Stefan Thurner|Peter Klimek|Michael Szell|Georg Duftschmid|Gottfried Endel|Alexandra Kautzky?Willer|David C. Kasper
Quantification of excess risk for diabetes for those born in times of hunger, in an entire population of a nation, across a century
Medical University of Vienna|Santa Fe Institute|International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis|Medical University of Vienna|Medical University of Vienna|Massachusetts Institute of Technology|Medical University of Vienna|Medical University of Vienna|Medical University of Vienna
based unique dataset comprising 325000 austrian patients pharmaceutical treatment diabetes 2006 2007 measured excess risk developing diabetes triggered undernourishment early life studied percentage diabetes patients total population specifically year birth 1917 2007 found massive excess risk diabetes people born times three major famines immediately occurred austria 20th century 19181919 1938 19461947 depending region 40 higher chance diabetes born 19191921 compared 1918 1922 agespecific typical diabetes ratios observed excess risk diabetes practically absent provinces austria less affected famines show diabetes rates exhibit nontrivial agespecific sex differences correlate economic wealth region results might relevance establishing higher awareness health system born highrisk years underline importance ensuring sufficient nutrition prenatal early stages life