Diabetes free life expectancy and years of life lost associated with type 2 diabetes: projected trends in Germany between 2015 and 2040

• Main Authors: Thaddäus Tönnies (Author), Jens Baumert (Author), Christin Heidemann (Author), Elena von der Lippe (Author), Ralph Brinks (Author), Annika Hoyer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes (T2D) causes substantial disease burden and is projected to affect an increasing number of people in coming decades. This study provides projected estimates of life years free of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and years of life lost ( $${\mathrm{YLL}}$$ YLL ) associated wi...