The Prevalence, Correlates, Detection and Control of Diabetes among Older People in Low and Middle Income Countries. A 10/66 Dementia Research Group Population-Based Survey.
BACKGROUND:Little is known of the epidemiology of diabetes among older people in low and middle income countries. We aimed to study and compare prevalence, social patterning, correlates, detection, treatment and control of diabetes among older people in Latin America, India, China and Nigeria. METHO...
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doaj-fbf6414c10544478ac8ff2617bc2df232020-11-24T22:08:08ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032016-01-01112e014961610.1371/journal.pone.0149616The Prevalence, Correlates, Detection and Control of Diabetes among Older People in Low and Middle Income Countries. A 10/66 Dementia Research Group Population-Based Survey.Aquiles SalasDaisy AcostaCleusa P FerriMariella GuerraYueqin HuangK S JacobIvonne Z Jimenez-VelazquezJuan J Llibre RodriguezAna L SosaRichard UwakweJoseph D WilliamsA T JotheeswaranZhaorui LiuA M Lopez MedinaRosa Maria Salinas-ContrerasMartin J PrinceBACKGROUND:Little is known of the epidemiology of diabetes among older people in low and middle income countries. We aimed to study and compare prevalence, social patterning, correlates, detection, treatment and control of diabetes among older people in Latin America, India, China and Nigeria. METHODS:Cross-sectional surveys in 13 catchment area sites in nine countries. Diagnosed diabetes was assessed in all sites through self-reported diagnosis. Undiagnosed diabetes was assessed in seven Latin American sites through fasting blood samples (glucose > = 7 mmol/L). RESULTS:Total diabetes prevalence in catchment sites in Cuba (prevalence 24.2%, SMR 116), Puerto Rico (43.4%, 197), and urban (27.0%, 125), and rural Mexico (23.7%, 111) already exceeds that in the USA, while that in Venezuela (20.9%, 100) is similar. Diagnosed diabetes prevalence varied very widely, between low prevalences in sites in rural China (0.9%), rural India (6.6%) and Nigeria (6.0%). and 32.1% in Puerto Rico, explained mainly by access to health services. Treatment coverage varied substantially between sites. Diabetes control (40 to 61% of those diagnosed) was modest in the Latin American sites where this was studied. Diabetes was independently associated with less education, but more assets. Hypertension, central obesity and hypertriglyceridaemia, but not hypercholesterolaemia were consistently associated with total diabetes. CONCLUSIONS:Diabetes prevalence is already high in most sites. Identifying undiagnosed cases is essential to quantify population burden, particularly in least developed settings where diagnosis is uncommon. Metabolic risk factors and associated lifestyles may play an important part in aetiology, but this requires confirmation with longitudinal data. Given the high prevalence among older people, more population research is indicated to quantify the impact of diabetes, and to monitor the effect of prevention and health system strengthening on prevalence, treatment and control.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4767439?pdf=render |
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Aquiles Salas Daisy Acosta Cleusa P Ferri Mariella Guerra Yueqin Huang K S Jacob Ivonne Z Jimenez-Velazquez Juan J Llibre Rodriguez Ana L Sosa Richard Uwakwe Joseph D Williams A T Jotheeswaran Zhaorui Liu A M Lopez Medina Rosa Maria Salinas-Contreras Martin J Prince |
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Aquiles Salas Daisy Acosta Cleusa P Ferri Mariella Guerra Yueqin Huang K S Jacob Ivonne Z Jimenez-Velazquez Juan J Llibre Rodriguez Ana L Sosa Richard Uwakwe Joseph D Williams A T Jotheeswaran Zhaorui Liu A M Lopez Medina Rosa Maria Salinas-Contreras Martin J Prince The Prevalence, Correlates, Detection and Control of Diabetes among Older People in Low and Middle Income Countries. A 10/66 Dementia Research Group Population-Based Survey. PLoS ONE |
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Aquiles Salas Daisy Acosta Cleusa P Ferri Mariella Guerra Yueqin Huang K S Jacob Ivonne Z Jimenez-Velazquez Juan J Llibre Rodriguez Ana L Sosa Richard Uwakwe Joseph D Williams A T Jotheeswaran Zhaorui Liu A M Lopez Medina Rosa Maria Salinas-Contreras Martin J Prince |
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The Prevalence, Correlates, Detection and Control of Diabetes among Older People in Low and Middle Income Countries. A 10/66 Dementia Research Group Population-Based Survey. |
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The Prevalence, Correlates, Detection and Control of Diabetes among Older People in Low and Middle Income Countries. A 10/66 Dementia Research Group Population-Based Survey. |
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The Prevalence, Correlates, Detection and Control of Diabetes among Older People in Low and Middle Income Countries. A 10/66 Dementia Research Group Population-Based Survey. |
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The Prevalence, Correlates, Detection and Control of Diabetes among Older People in Low and Middle Income Countries. A 10/66 Dementia Research Group Population-Based Survey. |
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The Prevalence, Correlates, Detection and Control of Diabetes among Older People in Low and Middle Income Countries. A 10/66 Dementia Research Group Population-Based Survey. |
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prevalence, correlates, detection and control of diabetes among older people in low and middle income countries. a 10/66 dementia research group population-based survey. |
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BACKGROUND:Little is known of the epidemiology of diabetes among older people in low and middle income countries. We aimed to study and compare prevalence, social patterning, correlates, detection, treatment and control of diabetes among older people in Latin America, India, China and Nigeria. METHODS:Cross-sectional surveys in 13 catchment area sites in nine countries. Diagnosed diabetes was assessed in all sites through self-reported diagnosis. Undiagnosed diabetes was assessed in seven Latin American sites through fasting blood samples (glucose > = 7 mmol/L). RESULTS:Total diabetes prevalence in catchment sites in Cuba (prevalence 24.2%, SMR 116), Puerto Rico (43.4%, 197), and urban (27.0%, 125), and rural Mexico (23.7%, 111) already exceeds that in the USA, while that in Venezuela (20.9%, 100) is similar. Diagnosed diabetes prevalence varied very widely, between low prevalences in sites in rural China (0.9%), rural India (6.6%) and Nigeria (6.0%). and 32.1% in Puerto Rico, explained mainly by access to health services. Treatment coverage varied substantially between sites. Diabetes control (40 to 61% of those diagnosed) was modest in the Latin American sites where this was studied. Diabetes was independently associated with less education, but more assets. Hypertension, central obesity and hypertriglyceridaemia, but not hypercholesterolaemia were consistently associated with total diabetes. CONCLUSIONS:Diabetes prevalence is already high in most sites. Identifying undiagnosed cases is essential to quantify population burden, particularly in least developed settings where diagnosis is uncommon. Metabolic risk factors and associated lifestyles may play an important part in aetiology, but this requires confirmation with longitudinal data. Given the high prevalence among older people, more population research is indicated to quantify the impact of diabetes, and to monitor the effect of prevention and health system strengthening on prevalence, treatment and control. |
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