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Life expectancy and survival analysis of patients with diabetes compared to the non diabetic population in Bulgaria.

Konstantin TachkovKonstantin MitovYordanka KolevaZornitsa MitkovaMaria KamushevaMaria DimitrovaValentina PetkovaAlexandra SavovaMiglena DonevaDimitar TcarukcievVasil ValovGalia AngelovaManoela ManovaGuenka Petrova
Published in: PloS one (2020)
Patients with type 2 DM have a longer life-expectancy than patients with type-1 DM and overall Diabetics life expectancy equals that of the non-diabetic population, which could suggest improved disease control and its associated complications in Bulgaria. Male diabetics show slightly longer life expectancy than their counterparts in the non-diabetic population, by a marginal gain of 0.6 years for the entire observed period. Life expectancy in diabetic women increased by 1.3 years, which was not observed in the non-diabetic population. Prevalence of diabetes was higher for women. Improved diabetes control may explain this gain in life; however other studies are needed to confirm this.
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