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Contribution of socioeconomic factors and health care access to the awareness and treatment of diabetes and hypertension among older Mexican adults

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.1), 2015
Objective. To estimate changes in self-report and treatment of diabetes and hypertension between 2001 and 2012 among Mexican aged 50-80, assessing the contribution of education and health insurance coverage. Materials and methods. The Mexican Health and Aging Study was used to estimate associations of ed...

Fatores de risco para o desencadeamento do pé diabético

Rev. eletrônica enferm; 16 (2), 2014
Objetivou-se identificar os fatores de risco para o desencadeamento do pé diabético. Estudo transversal, com amostra por conveniência, desenvolvido com 70 pessoas com diabetes melito (DM), cadastradas em três unidades básicas do município de Florianópolis/SC, no período de novembro de 2010 a maio...

Achados epidemiológicos e alterações oftalmológicas em diabéticos atendidos em hospital geral secundário

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 73 (3), 2014
Objetivo: Avaliar a associação entre alterações no exame oftalmológico, características epidemiológicas e controle metabólico em pacientes diabéticos. Métodos: Estudo transversal. Foram selecionados consecutivamante os diabéticos atendidos durante 2011 em um hospital secundário. Todos os paci...

I Diretriz sobre Aspectos Específicos de Diabetes (tipo 2) Relacionados à Cardiologia
I Guideline on Specific Aspects of Diabetes (Type 2) Related to Cardiology

Arq. bras. cardiol; 102 (5,supl.1), 2014

La pesquisa de los trastornos asintomáticos de la glucemia es una necesidad
Screening of asymptomatic impairments of glycemia is necessary

Rev. cuba. endocrinol; 24 (2), 2013
La diabetes mellitus (DM) constituyó un problema de creciente impacto en la morbilidad y mortalidad del pasado siglo. En el 2000, datos del Center for Disease Control Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, estimaron una prevalencia de DM en los adultos estadounidenses de 7,3 por ciento, lo cual rep...

Prevalencia de la diabetes mellitus y de la glucemia alterada en ayunas en un área de la ciudad de Sancti Spíritus
Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and of altered glycemia on fasting in an area of the city of Sancti Spiritus

Rev. cuba. endocrinol; 24 (2), 2013
Objetivos: determinar la prevalencia de la diabetes mellitus no propensa a la cetoacidosis y de la glucemia alterada en ayunas en 20 consultorios del área norte de la ciudad de Sancti Spíritus. Métodos: la población se obtuvo del estudio de corte transversal realizado en 20 consultorios del área de ...

Diabetic foot complications among patients attending a specialist diabetes clinic in Jamaica: prevalence and associated factors

West Indian med. j; 62 (3), 2013
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of diabetic foot complications among patients at a specialist diabetes clinic in Jamaica and identify factors associated with foot complications. METHODS: A stratified random sample of 188 patients were interviewed and examined between 2009 and 2010. Trained nurses ...

Severe sepsis in the emergency department: an observational cohort study from the university hospital of the West Indies

West Indian med. j; 62 (3), 2013
OBJECTIVE: To describe the incidence, treatment and outcomes of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock in a setting where early goal directed therapy (EGDT) is not routinely performed. METHOD: An observational study of all adult patients admitted from the emergency department (ED) of the University...