Diabetes incidence in Austria: The role of famines on diabetes and related NCDs

• DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17570
• Publication Date: 2023-06-28T07:20:59Z
• Authors: Michaela Kaleta; Michael Leutner; Stefan Thurner; Alexander Kautzky; Gottfried Endel; Noemi Kiss; Martin Robausch; Alexandra Kautzky...; Peter Klimek
• Keywords: Famine

Undernutrition in early life associates with increased risk for type 2 diabetes later life. Whether similar associations hold other diseases remains unclear. We aim to quantify how perinatal exposure famines relates the of becoming incident Using population-wide medical claims data Austrians aged >50y, yearly incidence was measured an epidemiological progression model. find rates that increase from 2013 2017 and observe two famine-related birth cohorts 5,887 patients rate increases up 78% males 59% females compared born years earlier. These show risks multiple diagnoses as well. Public health efforts decrease must not only focus on lifestyle factors but also emphasize importance reproductive adequate nutrition during pregnancy postnatal