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ArticlePloS one2017

Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in the Southern Cone of Latin America.

Vilma Irazola, Adolfo Rubinstein, Lydia Bazzano, Matias Calandrelli, Chen Chung-Shiuan, Natalia Elorriaga, Laura Gutierrez, Fernando Lanas, Jose A Manfredi, Nora Mores and 5 more

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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36citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Vilma IrazolaSouth American Center of Excellence for Cardiovascular Health, CESCAS, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy, IECS, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Adolfo RubinsteinSouth American Center of Excellence for Cardiovascular Health, CESCAS, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy, IECS, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Lydia BazzanoDepartment of Epidemiology and Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America.
Matias CalandrelliSanatorio San Carlos, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.
Chen Chung-ShiuanDepartment of Epidemiology and Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America.
Natalia ElorriagaSouth American Center of Excellence for Cardiovascular Health, CESCAS, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy, IECS, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Laura GutierrezSouth American Center of Excellence for Cardiovascular Health, CESCAS, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy, IECS, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Fernando LanasCIGES, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
Jose A ManfrediFacultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Centro Cívico Salvador Allende, Canelones, Uruguay.
Nora MoresMunicipalidad de Marcos Paz, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Hector OliveraMunicipalidad de Marcos Paz, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Rosana PoggioSouth American Center of Excellence for Cardiovascular Health, CESCAS, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy, IECS, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Jacqueline PonzoFacultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Centro Cívico Salvador Allende, Canelones, Uruguay.
Pamela SeronCIGES, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
Jiang HeDepartment of Epidemiology and Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America.
Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria · ARTulane University · USUniversidad de La Frontera · CLUniversidad de la República · UYBariloche Atomic Centre · AR

Funding

Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science CenterU54GM104940 · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · 2025 to 2025
$3.9M
A Trial for Improving Perinatal Care in Latin AmericaU01HD040477 · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · 2001 to 2005
$2.6M
NICHD NIH HHS U01 HD040477NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM104940
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo determine the prevalence, treatment and control of diabetes mellitus (DM) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) as well as associated factors in the adult population of four cities of the Southern Cone of Latin America (SCLA).

methodsThis is a cross-sectional population-based study that included 7407 adults between 35 and 74 years old in four cities of the SCLA: Temuco (Chile), Marcos Paz and Bariloche (Argentina), and Pando-Barros Blancos (Uruguay). DM was defined as fasting plasma glucose ≥126 mg/dL or self-reported history of diabetes. Awareness, treatment, and control of DM were defined as subjects self-reporting a DM previous diagnosis, the use of a prescription medication or nonpharmacological intervention for DM, and fasting plasma glucose <126 mg/dl, respectively.

resultsPrevalence of DM varied among cities, between 8.4% in Bariloche and 14.3% in Temuco. Prevalence of IFG varied at different sites, from 3.5% in Barros Blancos to 6.8% in Marcos Paz. Of the total number of people with diabetes, 20% were newly diagnosed at the time of the study. Overall, 79.8% of patients with diabetes were aware of their condition. The treatment and control rate were 58.8% and 46.2%, respectively. Older age, family history of diabetes, lower educational attainment, overweight, obesity, central obesity, low physical activity, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia were all significantly associated with an increased risk of diabetes.

conclusionsThe prevalence of DM and IFG in the adult population of the SCLA is high and varies among cities. These conditions represent a public health challenge since the rates of awareness, treatment, and control are still low.

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AdultAgedArgentinaBlood GlucoseChileCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes MellitusFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrediabetic StatePrevalenceRisk FactorsUruguayBlood Glucose

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PMCPMC5587261
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