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| Autor(es): |
Schellini, Silvana Artioli
[1]
;
de Carvalho, Geraldo Miranda
[1]
;
Rendeiro, Fabricio Salles
[1]
;
Padovani, Carlos Roberto
[2]
;
Hirai, Flavio Eduardo
[3]
Número total de Autores: 5
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| Afiliação do(s) autor(es): | [1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Med Botucatu, Botucatu, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Botucatu, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Escola Paulista Med, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Número total de Afiliações: 3
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| Tipo de documento: | Artigo Científico |
| Fonte: | OPHTHALMIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; v. 21, n. 1, p. 33-38, FEB 2014. |
| Citações Web of Science: | 12 |
| Resumo | |
Purpose: To evaluate the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic retinopathy (DR) in a Brazilian population. Methods: Population-based, cross-sectional study conducted in 9 cities located in the Midwest region of the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, between 2006 and 2007, including 4690 individuals aged >= 30 years. Diabetes was self-reported and DR was assessed by indirect ophthalmoscopy. Results: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes was 8.68% (95% confidence interval, CI, 7.87-9.48%), and DR was present in 7.62% (95% CI 5.02-10.20%) of participants with self-reported type 2 diabetes. Approximately 35.4% of individuals diagnosed with DR did not know they had diabetes prior to DR diagnosis. Prevalences of low vision and blindness were higher among those with diabetes and DR. Cataract was still a major cause of blindness in this population. Conclusion: This is the first large population-based study on DR in Brazil. High rates of visual impairment were found in persons with type 2 diabetes, but cataract is still one of the main causes of blindness. Large surveys are necessary for public health policy advocacy in developing countries. (AU) | |
| Processo FAPESP: | 00/13713-5 - Prevenção da cegueira na comunidade |
| Beneficiário: | Silvana Artioli Schellini |
| Modalidade de apoio: | Auxílio à Pesquisa - Pesquisa em Políticas Públicas |