Deprivation increases deaths from diabetes

Mortality among people of all ages who have diabetes is increased, even in the most affluent group. However, worsening material deprivation increases this excess mortality, mostly through cardiovascular causes. Roper et al (p 1389) used a 7 year cohort study to show that aggressive approaches to managing cardiovascular risk factors could reduce the excess mortality in people with diabetes.


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Excess mortality in a population with diabetes and the impact of material deprivation: longitudinal, population based study
Nick A Roper, Rudy W Bilous, William F Kelly, Nigel C Unwin, and Vincent M Connolly
BMJ 2001 322: 1389-1393. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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