over the last six decades in elderly people with diabetes.
Diabetes Res Clin Pract
; 99(2): 217-22, 2013 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To investigate the historical changes in survival with diabetes in elderly people with diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN ANDMETHODS:
We analyzed 6504 deaths (44.5% males) registered in a large urban population, aged ≥65 years, and deceased between 1943 and 2009. We split the analysis into three time periods according to year of death 1943-1965, 1966-1988 and 1989-2009. The parallel changes in the corresponding general population were available.RESULTS:
The mean age at diabetes onset was 70.8 ± 4.7 years, with mean disease duration at death 7.5 ± 5 years, and mean age at death 78.3 ± 5.9 years. The mean survival loss due to diabetes (expected minus observed survival) was 4.5 ± 5.1 years (4.9 ± 5.1 years for females versus 4.1 ± 5.2 years for males, p<0.001). The mean disease duration at death was 6.4 ± 5.7 years in the period 1943-1965, followed by a significant (p=0.019) rise to 7 ± 5 years in 1966-1988, and 8.3 ± 4.9 years (p<0.001) in 1989-2009. There was a significant increase in coronary heart disease and stroke, and a significant decrease in infections and end-stage renal disease as causes of death.CONCLUSIONS:
We found a significant increase in age at onset and survival with diabetes leading to a significant increase in age at death. Females had a higher survival loss due to diabetes compared with males.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Esperanza de Vida
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Diabetes Mellitus
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Diabetes Res Clin Pract
Asunto de la revista:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Rumanía