Gender-Specific Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among the Rural Elderly Population

Objectives: This study aimed to estimate the life expectancy (LE) and health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among the rural elderly population.Methods: A total of 10,318 participants aged 65 to 79 were derived from the Henan Rural Cohort. The LE and HALE were calculated via the Sullivan method and multistate life table.Results: Among 10,318 subjects, 1,325 suffered from T2DM at the baseline, and 394 participants had newly-developed T2DM. The results from the Sullivan method showed that the LE, HALE, and HALE/LE were 17.98, 16.18 years, and 89.95% for men aged 65 to 69, and the corresponding estimates for women were 21.81, 18.73 years, and 85.86%, respectively. The LE, HALE and HALE/LE calculated via multistate life table were 19.86, 17.53 years, and 88.29% for men at aged 65, and the corresponding values for women were 25.01, 20.87 years, and 83.44%, respectively.Conclusion: Rural elderly women have a longer LE and HALE of T2DM, but they have lower quality of life than men. More attention should be paid to T2DM among rural elderly people, especially in women.Clinical Trial Registration: The Henan Rural Cohort Study has been registered at Chinese Clinical Trial Register (Registration number: ChiCTR-OOC-15006699). Date of registration: 06 July 2015. http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=11375.