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. 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):177-186.
doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1014-1. Epub 2017 Aug 3.

Diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Collaborators
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Diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Collaborators. Int J Public Health. 2018 May.

Abstract

Objectives: We used findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study to update our previous publication on the burden of diabetes and chronic kidney disease due to diabetes (CKD-DM) during 1990-2015.

Methods: We extracted GBD 2015 estimates for prevalence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of diabetes (including burden of low vision due to diabetes, neuropathy, and amputations and CKD-DM for 22 countries of the EMR from the GBD visualization tools.

Results: In 2015, 135,230 (95% UI 123,034-148,184) individuals died from diabetes and 16,470 (95% UI 13,977-18,961) from CKD-DM, 216 and 179% increases, respectively, compared to 1990. The total number of people with diabetes was 42.3 million (95% UI 38.6-46.4 million) in 2015. DALY rates of diabetes in 2015 were significantly higher than the expected rates based on Socio-demographic Index (SDI).

Conclusions: Our study showed a large and increasing burden of diabetes in the region. There is an urgency in dealing with diabetes and its consequences, and these efforts should be at the forefront of health prevention and promotion.

Keywords: Burden of disease; Chronic kidney disease; Diabetes; Eastern Mediterranean Region.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors of this paper have complied with all ethical standards and do not have any conflicts of interest to disclose at the time of submission. The funding source played no role in the design of the study, the analysis and interpretation of data, and the writing of the paper.

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest at this time.

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Trend of number of deaths, all-age and age-standardized mortality of diabetes mellitus (DM) and chronic kidney disease due to diabetes mellitus (CKD-DM). (Global Burden of Disease 2015 study, Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015)
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Number and rate of prevalence cases of diabetes mellitus(DM) and chronic kidney disease due to diabetes mellitus(CKD-DM) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2015. (Global Burden of Disease 2015 study, Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2015)
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Rates of disability-adjusted life years of diabetes mellitus per 100,000 population in the World Health Organization regions. AFR African region, EMR Eastern Mediterranean region, EUR European region, AMR Region of Americas, SEAR Southeast Asia region, WPR Western Pacific region. (Global Burden of Disease 2015 study, World Health Organization regions, 2015)
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Rates of disability-adjusted life years of chronic kidney disease due to diabetes mellitus per 100,000 population in the World Health Organization regions. AFR African region, EMR Eastern Mediterranean region, EUR European region, AMR Region of Americas, SEAR Southeast Asia region, WPR Western Pacific region. (Global Burden of Disease 2015 study, World Health Organization regions, 2015)
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