Lifetime benefits of early detection and treatment of diabetic kidney disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a frequent complication of diabetes with potentially devastating consequences that may be prevented or delayed. This study aimed to estimate the health and economic benefit of earlier diagnosis and treatment of DKD.

Methods

Life expectancy and medical spending for people with diabetes were modeled using The Health Economics Medical Innovation Simulation (THEMIS). THEMIS uses data from the Health and Retirement Study to model cohorts of individuals over age 50 to project population-level lifetime health and economic outcomes. DKD status was imputed based on diagnoses and laboratory values in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. We simulated the implementation of a new biomarker identifying people with diabetes at an

SUBMITTER: Thornton Snider J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6544227 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature