We introduced time-based metrics to analyze multiple long-term condition (MLTC) combinations of two or more conditions that include diabetes, among adults in England. We calculated the median age of MLTC onset and years of life lived with and lost to the MLTC, and examined MLTC burdens from both individual perspectives and community perspectives.
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This is a summary of: Gregg, E. W. et al. The burden of diabetes-associated multiple long-term conditions on years of life spent and lost. Nat. Med. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-03123-2 (2024).
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Years lived with and years lost to multiple long-term condition combinations that include diabetes. Nat Med (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-03187-0
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