title: Causes of death in diabetes mellitus.
abstract: The main sources of information on diabetes mortality are national mortality statistics, insurance studies and follow-up studies of defined cohorts of diabetics. The problems of the diagnostic accuracy of death certification in relation to diabetes mellitus are examined. The major causes of death in diabetics are discussed, as are recent time trends in diabetes mortality.
mesh_terms: D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000401:mortality*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000401:mortality; D003926:Diabetic Coma / Q000401:mortality; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000401:mortality; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States