Prevalence of Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in a Brazilian Population

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.creatorSchellini, Silvana Artioli
dc.creatorCarvalho, Geraldo Miranda de
dc.creatorRendeiro, Fabricio Salles
dc.creatorPadovani, Carlos Roberto
dc.creatorHirai, Flavio Eduardo
dc.date2014-12-03T13:07:02Z
dc.date2016-10-25T19:48:09Z
dc.date2014-12-03T13:07:02Z
dc.date2016-10-25T19:48:09Z
dc.date2014-02-01
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-06T06:02:31Z
dc.date.available2017-04-06T06:02:31Z
dc.identifierOphthalmic Epidemiology. London: Informa Healthcare, v. 21, n. 1, p. 33-38, 2014.
dc.identifier0928-6586
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/111190
dc.identifierhttp://acervodigital.unesp.br/handle/11449/111190
dc.identifier10.3109/09286586.2013.868004
dc.identifierWOS:000330714100004
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09286586.2013.868004
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/921971
dc.descriptionPurpose: To evaluate the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic retinopathy (DR) in a Brazilian population.Methods: Population-based, cross-sectional study conducted in 9 cities located in the Midwest region of the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, between 2006 and 2007, including 4690 individuals aged >= 30 years. Diabetes was self-reported and DR was assessed by indirect ophthalmoscopy.Results: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes was 8.68% (95% confidence interval, CI, 7.87-9.48%), and DR was present in 7.62% (95% CI 5.02-10.20%) of participants with self-reported type 2 diabetes. Approximately 35.4% of individuals diagnosed with DR did not know they had diabetes prior to DR diagnosis. Prevalences of low vision and blindness were higher among those with diabetes and DR. Cataract was still a major cause of blindness in this population.Conclusion: This is the first large population-based study on DR in Brazil. High rates of visual impairment were found in persons with type 2 diabetes, but cataract is still one of the main causes of blindness. Large surveys are necessary for public health policy advocacy in developing countries.
dc.descriptionFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherInforma Healthcare
dc.relationOphthalmic Epidemiology
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectBlindness
dc.subjectdiabetes
dc.subjectepidemiology
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.subjectretinopathy
dc.titlePrevalence of Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in a Brazilian Population
dc.typeOtro


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