One-third of bed-days for patients diagnosed before age 40 years are for mental health<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
By Lori Solomon HealthDay Reporter<\/b><\/p>\n
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MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Type 2 diabetes is associated with increased risks for hospital bed-days for a wide range of medical conditions, according to a study published online Aug. 4 in PLOS Medicine<\/em>.<\/p>\n Hongjiang Wu, M.P.H., Ph.D., from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and colleagues used data from 758,254 people with incident type 2 diabetes and matched controls without diabetes followed for a median of 7.8 years, up to 2019. <\/p>\n The researchers found that 60.5 percent of people with type 2 diabetes and 56.5 percent of controls had a hospital admission for any cause, with a hospital bed-day rate of 3,359 and 2,350 bed-days per 1,000 person-years, respectively. With increasing age, the all-cause hospital bed-day rate increased in controls but showed a J-shaped relationship in people with type 2 diabetes. More than one-third (38.4 percent) of bed-days in those diagnosed with diabetes before 40 years of age were caused by mental health disorders. There was an increased risk observed for a wide range of medical conditions with type 2 diabetes for all-cause hospital bed-days (relative risks, 1.75 in men and 1.87 in women); both were statistically significant. For people diagnosed with diabetes at a younger age, rate ratios were greater but varied by sex according to medical conditions.<\/p>\n “Health care systems and policymakers should consider allocating adequate resources and developing strategies to meet the mental health needs of young people with type 2 diabetes, including integrating mental health services into diabetes care,” the authors write.<\/p>\n Several authors disclosed ties to the pharmaceutical industry.<\/p>\n