Declining mortality in older people with type 2 diabetes masks rising excess risks at younger ages: a population-based study of all-cause and cause-specific mortality over 13 years

ConclusionsDeclining excess mortality attributable to T2DM from 2002 –14 was driven entirely by reductions in those aged 80+ years. Declines in total mortality among those with T2DM were apparent in more age groups, but often to a lesser extent than in the general population, thereby serving to increase the excess risk associated with T2DM.
Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research