Multimorbidity in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes, Physical Function and Hospitalization Costs

A cross-sectional study of adult patients with type 1 diabetes admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University between 2021 and 2025. The dataset likely contains patient-level data on multimorbidity prevalence, physical function assessed by Barthel Index, fall risk evaluated by Johns Hopkins tool, and hospitalization costs. It was authored by Minxi Lao and published on figshare in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze associations between multimorbidity burden and Activities of Daily Living (ADL) scores based on Barthel Index assessments.
• Model the relationship between multimorbidity count and hospitalization costs based on linear regression variables.
• Predict fall risk in patients with type 1 diabetes based on multimorbidity and demographic factors.
• Identify prevalent comorbidities (cardiovascular, kidney, metabolic) associated with longer diabetes duration.

Strengths

• Includes specific statistical results: mean morbidities per patient was 3.6 ± 1.8, with distribution percentages provided.
• Reports significant associations with quantified odds ratios (OR) and confidence intervals (CI) for fall risk, ADL dependence, and cost impact.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from a single hospital in China, which may reflect geographic bias.

Provenance

Source

First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University.

Collection Method

Cross-sectional study of admitted patients.

Time Range

2021 to 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-07 04:44:43; freshness should be verified.

Geography

China (hospital location unspecified beyond institution name).