Ongoing burden and recent trends in severe hospitalised hypoglycaemia events in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in Scotland: A nationwide cohort study 2016–2022

William Berthon (Lead / Corresponding author), Stuart J. McGurnaghan, Luke A.K. Blackbourn, Joseph Mellor, Fraser W. Gibb, Simon Heller, Brian Kennon, Rory J. McCrimmon, Sam Philip, Naveed Sattar, Paul M. McKeigue, Helen M. Colhoun, Scottish Diabetes Research Network Epidemiology Group

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    Abstract

    Aims: We examined severe hospitalised hypoglycaemia (SHH) rates in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in Scotland during 2016–2022, stratifying by sociodemographics. Methods: Using the Scottish National diabetes register (SCI-Diabetes), we identified people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes alive anytime during 2016–2022. SHH events were determined through linkage to hospital admission and death registry data. We calculated annual SHH rates overall and by age, sex, and socioeconomic status. Summary estimates of time and stratum effects were obtained by fitting adjusted generalised additive models using R package mgcv. Results: Rates for those under 20 with type 1 diabetes reached their minimum at the 2020–2021 transition, 30% below the study period average. A gradual decline over time also occurred among 20–49-year-olds with type 1 diabetes. Overall, females had 15% higher rates than males with type 2 diabetes (rate ratio 1.15, 95% CI 1.08–1.22). People in the most versus least deprived quintile experienced 2.58 times higher rates (95% CI 2.27–2.93) in type 1 diabetes and 2.33 times higher (95% CI 2.08–2.62) in type 2 diabetes. Conclusions: Despite advances in care, SHH remains a significant problem in diabetes. Future efforts must address the large socioeconomic disparities in SHH risks.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number111642
    Number of pages11
    JournalDiabetes Research and Clinical Practice
    Volume210
    Early online date26 Mar 2024
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Apr 2024

    Keywords

    • Epidemiology
    • Hospital admission
    • Hypoglycaemia
    • Population-based studies
    • Type 1 diabetes
    • Type 2 diabetes

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Internal Medicine
    • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
    • Endocrinology

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