Excess mortality in adults with documented diabetes in Germany: routine data analysis of all insurance claims in Germany 2013-2014.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Little is known about the age-specific excess mortality pattern of people with diagnosed diabetes in Germany. Thus, our goal was to determine the excess mortality in diagnosed diabetes overall and stratified by age and sex based on claims data.

Design

Routine data analysis using a claims dataset from all statutory health-insured persons in Germany in 2013, which accounts for about 90% of the population.

Participants

We included persons who lived in Germany, were insured at least 360 days, were not self-paying any health services and were aged 30 years or older leading to a total number of 47.3 million insured persons for analyses.

Exposure

Diabetes was determined by the International Classification of Diseases-10 codes E10-E14, which were documented

SUBMITTER: Schmidt C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7789443 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature