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Impact of age at type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosis on mortality and vascular complications: systematic review and meta-analyses.

Natalie NanayakkaraAndrea J CurtisStephane HeritierAdelle M GadowskiMeda E PavkovTimothy KenealyDavid R OwensRebecca L ThomasSoon H SongJencia WongJuliana Chung Ngor ChanAndrea On Yan LukGiuseppe PennoXiantong ZouViswanathan MohanAnandakumar AmuthaRomero-Aroca PedroDanijela GasevicDianna J MaglianoHelena J TeedeJohn ChalmersSophia Zoungas
Published in: Diabetologia (2020)
Younger, rather than older, age at diabetes diagnosis was associated with higher risk of mortality and vascular disease. Early and sustained interventions to delay type 2 diabetes onset and improve blood glucose levels and cardiovascular risk profiles of those already diagnosed are essential to reduce morbidity and mortality. Graphical abstract.
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