The association of diabetes with all-cause mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease compared to the general population in Poland - a comparative analysis.

Introduction: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is an important complication of diabetes, which is the leading cause of ESRD worldwide. The aim of the study was a comparative analysis of all-cause mortality in patients with ESRD with diagnosed diabetes mellitus (DM) and no diagnosed DM.

Material And Methods: Data for the analysis were obtained from the resources of the Polish National Health Fund, and they concerned patients with end-stage renal disease from the entire population of Polish patients in the period from 1.

Geographic variability of major non-traumatic lower limb amputations in diabetic and non-diabetic patients in Poland.

Introduction: High amputation of the lower limb not only causes immense physical disability but also the destruction of the patient's mental state, and helps to shorten life of patients with diabetes. The incidence of amputations in diabetic patients is 10 times higher in comparison to non-diabetic subjects (2.8% vs.

Analysis of National Health and Insurance Registers for All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Heart Failure with and without Diabetes Mellitus in Poland in 2012.

BACKGROUND This retrospective study aimed to analyze all-cause mortality in patients with heart failure with and without diabetes mellitus in 2012 in Poland using data from the National Health Fund [Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia] (NFZ), the Central Register of the Insured [Centralna Baza Ubezpieczonych] (CBU), and the Polish Universal Electronic System for Registration of the Population (PESEL). MATERIAL AND METHODS Between 1st January 2012 and 31st December 2012, data were analyzed from the NFZ, CBU, and PESEL to include all patients with a primary diagnosis of heart failure, with and without diabetes mellitus and all-cause mortality data. Structured Query Language (SQL) was used to retrieve and manage data from NFZ, CBU, and PESEL.

Evaluation of the incidence of aortic aneurysms in patients with and without diabetes in Poland in 2012 based on the database of the National Health Fund.

Introduction: There are reports that diabetes mellitus reduces the risk of aortic aneurysms and many reports that diabetes mellitus reduces the risk of abdominal aortic aneurysms. In earlier years there were also studies that did not demonstrate any effects of diabetes on the rate of aortic aneurysms.

Material And Methods: For the year 2012, between 1 January and 31 December, reports for services regarding treatment for aortic aneurysms were found.

Comparison of the incidence of new malignancies in diabetic patients in urban and rural populations in Poland in the years 2008-2014 based on the database of the National Health Fund.

Introduction: Many epidemiological studies show a correlation between the risk of cancer and type 2 diabetes mellitus in various populations.

Material And Methods: The material was obtained from the database of the National Health Fund. This publication presents a comparison of the incidence of new malignancies in rural and urban populations of diabetic patients in Poland based on the database of the National Health Fund for the period between 1.