Population level impact of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme on incidence of type 2 diabetes in England: An observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (DPP) is the first nationwide type 2 diabetes prevention programme targeting people with prediabetes. It was rolled out across England from 2016 in three waves. We evaluate the population level impact of the NHS DPP on incidence rates of type 2 diabetes.

Methods

We use data from the National Diabetes Audit, which records all individuals across England who have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes by 2019. We use difference-in-differences regression models to estimate the impact of the phased introduction of the DPP on type 2 diabetes incidence. We compare patients registered with the 3,282 general practices enrolled from 2016 (wave 1) and the 1,610 practices enrolled from 2017 (wave 2) to those registered with the 1,584 practic

SUBMITTER: McManus E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9160476 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature