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People aged 75 years and older were the age group most affected by diabetes in Italy in 2023. According to the data, roughly *** million individuals in this age group suffered from this disease, out of the *** million Italians of all ages suffering from diabetes. The least affected age was 18-19, reporting just six thousand individuals diagnosed with diabetes.

Risk factors

Being overweight and being physically active less than times a week are among the main risk factors for type 2 diabetes. As a matter of fact, around **** percent of obese male individuals in Italy had been diagnosed with diabetes as of 2020. In the same year, the prevalence of diabetes among obese females in Italy reached **** percent. When it comes to having a physically inactive lifestyle, the prevalence of diabetes among male individuals with a sedentary lifestyle was slightly higher than among females, with **** percent of sedentary males diagnosed with diabetes.

Cost of antidiabetics

Between 2014 and 2022, the cost of antidiabetic drugs increased in Italy, from **** euros per DDD (daily defined dose) in 2014, to **** euros per DDD in 2022. Semaglutide, an antidiabetic used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, is by far the drug with the highest cost compared to other antidiabetics, with an average cost of about ** euros per DDD. On the other hand, metformin, the most used antidiabetic drug in Italy, is also the cheapest, with an average price of **** euros per DDD.