Fig. 4.

Prevalence of top comorbidity combinations at diagnosis for patients with T2DM. Prevalence of top comorbidity combinations at diagnosis (Dx), for patients with T2DM at 2, 5, 9 years after diagnosis for 3 age bands. AF, atrial fibrillation; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; SMI, severe mental illness.

(Adapted from Nowakowska M, Zghebi SS, Ashcroft DM, et al. The comorbidity burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus: patterns, clusters and predictions from a large English primary care cohort. BMC Med 2019;17(1):145; with permission.)