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- A mathematical model was used to predict the future prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and associated risk factors like obesity, physical inactivity, and smoking in Turkey, focusing on trends up to 2050.
- The model analyzed demographic data from 1997 to 2017 and explored different scenarios regarding obesity rates, particularly forecasting a potential decline in obesity among women.
- The findings suggest a rising T2DM prevalence in Turkey, especially among women, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to address obesity and improve physical activity to mitigate future health burdens.
Article Abstract
Background: Using a previously developed and validated mathematical model, we predicted future prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and major modifiable risk factors (obesity, physical inactivity and smoking) stratified by age and sex in Turkey up to the year 2050.
Methods: Our deterministic compartmental model fitted nationally representative demographic and risk factor data simultaneously for Turkish adults (aged 20-79) between 1997 and 2017, then estimated future trends. Our novel approach explored the impact of future obesity trends on these projections, specifically modelling (1) a gradual fall in obesity in women after the year 2020 until it equalled the age-specific levels seen in men and (2) cessation of the rise in obesity after 2020.
Results: T2DM prevalence is projected to rise from an estimated 14.0% (95% uncertainty interval (UI) 12.8% to 16.0%) in 2020 to 18.4% (95% UI 16.9% to 20.9%) by 2050; 19.7% in women and 17.2% in men by 2050; reflecting high levels of obesity (39.7% for women and 22.0% for men in 2050). Overall, T2DM prevalence could be reduced by about 4% if obesity stopped rising after 2020 or by 12% (22% in women) if obesity prevalence among women could be lowered to equal that of men. The higher age-specific obesity prevalence among women resulted in 2 076 040 additional women developing T2DM by the year 2050.
Conclusion: T2DM is common in Turkey and will remain so. Interventions and policies targeting the high burden of obesity (and low physical activity levels), particularly in women, could significantly impact future disease burdens.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9096547 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053541 | DOI Listing |
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