IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 47: Epidemiology of Self-Reported Diabetes Mellitus in the State of Maranhão, Northeastern Brazil: Results of the National Health Survey, 2013

IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 47: Epidemiology of Self-Reported Diabetes Mellitus in the State of Maranhão, Northeastern Brazil: Results of the National Health Survey, 2013

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16010047

Authors: Rafael Alves Guimarães Otaliba Libânio de Morais Neto Marta Rovery de Souza Juan José Cortez-Escalante Thays Angélica de Pinho Santos Claci Fátima Weirich Rosso Márcio Mangueira Pacheco Jamesson Ferreira Leite Júnior Guthardo Sobrinho França Lilia de Jesus Fonseca Ludmila Grego Maia

Objective: To estimate the prevalence and risk factors for self-reported diabetes mellitus (DM) in adults from the State of Maranhão, Northeastern Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 1774 individuals aged ≥18 years participating in the National Health Survey of 2013 in Maranhão. The adults were selected by probabilistic sampling and interviewed face-to-face by in-home visits. The Poisson regression model was used to verify the factors associated with DM. Results: The prevalence of DM was 5.39% (95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 3.73–7.73). After adjustment of the regression model for age, gender, smoking, education, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia, DM was statistically associated with age ≥60 years, female sex, low educational level, and self-report hypertension. Conclusion: The present study found the prevalence of self-reported DM similar to that estimated in the general population of Brazil. Public policies for prevention and control should intensify control, especially in the subgroups most vulnerable to DM.

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