Burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Amine Farias Costa
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Luísa Sorio Flor, Mônica Rodrigues Campos, Andreia Ferreira de Oliveira, Maria de Fátima dos Santos Costa, Raulino Sabino da Silva, Luiz Cláudio da Paixão Lobato, Joyce Mendes de Andrade Schramm
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng; por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
• Texto Completo: https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/6349
• topic: Chronic Disease; Diabetes Mellitus; Disability-Adjusted Life Years; Indicators of Morbidity and Mortality; Doença Crônica; Diabetes Mellitus; Anos de Vida Perdidos por Incapacidade; Indicadores de Morbimortalidade

Type 2 diabetes mellitus currently ranks high among indicators used in Global Burden of Disease Studies. The current study estimated the burden of disease attributable to type 2 diabetes mellitus and its chronic complications in Brazil, 2008. We calculated disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), years of life lost (YLLs), and years lived with disability (YLDs) stratified by gender, age bracket, and major geographic region. Type 2 diabetes mellitus accounted for 5% of the burden of disease in Brazil, ranking 3rd in women and 6th in men in the composition of DALYs. The largest share of DALYs was concentrated in the 30-59-year age bracket and consisted mainly of YLDs. The highest YLL and YLD rates were in the Northeast and South of Brazil, respectively. Chronic complications represented 80% of YLDs from type 2 diabetes mellitus. Type 2 diabetes mellitus ranked as a leading health problem in Brazil in 2008, accounting for relevant shares of mortality and morbidity.