Epidemiological impact of public health interventions against diabetes in Qatar: mathematical modeling analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To predict the epidemiological impact of specific, and primarily structural public health interventions that address lifestyle, dietary, and commuting behaviors of Qataris as well as subsidies and legislation to reduce type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) burden among Qataris.

Methods

A deterministic population-based mathematical model was used to investigate the impact of public health interventions on the epidemiology of T2DM among Qataris aged 20-79 years, which is the age range typically used by the International Diabetes Federation for adults. The study evaluated the impact of interventions up to 2050, a three-decade time horizon, to allow for the long-term effects of different types of interventions to materialize. The impact of each intervention was evaluated by compa

SUBMITTER: Alareeki A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10315912 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature