Incidence of type 2 diabetes by socioeconomic deprivation in Germany between 2014 and 2019: an ecological study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate type 2 diabetes incidence trends by sex and socioeconomic position (SEP) and evaluate trends in SEP-related inequalities in incidence.

Design

Ecological study using ambulatory claims data and regression-based modelling.

Setting

All 401 counties in Germany, covering the entire country.

Participants

All individuals with statutory health insurance (~85% of the population). Incident cases of type 2 diabetes were identified annually from 2014 to 2019 using the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision codes.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Incident type 2 diabetes at the county level, adjusted for age and modelled using a mixed negative binomial regression. SEP was measured usi

SUBMITTER: Piedboeuf-Potyka K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12273173 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature