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Table 3 Results of immediate initiation of insulin versus 8 year delay

From: The consequences of delaying insulin initiation in UK type 2 diabetes patients failing oral hyperglycaemic agents: a modelling study

 

Immediate Initiation

8-year Delay

Life expectancy (years)

11.40 ± 0.25

10.78 ± 0.24

difference

0.61

Quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALYs)

7.53 ± 0.17

7.19 ± 0.16

difference

0.34

  1. QALY -- quality-adjusted life year; discrepancies are due to rounding