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So to take this to an extreme, if the cohort that got checkups lived a healthy life until age 80, and the no-checkup cohort lived with diabetes and dialysis unt
by massysett 3y ago
So to take this to an extreme, if the cohort that got checkups lived a healthy life until age 80, and the no-checkup cohort lived with diabetes and dialysis until 80, this study would say “checkups lead to no decrease in morbidity.”
More relevant for the insurer (which might help explain why an insurer is urging checkups) living until 80 with diabetes and on dialysis is much more expensive than living healthily until 80.
- apsec112 3y agoMorbidity is not mortality, it means "suffering from disease". The dictionary definition is "the condition of suffering from a disease or medical condition". So being on dialysis would not be "no decrease in morbidity", no.
- 8note 3y agoWouldn't the checkup crowd be on dialysis from age 60-80 while the no checkup crowd from 75-80?