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. 2019 Nov 15;63(1):104–115. doi: 10.1007/s00125-019-05015-4

Table 4.

Number of new cases of disability and dementia avoided for scenarios A, B and C vs baseline scenario: England and Wales, population aged ≥65

Sex Calendar year Scenario A (49% increase in diabetes prevalence by 2060) Scenario B (20% increase in diabetes prevalence by 2060) Scenario C (7% increase in diabetes prevalence by 2060)
Cases avoided (thousands)a
(cumulative since 2015)
Per 100,000 population Cases avoided (thousands)(cumulative since 2015) Per 100,000 population Cases avoided (thousands)(cumulative since 2015) Per 100,000 population
Disability
  All 2030 −5.0 (−6.2 to −3.8) −5.9 (−7.2 to −4.5) 1.2 (0.8 to 1.5) 1.4 (1.1 to 1.7) 4.7 (3.6 to 5.9) 5.6 (4.3 to 6.8)
2045 −33.8 (−40.6 to −27.1) −18.6 (−21.9 to −15.4) 8.0 (6.4 to 9.6) 4.4 (3.6 to 5.1) 31.1 (25.1 to 37.4) 16.8 (14.0 to 19.6)
2060 −104.9 (−125.4 to −85.9) −30.9 (−36.3 to −25.9) 24.4 (20.0 to 29.2) 7.1 (5.9 to 8.3) 93.3 (76.7 to 111.4) 26.4 (22.2 to 31.1)
  Men 2030 −2.6 (−3.3 to −2.0) −6.6 (−8.0 to −5.1) 0.6 (0.3 to 0.7) 1.6 (1.2 to 1.9) 2.4 (1.8 to 3.0) 6.2 (4.8 to 7.6)
2045 −17.8 (−21.4 to −14.3) −20.8 (−24.6 to −17.3) 4.2 (3.3 to 5.0) 4.9 (4.1 to 5.8) 16.3 (13.2 to 19.6) 18.8 (15.7 to 22.1)
2060 −56.2 (−67.0 to −46.0) −34.6 (−40.7 to −29.2) 13.0 (10.7 to 15.5) 7.9 (6.7 to 9.3) 50.0 (41.0 to 59.7) 29.5 (24.9 to 34.7)
  Women 2030 −2.3 (−2.9 to −1.8) −5.3 (−6.4 to −4.1) 0.6 (0.4 to 0.7) 1.3 (1.0 to 1.6) 2.3 (1.7 to 2.8) 5.0 (3.9 to 6.1)
2045 −16.0 (−19.3 to −12.8) −16.6 (−19.6 to −13.7) 3.8 (3.1 to 4.6) 3.9 (3.2 to 4.6) 14.7 (11.9 to 17.7) 15.0 (12.4 to 17.6)
2060 −48.9 (−58.4 to −40.0) −27.5 (−32.3 to −22.9) 11.4 (9.3 to 13.6) 6.3 (5.2 to 7.4) 43.5 (35.7 to 52.0) 23.7 (19.7 to 27.7)
Dementia
  All 2030 −3.4 (−4.3 to −2.6) −4.2 (−5.1 to −3.3) 0.8 (0.5 to 1.0) 1.0 (0.8 to 1.2) 3.2 (2.4 to 4.0) 4.0 (3.1 to 4.9)
2045 −25.7 (−30.7 to −20.9) −15.1 (−17.6 to −12.6) 6.1 (4.9 to 7.3) 3.6 (3.0 to 4.1) 23.8 (19.4 to 28.4) 13.7 (11.5 to 16.0)
2060 −85.9 (−101.6 to −71.5) −26.7 (−31.0 to −22.8) 20.1 (16.8 to 23.7) 6.2 (5.3 to 7.1) 77.0 (64.3 to 90.8) 23.1 (19.7 to 26.8)
  Men 2030 −1.8 (−2.3 to −1.3) −4.6 (−5.6 to −3.6) 0.4 (0.1 to 0.5) 1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) 1.6 (1.2 to 2.0) 4.4 (3.4 to 5.4)
2045 −13.5 (−16.2 to −11.0) −17.0 (−19.8 to −14.1) 3.2 (2.5 to 3.8) 4.0 (3.3 to 4.7) 12.5 (10.1 to 15.0) 15.5 (12.9 to 18.0)
2060 −46.5 (−54.9 to −38.5) −30.2 (−35.2 to −25.6) 10.8 (9.0 to 12.8) 7.0 (5.9 to 8.1) 41.6 (34.6 to 49.1) 26.0 (22.0 to 30.3)
  Women 2030 −1.7 (−2.1 to −1.2) −3.8 (−4.7 to −3.0) 0.4 (0.3 to 0.5) 0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) 1.6 (1.2 to 2.0) 3.6 (2.8 to 4.5)
2045 −12.2 (−14.6 to −9.9) −13.4 (−15.7 to −11.2) 2.9 (2.4 to 3.5) 3.2 (2.6 to 3.7) 11.4 (9.2 to 13.5) 12.2 (10.2 to 14.2)
2060 −39.8 (−47.1 to −32.8) −23.5 (−27.4 to −19.8) 9.3 (7.7 to 11.0) 5.4 (4.6 to 6.3) 35.6 (29.5 to 42.2) 20.4 (17.2 to 23.6)

The baseline scenario is that the current trend in diabetes will continue, which will result in a 26% increase in diabetes prevalence by 2060

95% UIs are shown in brackets

aNegative values for number of cases avoided mean extra additional cases