Abstract
Mathematical model to elaborate the prevalence of diabetics has been determined by diabetes complication (DC) model. In the DC model, people with diabetes were classified into two compartments, uncomplicated diabetics (D) and complicated diabetics (C). Diabetes is known as a disease caused by lifestyle and genetic factors. A bad lifestyle leads a susceptible individual to become a diabetic. Bad lifestyle is strongly influenced by risky social interaction. In the other side, a genetic factor is the main cause of the diabetes genetic disorder birth. Consider these both factors, the DC model was developed into a susceptible diabetes complication (SDC) model. Susceptible individuals were involved in the calculation of risky interactions. The SDC model is a first order nonlinear differential equation. The number and the change of individuals in each compartment can be determined from the solution of this model. In this paper, the SDC model is applied to predict changes of diabetics prevalence in the United States. As a result, the SDC model is good enough to predict the prevalence.
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