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Epidemiological profile of Diabetes Mellitus in a northeastern brazilian state
Perfil epidemiológico do Diabetes Mellitus em um estado do nordeste brasileiro
Perfil epidemiológico de la Diabetes Mellitus en un estado del nordeste de Brasil
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Abstract Objective: To describe the epidemiological profile of Diabetes Mellitus in Piauí State, in the Northeastern
region of Brazil, between 2002 and 2012. Methods: An epidemiological study, with retrospective collection.
Secondary data were used from HiperDia, system available in the DATASUS. Results: T... view more
Objective: To describe the epidemiological profile of Diabetes Mellitus in Piauí State, in the Northeastern
region of Brazil, between 2002 and 2012. Methods: An epidemiological study, with retrospective collection.
Secondary data were used from HiperDia, system available in the DATASUS. Results: There were recorded
8551 cases, of which 75.4% of type 2 and 24.6% of type 1. In all the years of the study, the largest number of
cases occurred in the age group of 40 to 59 years old, both the type 1 and type 2. The female gender was the most
affected by the disease (60.37%). From the associated comorbidities, the one that presented a higher frequency
was kidney disease both in patients with DM type 1 (3.4%), as in patients with type 2 DM (2.2%). Conclusion:
The knowledge of the epidemiological profile is essential for the development of more effective health actions
geared to the reality of DM in Piauí State, in the Northeast of Brazil.... view less
Keywords
demographic factors; Brazil; health care; prophylaxis; chronic illness; epidemiology; South America; social factors
Classification
Health Policy
Free Keywords
Diabetes Mellitus
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 641-647
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 9 (2017) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2017.v9i3.641-647
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed