PURPOSE: To evaluate prevalence of diabetes mellitus in a group of patients with glaucoma; to verify if there is association between diabetes mellitus and glaucoma; to verify other associated risk factors. METHODS: Fifty(50) glaucoma patients had their medical records analyzed in a retrospective way. Registered data included sex, age, ethnic group, family history of glaucoma and personal history of type 2 diabetes mellitus. RESULTS: Five (10%) of all evaluated patients had type 2 diabetes mellitus. 3 of them were female and 2 were male, median age of 81 years old (71-88). Prevalence of diabetes in glaucoma patients did not show significant differences. (OR: 1.476; 95% Confidence Interval: 0.4438 to 4.910; p= 0.5352) when compared to the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in general brazilian population (7.6%). CONCLUSION: In this group of patients with glaucoma, prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus was slightly higher than in general population. However, no association was found between diabetes mellitus and glaucoma.
Glaucoma; Risk factors; Glaucoma; Prevalence; Diabetes mellitus