Accordingly, the younger the age of diabetes, the shorter the life expectancy. Even if the disease is detected at the age of 30, the patient will have a life expectancy reduced by 14 years, according to the Express newspaper.
Previous estimates have shown that adults with diabetes lose more than six years of life expectancy on average compared to those without diabetes. However, it is unclear how the rate of loss of life expectancy varies with age of onset.
To answer this question, scientists conducted a new experiment.
What did the study find?
The younger the age at which diabetes is diagnosed, the shorter the life expectancy.
The large international study, led by scientists at the University of Cambridge and the University of Glasgow (UK), examined data from 1.5 million people from 19 countries.
The results found that, on average, for every decade of earlier diabetes onset, life expectancy was reduced by about four years.
Specifically: Developing diabetes at age 30 reduces life expectancy by 14 years, at age 40 it will reduce 10 years, and at age 50 it will reduce 6 years of life expectancy, according to Express.
The rate of reduction in life expectancy is slightly greater in women than in men.
Researchers also found that much of the reduced life expectancy associated with diabetes was due to complications such as heart attacks, strokes and aneurysms, or cancer.
Dr Stephen Kaptoge, senior fellow at the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit (CEU), University of Cambridge, said the findings highlight the urgent need to take steps to prevent or delay the onset of diabetes, especially as the incidence of diabetes in young people is rising globally.
Much of the loss of life expectancy associated with diabetes is due to complications such as heart attacks, strokes and aneurysms, or cancer.
Rising obesity levels, poor diet and sedentary lifestyles are rapidly increasing the number of diabetes cases worldwide.
In 2021 alone, an estimated 537 million people had diabetes worldwide, and the number of young people with the disease is increasing.
Professor Naveed Sattar from the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, added: “Our findings suggest that screening for early detection of diabetes, followed by good control of blood glucose levels, could help prevent long-term complications of the condition, according to Express.
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