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Astonishing Conformity: Gompertz Law Predicts Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes

Researchers from the DZD partner German Diabetes Center (DDZ) and the Robert Koch Institute have discovered a law for the relationship between mortality and age in people with diabetes: According to this law, mortality in people with diabetes in Germany constantly rises by 8.3% in males and 10.2% in females each year from the age of 30.

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The Gompertz law is based on the observation that biological processes in the body change with aging, resulting in a higher risk for illnesses and ultimately death.
The mortality rate does not grow linearly, but exponentially, meaning that it continues to accelerate with age.

Detailed information in the press release of the DDZ

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