Impact of diabetes on healthcare costs in a population-based cohort: a cost analysis

• Published in: Diabetic medicine Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 395 - 403
• Main Authors: Rosella, L. C., Lebenbaum, M., Fitzpatrick, T., O'Reilly, D., Wang, J., Booth, G. L., Stukel, T. A., Wodchis, W. P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Canada - epidemiology; Case-Control Studies; Cohort Studies; Cost analysis; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - economics; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology; Female; Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Ontario - epidemiology; Population structure; Prevalence; Public health; Research: Health Economics; Risk factors; Young Adult
• ISSN: 0742-3071; 1464-5491
• DOI: 10.1111/dme.12858

Aims To estimate the healthcare costs attributable to diabetes in Ontario, Canada using a propensity‐matched control design and health administrative data from the perspective of a single‐payer healthcare system. Methods Incident diabetes cases among adults in Ontario were identified from the Ontari...