Poster Presentation ESA-SRB-ANZBMS 2024 in conjunction with ENSA

Aims: Diabetes remains a significant public health concern globally. This study aims to analyze the years of life lost (YLL) attributable to diabetes in South Korea from 2008 to 2019.

Methods: Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort was used to estimate the mortality rate and YLL attributable to diabetes in the Korean population during 2008–2019. The mortality rates were age-standardized using the 2013 diabetes population as the reference. YLL was calculated using Poisson regression, modeling the transition from a state without diabetes to a state with diabetes, with spline effects of age and calendar time as independent variables.

Results: In 2008, the age-adjusted mortality rate was 3,851 per 100,000 persons for males and 2,317 per 100,000 persons for females. By 2019, these rates had decreased to 2,106 per 100,000 persons for males and 1,165 per 100,000 persons for females. From 2008 to 2019, at age 30, the mean YLL decreased from 10.6 years to 6.2 years for men and from 11.4 years to 6.5 years for women. At age 50, the mean YLL decreased from 5.7 years to 4.1 years for men and from 5.1 years to 3.7 years for women. At age 70, the mean YLL decreased from 3.2 years to 2.1 years for men and from 3.0 years to 2.0 years for women.

Conclusion: The observed decrease in YLL due to diabetes is encouraging, indicating improvements in diabetes management and patient care. However, continued efforts are essential to sustain and enhance these outcomes. Future policies and healthcare strategies should focus on comprehensive care approaches to further reduce the impact of diabetes.