BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
Early type 2 diabetes diagnosis linked to higher death rates
With 100 representing expected mortality based on Finns without diabetes, death ratios were 288 for diagnosis by 40 and 56 at 80 or older.With 100 representing expected mortality based on Finns without diabetes, death ratios were 288 for diagnosis by 40 and 56 at 80 or older.
Cohort · 485,713 peopleType 2 diabetes
Who was studied485,713 Finnish patients with type 2 diabetes, median 6 years
What changedDeaths among people diagnosed with diabetes at ≤40 years were 288 percent of expected deaths based on people without diabetes
The catchSmoking, body mass index, and blood pressure were unavailable, leaving mortality comparisons vulnerable to confounding