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Self-reported diabetes prevalence in Brazil: results from National Health Survey 2013

OBJECTIVE:

to estimate the prevalence of self-reported diabetes in Brazil, describing it according to sociodemographic characteristics.

METHODS:

this was a descriptive study of prevalence of medically diagnosed diabetes in adults (aged ≥18 years), using National Health Survey data, a household survey conducted in Brazil in 2013.

RESULTS:

62,202 subjects were interviewed; reported disease prevalence was 6.2% (95%CI 5.9-6.6). It was greater in women (7.0%; 95%CI 6.5-7.5) than men (5.4%; 95%CI 4.8-5.9) and among people living in urban areas (6.5%; 95%CI 6.1-6.9) rather than rural areas (4.6%; 95%CI 4.0-5.2). Some nine million people are estimated to have diabetes in Brazil, around 3.5 million of whom are aged 65 years or more.

CONCLUSION:

the results from National Health Survey were consistent with other research conducted, and show an elevated number of people diagnosed as having diabetes, especially in urban areas.

Diabetes Mellitus; Self Report; Diagnosis; Health Surveys; Epidemiology, Descriptive


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