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Type 2 diabetes is associated with hospital stays for a wide range of medical conditions but, in people diagnosed at a young age, mental health disorders are the biggest contributing factor

08.04.23 | PLOS

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Type 2 diabetes is associated with hospital stays for a wide range of medical conditions but, in people diagnosed at a young age, mental health disorders are the biggest contributing factor
Researchers find that Type 2 diabetes is associated with hospital stays for a wide range of medical conditions but, in people diagnosed at a young age, mental health disorders are the biggest contributing factor. Credit: Hongjiang Wu (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Article Title: Age- and sex-specific hospital bed-day rates in people with and without type 2 diabetes: A territory-wide population-based cohort study of 1.5 million people in Hong Kong

Author Countries : China

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS Medicine

10.1371/journal.pmed.1004261

Competing Interests: see manuscript

Keywords

Health and Medicine Hospitals Mental Health Psychiatric Disorders Type 2 Diabetes

Article Information

Journal
PLOS Medicine
DOI
10.1371/journal.pmed.1004261
COI Statement
Competing Interests: see manuscript

Contact Information

Claire Turner
PLOS
medicinepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2023, August 4). Type 2 diabetes is associated with hospital stays for a wide range of medical conditions but, in people diagnosed at a young age, mental health disorders are the biggest contributing factor. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8Y45Z3KL/type-2-diabetes-is-associated-with-hospital-stays-for-a-wide-range-of-medical-conditions-but-in-people-diagnosed-at-a-young-age-mental-health-disorders-are-the-biggest-contributing-factor.html
MLA:
"Type 2 diabetes is associated with hospital stays for a wide range of medical conditions but, in people diagnosed at a young age, mental health disorders are the biggest contributing factor." Brightsurf News, Aug. 4 2023, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8Y45Z3KL/type-2-diabetes-is-associated-with-hospital-stays-for-a-wide-range-of-medical-conditions-but-in-people-diagnosed-at-a-young-age-mental-health-disorders-are-the-biggest-contributing-factor.html.