The prevalence of diabetes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

OBJECTIVE - To assess the prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in the adult population of Rio de Janeiro, a two-stage cross-sectional survey was carried out in a random sample of 2,051 individuals aged 30-69 years from Rio de Janeiro city in Brazil.RESEARCH DESIGN and METHODS - Subjects were first screened by fasting capillary glycemia (FCG). All individuals who screened positive (FCG > 5.6 mmol/l) and every sixth consecutive person who screened negative (FCG 70 years of age.CONCLUSIONS - the numbers found for Rio de Janeiro are similar to those for more developed countries and lead us to conclude that the impact of diabetes on public health is the same as in those countries where this disease is considered an important health problem.UNIV HOSP CLEMENTINO FRAGA FILHO,DIV NUTROL,RIO JANEIRO,BRAZILESCOLA PAULISTA MED,DEPT PREVENT MED,São Paulo,BRAZILUNIV FED RIO de JANEIRO,DEPT INTERNAL MED,BR-21945 RIO JANEIRO,BRAZILESCOLA PAULISTA MED,DEPT PREVENT MED,São Paulo,BRAZILWeb of Scienc