title: Disability and its economic impact among adults with diabetes.
abstract: The objective of this study was to estimate the annual cost of disability among people with diabetes. Data from the 1994 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (n = 83,566) of US individuals aged 18 to 64 years were used to estimate the annual cost of disability among people with self-reported diabetes. After we adjusted for relevant socioeconomic characteristics, logistic regression analyses demonstrated that people with diabetes are more likely to stop working outside the home (for men: adjusted odds ratio, 3.1; 95% confidence interval, 1.2 to 8.0; for women: adjusted odds ratio, 2.9; 95% confidence interval, 1.0 to 8.8). The annual cost of disability among people with diabetes was estimated at $9.3 billion in 1994. Disability among people with diabetes is a major public health problem. Efforts to reduce disability in this population could create substantial gains in productivity.
authors.affiliation: Office of Program Audit and Evaluation, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, US Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N3641, Washington, DC 20210, USA. abdiaziz.yassin@osha.gov
authors.forename: Abdiaziz S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Yassin
authors.forename: Gloria L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Beckles
authors.forename: Mark L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Messonnier
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D017281:Cost of Illness; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000191:economics*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D011634:Public Health; D012044:Regression Analysis