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Diabetes and social status in the Journal of Health Monitoring

Measurement of blood glucose levels. Source: © nenetus / Fotolia

Diabetes is the focus of the new Journal of Health Monitoring issue 2/2024. This is the beginning of a continuous publication of individual articles in a quarter before they are bundled within one issue. The first of four diabetes articles in the new issue is the fact sheet "Diabetes-related amputations in Germany: analysis of time trend from 2015 to 2022 and differences by area-level socioeconomic deprivation". Education, occupation and income influence health opportunities and life expectancy also in Germany. Diabetes-related amputations are an indicator of the quality of diabetes care. The analysis by RKI researchers shows that amputation rates are higher in regions with high deprivation than in regions with low deprivation. Deprivation means socio-economic disadvantage and socio-spatial stress.

Date: 23.04.2024

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