The economic burden of Type 2 Diabetes by social determinants of health: A systematic review
Dulce E. Alarcón-Yaquetto, Robert Stewart, Khalida Ismail, James Shearer, Pasyodun Koralage Buddhika Mahesh, Pasyodun Koralage Buddhika Mahesh, Pasyodun Koralage Buddhika Mahesh · 2026
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Dulce E Alarcón-Yaquetto and colleagues review how social position changes the cost of treating type 2 diabetes, in a 2026 systematic review. Income, schooling, work, place and ethnicity shape both who develops diabetes and what care costs. Few studies had gathered the cost side of that story.
Five databases were searched for peer-reviewed studies reporting treatment costs by social factors. Nineteen articles from several countries met the criteria. Costs were compared between the bottom and top of each social gradient where the data allowed. Rural versus urban living and ethnic group formed separate comparisons. The review shows where diabetes spending falls hardest, informing fairer funding choices.
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| CREATOR | Dulce E. Alarcón-Yaquetto, Robert Stewart, Khalida Ismail, James Shearer, Pasyodun Koralage Buddhika Mahesh, Pasyodun Koralage Buddhika Mahesh, Pasyodun Koralage Buddhika Mahesh |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 97 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |