Review: Type 2 diabetes in Latin America and the Caribbean: Regional and country comparison on prevalence, trends, costs and expanded prevention
| Autor: | Alejandra Cantoral, Héctor Gallardo-Rincón, Roberto Tapia-Conyer, Carlos A. Espinal, Cristina Palacios, Alejandro Arrieta, Marcia H. Magnus |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Latin Americans
Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism West Indies 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Type 2 diabetes 03 medical and health sciences Indirect costs 0302 clinical medicine Caribbean region Internal Medicine Prevalence Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine International diabetes federation Socioeconomics Caribbean island Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry medicine.disease Latin America Caribbean Region Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Central american Family Practice business |
| Zdroj: | Primary care diabetes. 15(2) |
| ISSN: | 1878-0210 |
| Popis: | Purpose To present an overview of type 2 diabetes status in Latin America and the Caribbean region. Methods The data were collected from the International Diabetes Federation Atlas and other available published sources where we identified the prevalence in Latin America and the Caribbean, the trends by regions, and sex. Also, we summarized the type 2 diabetes direct and indirect costs, and the current preventative programs and policies available for each region. Results Latin America and the Caribbean has one of the fastest-growing prevalence of type 2 diabetes, in particular the Caribbean region. Costs are relatively high in Central American countries and the Caribbean Islands. Currently, type 2 diabetes prevention, diagnosis, and management are insufficient in Latin America and the Caribbean and they do not offer a multidisciplinary integrative approach. Conclusion Effective and preventive multidisciplinary policies should be implemented in Latin America and the Caribbean to decrease the high burden of type 2 diabetes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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