title: [Self-reported diabetes mellitus in the city of São Paulo: prevalence and inequality]
abstract: This report analyzes characteristics of self-reported diabetes mellitus in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The data were obtained from the Brazilian Multicenter Study on Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus, a household survey performed in 1986-88. The São Paulo sample consisted of 2,007 individuals aged 30-69 years, of both sexes, selected from three areas with distinct socio-economic levels. The estimated prevalence using a 75g glucose load and measurement of two-hour capillary glycemia was 9.7%. Prevalence of self-reported diabetes was 4.7% and increased with age and presence of family history of diabetes. There was a significant difference between sexes (3.5% in men and 5.7% in women), with higher rates of self-reported diabetes at higher economic levels among men and higher rates at lower socio-economic levels among women.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, 04023-062, Brasil.
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goldenberg
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pagliaro
authors.initials: Rd
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Santos