[Diabetes and ignored disorders of glucose tolerance in primary care. Evidence from opportunistic detection. Group for the Study of Diabetes in Tarragona].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the level of attendance for care of people with glucose tolerance disorders, both known and not, and to discuss their real impact on Primary Care.


METHODS
Simple prospective randomised sampling. Opportunist detection among spontaneous users over 40, excluding pregnant women.


METHODS
Primary Health Care.


METHODS
Data was recorded using a pre-designed survey, which included the recognised Diabetes (DM) risk factors.


RESULTS
Of the 183 cases evaluated, DM was already known in 13 (7.1%). 15 (8.2%) with unknown DM and 27 (14.7%) with GIT. A strong link was demonstrated with the average age and a marked tendency to overweight and obesity only significant when comparing DM with the rest. As to the risk factors researched, there was a significant association with antecedents of prior tolerance abnormality, DM in pregnancy, hyperglucaemiant medicines and ischaemic disease, in cases where family antecedents of definite diabetes were not found.


CONCLUSIONS
The frequency of attendance of users with diabetes and unknown glucose tolerance disorders is very high in spontaneous primary care consultations. These results suggest that opportunist detection should be encouraged in primary health care centres.
Costa
B
B
Areas Básicas de las DAPs Tortosa, Hospital de Mora d'Ebre, Tarragona.
Monclús
J
J
Llor
J L
JL
Gellida
D
D
García
G
G
Cugat
I
I
Durán
H
H
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D018149:Glucose Intolerance / Q000150:complications*; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013030:Spain
Diabetes y trastornos ignorados de la tolerancia a la glucosa en atención primaria. Evidencia mediante detección oportunista. Grup per a l'Estudi de la Diabetis a Tarragona (GEDT).