Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and associated cardiovascular risk factors in an adult urban population in Paraguay.
Diabet Med
; 15(4): 334-8, 1998 Apr.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9585400
ABSTRACT
A cross-sectional study was conducted on a 20-74-year-old population in an urban white-Hispanic population in Paraguay to determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and associated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. In total 1606 subjects completed the study (response rate 80.3%; 1094 women, 512 men). The overall prevalences were DM 6.5%, IGT 11.3%, hypertension 17.1%, and obesity 31.6% with more obesity in women (35.7% vs 22.8%, p < 0.05). Age-standardized prevalences were DM 6.5%, IGT 13.5% in females and DM 5.5%, IGT 7.2% in males. DM and IGT subjects had two or more CV risk factors significantly more often than the normal population. In conclusion, DM, IGT, hypertension, and obesity are common in this South American Hispanic urban population, particularly in women. Public health measures, such as lifestyle education, are required to decrease these noncommunicable diseases.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cardiovascular Diseases
/
Diabetes Mellitus
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
/
Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Paraguay
Language:
En
Journal:
Diabet Med
Journal subject:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Paraguay