Contribution of type 2 diabetes to all-cause mortality in White Europeans and South Asians: UK Biobank

Hussain et al. · 2020

Key finding

UK Biobank: T2D HR 1.59 in White Europeans and 2.83 in South Asians vs no T2D, after broad lifestyle/sociodemographic adjustment

Evidence & causal status

Strong

Strong disease causality; cited HR observational

Caveats & limitations

Reliability / bias notes: Duration, treatment, HbA1c and complications strongly modify risk

This describes a population-level association from published research. It is not a prediction about any one individual, and association is not the same as causation unless stated otherwise above.