Forecasting the burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Qatar to 2050: A novel modeling approach

Awad, Susanne F, O'Flaherty, Martin ORCID: 0000-0001-8944-4131, Critchley, Julia and Abu-Raddad, Laith J (2018) Forecasting the burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Qatar to 2050: A novel modeling approach. DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE, 137. pp. 100-108.

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Abstract

<h4>Aims</h4>We developed and demonstrated a novel mathematical modeling approach to forecast the burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and to investigate T2DM epidemiology for the purpose of informing public health policy and programming.<h4>Methods</h4>A population-level compartmental mathematical model was constructed and applied to Qatar. The model was stratified according to sex, age group, risk factor status, and T2DM status, and was parameterized by nationally-representative data.<h4>Results</h4>T2DM prevalence increased from 16.7% in 2012 to at least 24.0% by 2050. The rise in T2DM was most prominent among 45-54 years old. T2DM health expenditure was estimated to increase by 200-600% and to account for up to 32% of total health expenditure by 2050. Prevalence of obesity, smoking, and physical inactivity was predicted to increase from 41.4% to 51.0%, from 16.4% to 19.4%, and from 45.9% to 53.0%, respectively. The proportion of T2DM incidence attributed to obesity, smoking and physical inactivity was estimated at 57.5%, 1.8%, and 5.4%, respectively in 2012, and 65.7%, 2.1%, and 6.0%, respectively in 2050. Exploring different scenarios for the trends in risk factors, T2DM prevalence reached up to 37.7% by 2050.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Using our innovative approach, a rising T2DM epidemic is predicted to continue in the next decades, driven by population growth, ageing and adverse trends in risk factors. Obesity was the principal risk factor explaining two-thirds of T2DM incidence. T2DM must be a national priority addressed by preventive and therapeutic interventions targeting T2DM and its modifiable risk factors.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Qatar, Obesity, Risk factors, Mathematical modeling, Middle East and North Africa
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	12 Mar 2018 15:27
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 06:38
DOI:	10.1016/j.diabres.2017.11.015
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3018928