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To assess cause-specific excess mortality by age and sex among individuals with drug-treated diabetes compared with the non-diabetic population.

May 1, 1998American Journal of Public HealthOpen Access

Mortality in a large population-based cohort of patients with drug-treated diabetes mellitus.

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To assess cause-specific excess mortality by age and sex among individuals with drug-treated diabetes compared with the non-diabetic population.
Analyzed 5-year follow-up data on Finnish adults aged 30 through 74 years starting at the end of 1980.
Identified diabetic status by entitlement to free diabetes medication at baseline.
Evaluated mortality causes across 11,215 deceased individuals with diabetes and 102,843 deceased individuals without diabetes.
Relative mortality for drug-treated diabetic individuals compared to non-diabetic individuals was 3.4 for women and 2.4 for men.
Circulatory diseases accounted for nearly three-quarters of the excess mortality observed in the diabetic cohort.
Mortality was higher among diabetic individuals for most causes, with exceptions observed for lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and alcohol poisoning.

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Population-based cohort study reveals elevated excess mortality in drug-treated diabetes, highlighting circulatory diseases as the primary driver of premature death.

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Koskinen et al. (1998) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a154d29b2e0231f158240dc https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.88.5.765

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Population-based cohort study reveals elevated excess mortality in drug-treated diabetes, highlighting circulatory diseases as the primary driver of premature death.

Mortality in a large population-based cohort of patients with drug-treated diabetes mellitus.

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