Productivity-adjusted life years lost due to type 2 diabetes in Germany in 2020 and 2040.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/hypothesis

Type 2 diabetes can lead to reduced productivity during working age. We aimed to estimate productive life years lost associated with type 2 diabetes on the individual and population level in Germany in 2020 and 2040, while accounting for future trends in mortality.

Methods

Based on a mathematical projection model, we estimated age- and sex-specific productivity losses associated with type 2 diabetes during working age (20-69 years) in Germany in 2020 and 2040. Productivity losses in terms of excess mortality (years of life lost, YLL) and reductions in labour force participation, presenteeism and absenteeism (years of productivity lost, YPL) were summed to calculate productivity-adjusted life years (PALY) lost. Input data for the projection were based on meta-

SUBMITTER: Tonnies T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8099797 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature