Trends in Alzheimer's-Related Mortality Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in the United States: 1999-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent research has shown that type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has increased the burden of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the US aging population. However, trends in mortality from this comorbidity among adults aged ≥ 65 years have not been investigated.

Objectives

This study examined trends and disparities in AD-related mortality among older US adults with T2DM from 1999 to 2019.

Methods

Data from the CDC WONDER database were analysed to assess AD-related mortality in patients with T2DM aged ≥ 65 between 1999 and 2019. Age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMRs) per 100,000 people and annual percent change (APC) were calculated and stratified by year, sex, race/ethnicity, age, urbanisation and geographical region.

Results

From 1999 to 2019, there were 71,550

SUBMITTER: Waqas SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11789764 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature