Epidemiology of Self-Reported Diabetes Mellitus in the State of Maranhão, Northeastern Brazil: Results of the National Health Survey, 2013

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 47
• Main Authors: Guimarães, Rafael Alves, Morais Neto, Otaliba Libânio de, Souza, Marta Rovery de, Cortez-Escalante, Juan José, Santos, Thays Angélica de Pinho, Rosso, Claci Fátima Weirich, Pacheco, Márcio Mangueira, Leite Júnior, Jamesson Ferreira, Sobrinho França, Guthardo, Fonseca, Lilia de Jesus, Maia, Ludmila Grego
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 25.12.2018; MDPI
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Adults; Aged; Alcohol; Blood pressure; Brazil - epidemiology; Cassava; Cholesterol; Cross-Sectional Studies; Cups; Diabetes; Diabetes Complications - complications; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology; Eating behavior; Education; Educational Status; Epidemiology; Female; Fruit juices; Fruits; Gender; Health Surveys; Higher education; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Hypercholesterolemia - complications; Hypertension; Hypertension - complications; Independent variables; Male; Metropolitan areas; Middle Aged; Minority & ethnic groups; Nutritional status; Population; Potatoes; Prevalence; Public health; Risk Factors; Rural areas; Salads; Self Report; Smoking; Sociodemographics; Software; Studies; Substance use; Tobacco; Tomatoes; Variables; Vegetables; Womens health; Yams; Young Adult; Brazil; United States > US; epidemiology; prevalence; risk factors; diabetes mellitus; diabetes
• ISSN: 1660-4601; 1661-7827; 1660-4601
• DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16010047

: To estimate the prevalence and risk factors for self-reported diabetes mellitus (DM) in adults from the State of Maranhão, Northeastern Brazil. : A cross-sectional study was carried out with 1774 individuals aged ≥18 years participating in the National Health Survey of 2013 in Maranhão. The adults were selected by probabilistic sampling and interviewed face-to-face by in-home visits. The Poisson regression model was used to verify the factors associated with DM. : The prevalence of DM was 5.39% (95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 3.73⁻7.73). After adjustment of the regression model for age, gender, smoking, education, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia, DM was statistically associated with age ≥60 years, female sex, low educational level, and self-report hypertension. : The present study found the prevalence of self-reported DM similar to that estimated in the general population of Brazil. Public policies for prevention and control should intensify control, especially in the subgroups most vulnerable to DM.