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Development of life-expectancy tables for people with type 2 diabetes

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Leal, Jose, Gray, Alastair M., Clarke, Philip M.·2009·European Heart Journal

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AIMS: To develop tables that report the life expectancy associated with levels of major modifiable risk factors for patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS AND RESULTS: A set of tables reporting life-expectancy stratified by age-sex groups for combinations of modifiable risk was constructed based on predictions from the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) Outcomes Model. This model is based on a system of parametric proportional hazards risk equations for estimating mortality and vascular complications of diabetes that have been estimated from 3642 patients from the UKPDS. The tables show substantial potential gains in life expectancy within every age group from modifying major risk factors. The estimated life expectancy of men at age of 55 years with type 2 diabetes, 5 years after diagnosis, varies between 13.2 years for a patient who smokes, has systolic blood pressure of 180 mmHg, a total:HDL cholesterol ratio of 8, and HbA(1c) of 10%, and 21.1 years for a non-smoker with SBP of 120 mmHg, total/HDL ratio of 4, and HbA(1c) of 6%. CONCLUSION: Life expectancy tables provide a potentially useful tool of conveying prognostic information to people with type 2 diabetes and suggest substantial scope for increasing longevity by improving modifiable risk factors.

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Authors
Leal, J., Gray, A. M., & Clarke, P. M.
Affiliations
  • University of Oxford (GB)
  • The University of Sydney (AU)
Venue
European Heart Journal
Published
2008-12-24
Volume
30
Issue
7
Pages
834-839
ISSN
  • 0195-668X (ISSN-L)
  • 1522-9645
OpenAlex
W2107098508
Cited by
128
References
40
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FWCI
3.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • European Heart Journal (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Diabetes Australia
  • Medical Research Council
  • National Health and Medical Research Council (512463)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
Keywords
type 2 diabetes, life expectancy, modifiable risk factors, mortality prediction, vascular complications, smoking, systolic blood pressure, TC/HDL-C ratio, HbA1c, prognosis
MeSH terms
Aged, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diabetic Angiopathies, Female, United Kingdom, Health Status, Health Surveys, Humans, Life Expectancy, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors

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