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[Diabetes mellitus in Mexico. Status of the epidemic]
Mauricio Hernández-Ávila1, Juan Pablo Gutiérrez2, Nancy Reynoso-Noverón3
1Dirección General, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
Objective:
To estimate the magnitude of diabetes in Mexico, as well as discuss alternative policies to face it appropriately.
Materials And Methods:
Descriptive analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2012, using reported information on previous diagnosis of diabetes from adults and adolescents.
Results:
From all adults 20 years and older in Mexico, 9.17% has been diagnosed with diabetes, presenting an important geographical heterogeneity, ranging from 5.6% in the southern state of Chiapas, to 12.3% in Mexico City. Of all people with diabetes, 46.95% also have been diagnosed with hypertension, 4.47% has had a stroke, and 54.46%, reported family background of diabetes. Regarding adolescents, 0.68% has been already diagnosed with diabetes.
Conclusions:
The burden of diabetes in Mexico and the fact that is a preventable condition, calls to strengthen the health sector strategies to face it. The negative effect it has on the quality of life makes diabetes a priority for the health sector.
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