Incidence of diabetes mellitus in Italy in year 2018. A nationwide population-based study of the ARNO Diabetes Observatory.
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child, Preschool
Databases, Factual
Diabetes Mellitus
/ diagnosis
Female
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents
/ therapeutic use
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Insulin
/ therapeutic use
Italy
Male
Middle Aged
Sex Distribution
Time Factors
Young Adult
Administrative claims
Diabetes mellitus
Epidemiology
Incidence
Journal
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD
ISSN: 1590-3729
Titre abrégé: Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 9111474
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
22 07 2021
22 07 2021
Historique:
received:
06
03
2021
revised:
20
04
2021
accepted:
20
04
2021
pubmed:
3
6
2021
medline:
28
9
2021
entrez:
2
6
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To assess incidence of diabetes in Italy in 2018 by the use of administrative claims from several million residents. Differences in rates in men and women across decades of age were investigated. Incident rates of insulin or noninsulin treated subjects were also examined. We analyzed administrative healthcare claims of 11,300,750 subjects monitored by the ARNO Diabetes Observatory. Incident cases of diabetes were identified by glucose lowering drug prescriptions, disease-specific co-payment exemptions and hospital discharge codes related to diabetes occurring in 2018 but not in 2017. We identified 697,208 subjects with ascertained diabetes. Incident cases were 65,932, with a rate of 5.83 per 1000 person-years (p-y). Incidence of drug-treated diabetes (n = 60,271) was 5.33 per 1000 p-y. Subjects receiving only insulin prescriptions were 5652 (rate 0.50 per 1000 p-y) and those receiving only prescriptions of noninsulin medications were 51,085 (rate 4.52 per 1000 p-y). Incidence rates progressively increased across decades until age 80 and then dropped by 25-30%. Overall, incident rates were generally higher in women aged 11-40 and in men aged ≥51. Recent cases represented ~10% of the population of diabetic subjects. Incidence of noninsulin-treated diabetes was almost 10-fold higher than incidence of insulin-treated diabetes. Substantial differences in incidence rates were observed in men and women of several decades of age: women more affected in adolescence and young adult age, men more affected in mature and advanced age. These data provide further understanding on the epidemiological burden of the disease in Italy.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUNDS AND AIMS
To assess incidence of diabetes in Italy in 2018 by the use of administrative claims from several million residents. Differences in rates in men and women across decades of age were investigated. Incident rates of insulin or noninsulin treated subjects were also examined.
METHODS AND RESULTS
We analyzed administrative healthcare claims of 11,300,750 subjects monitored by the ARNO Diabetes Observatory. Incident cases of diabetes were identified by glucose lowering drug prescriptions, disease-specific co-payment exemptions and hospital discharge codes related to diabetes occurring in 2018 but not in 2017. We identified 697,208 subjects with ascertained diabetes. Incident cases were 65,932, with a rate of 5.83 per 1000 person-years (p-y). Incidence of drug-treated diabetes (n = 60,271) was 5.33 per 1000 p-y. Subjects receiving only insulin prescriptions were 5652 (rate 0.50 per 1000 p-y) and those receiving only prescriptions of noninsulin medications were 51,085 (rate 4.52 per 1000 p-y). Incidence rates progressively increased across decades until age 80 and then dropped by 25-30%. Overall, incident rates were generally higher in women aged 11-40 and in men aged ≥51.
CONCLUSIONS
Recent cases represented ~10% of the population of diabetic subjects. Incidence of noninsulin-treated diabetes was almost 10-fold higher than incidence of insulin-treated diabetes. Substantial differences in incidence rates were observed in men and women of several decades of age: women more affected in adolescence and young adult age, men more affected in mature and advanced age. These data provide further understanding on the epidemiological burden of the disease in Italy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34074587
pii: S0939-4753(21)00187-3
doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2021.04.017
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Hypoglycemic Agents
0
Insulin
0
Types de publication
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
2338-2344Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 The Italian Diabetes Society, the Italian Society for the Study of Atherosclerosis, the Italian Society of Human Nutrition and the Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest Nothing to disclose from authors which is relevant to this paper.