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Projecting the burden of diabetes in Australia - what is the size of the matter?

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posted on 2009-12-01, 00:00 authored by D J Magliano, Anna PeetersAnna Peeters, T Vos, R Sicree, J Shaw, C Sindall, M Haby, S J Begg, P Z Zimmet
OBJECTIVE: To analyse the implications of using different methods to predict diabetes prevalence for the future. APPROACH: Different methods used to predict diabetes were compared and recommendations are made. CONCLUSION: We recommend that all projections take a conservative approach to diabetes prevalence prediction and present a 'base case' using the most robust, contemporary data available. We also recommend that uncertainty analyses be included in all analyses. IMPLICATIONS: Despite variation in assumptions and methodology used, all the published predictions demonstrate that diabetes is an escalating problem for Australia. We can safely assume that unless trends in diabetes incidence are reversed there will be at least 2 million Australian adults with diabetes by 2025. If obesity and diabetes incidence trends, continue upwards, and mortality continues to decline, up to 3 million people will have diabetes by 2025, with the figure closer to 3.5 million by 2033. The impact of this for Australia has not been measured.

History

Journal

Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

Volume

33

Issue

6

Pagination

540 - 543

Publisher

Wiley

Location

Richmond, Vic.

eISSN

1753-6405

Language

eng

Publication classification

C Journal article; C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2009, Public Health Association of Australia