Diabetes and pre-diabetes among adults reaching health centers in Luanda, Angola: prevalence and associated factors

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 4565
• Main Authors: Robbiati, Claudia, Putoto, Giovanni, Da Conceição, Natália, Armando, António, Segafredo, Giulia, Atzori, Andrea, Cavallin, Francesco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 12.03.2020; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/308/174; 692/699/2743/137/773; Adult; Angola - epidemiology; Beverages; Blood glucose; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Case-Control Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology; Epidemiology; Fasting - blood; Female; Food consumption; Health policy; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; multidisciplinary; Polydipsia; Polyuria; Prediabetic State - epidemiology; Prevalence; Risk assessment; Risk Factors; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Urban areas; Angola

With the lack of surveys, surveillance program and/or statistical data, epidemiologic studies can provide a better understanding of diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa. This was a cross-sectional survey to determine prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) among adults attending six heal...