National health and economic impact of a lifestyle program to prevent type 2 diabetes mellitus in Germany: a simulation study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To examine the long-term health and economic impact of a lifestyle diabetes prevention program in people with high risk of developing type 2 diabetes in Germany.

Research design and methods

We assessed the lifetime cost-effectiveness of a 2-year pragmatic lifestyle program for preventing type 2 diabetes targeting German adults aged 35-54 and 55-74 years old with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) from 6.0% to 6.4%. We used the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention RTI Diabetes Cost-Effectiveness Model to run a simulation on the program effectiveness. We estimated incremental health benefits in quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and costs using an established simulation model adapted to the German context, from a healthcare system and societal perspective. The cost-eff

SUBMITTER: Ogurtsova K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11492960 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature