African regional and national burden of diabetes mellitus and its attributable risk factors from 1990 to 2021: results from the global burden of disease study 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Diabetes mellitus (DM), a chronic disease characterized by hyperglycemia, has become a global health concern. This study evaluates the burden of DM in the African region from 1990-2021 to inform prevention and control strategies.

Methods

Utilizing data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021, we analyzed the incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years, age-standardized rates and estimated annual percentage changes of DM, type 1 DM (T1DM) and type 2 DM (T2DM) in the African region. Decomposition analysis was utilized to explore the contributions of population growth, aging and epidemiological changes to the disease burden. The comparative risk assessment framework was employed to estimate the influence of second-level risk factors on the diabete

SUBMITTER: Wang QY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12422890 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature