Burden of disease of type 2 diabetes mellitus: cost of illness and quality of life estimated using the Maastricht Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To estimate the societal costs and quality of life of people with type 2 diabetes and to compare these results with those of people with normal glucose tolerance or prediabetes.

Methods

Data from 2915 individuals from the population-based Maastricht Study were included. Costs were assessed through a resource-use questionnaire completed by the participants; cost prices were based on Dutch costing guidelines. Quality of life was expressed in utilities using the Dutch EuroQol 5D-3L questionnaire and the SF-36 health survey. Based on normal fasting glucose and 2-h plasma glucose values, participants were classified into three groups: normal glucose tolerance (n = 1701); prediabetes (n = 446); or type 2 diabetes (n = 768).

Results

Participants with type 2 diabetes had

SUBMITTER: Janssen LMM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7539911 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature