Mauricio Hernández-Ávila1, Juan Pablo Gutiérrez2, Nancy Reynoso-Noverón3. 1. Dirección General, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México. 2. Centro de Investigación en Evaluación y Encuestas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México. 3. Dirección de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, México, DF, México.
Abstract
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.
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.
Authors: M Arantxa Colchero; Juan Carlos Salgado; Mishel Unar-Munguía; Mariana Molina; Shuwen Ng; Juan Angel Rivera-Dommarco Journal: PLoS One Date: 2015-12-14 Impact factor: 3.240