1. Characteristics of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in México
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Óscar Velázquez Monroy, Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas, Virginia Molina Cuevas, Antonio González Chávez, Juan A. Rull-Rodrigo, Agustín Lara Esqueda, Roberto Tapia Conyer, and Francisco J. Gómez-Pérez
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Advanced and Specialized Nursing ,medicine.medical_specialty ,education.field_of_study ,Pediatrics ,Waist ,business.industry ,Cross-sectional study ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Population ,Type 2 diabetes ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Blood pressure ,Diabetes mellitus ,Internal Medicine ,medicine ,education ,business ,Body mass index - Abstract
OBJECTIVE—To describe the clinical characteristics of the diabetic population that formed part of a population-based survey conducted in México. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—In 2000, information was obtained from 42,886 subjects aged ≥20 years using a multistage sampling procedure. Standardized questionnaires were used. Anthropometric measurements, blood pressure, and capillary glucose concentrations were taken. RESULTS—Type 2 diabetes was found in 3,597 subjects (age-adjusted prevalence 8.18%), of which 2,878 (80%) had previously been diagnosed. The average age of the diabetic participants was 55.2 ± 13.5 years; 13% were 10 years. The average BMI was 29.2 ± 5.7 kg/m2; three-quarters of the cases had BMI >25 kg/m2. The average waist circumference was 102 ± 13.4 cm, and increased waist circumference was more common among women. Arterial hypertension was found in half of the cases and, of those on treatment, only one-third had a blood pressure CONCLUSIONS—Diabetes affects a large proportion of Mexican adults (8.18%). This figure may be underestimated. The majority of the subjects had modifiable risk factors for the chronic complications of diabetes. Only a few achieved adequate blood pressure control and other treatment goals.
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- 2003