title: [Prevalence of diabetes treated with drugs in Andalucía. Evolution of the oral antidiabetics and insulin prescription between 1994 and 2000].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  [corrected] Diabetes is an important, complex, expensive, and increasingly frequent disease. The objective of this study was to investigate the diabetes mellitus prevalence and evolution in the Adalusian population between 1994 and 2000.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used and indirect method for estimating the rate of prevalence of the disease based on antidiabetic drug consumption data at regional level, using the official billing data, and the annual population data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence estimated for diabetes mellitus in Andalusia was, 4.41%. This prevalence ranged from 2.47% in 1994 up to 4.41% in 2000. Oral antidiabetics/insulin use ratio was 2.31. The study shows an important variability of the prescription habits in diabetic patients in Andalucía.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence observed in diabetes mellitus in Andalucía increased between 1994 and 2000. An important variability was observed among the different provinces.
authors.affiliation: Agrupación de Distritos. Camas-Sierra Norte. Sevilla. Spain. atorrecilla@dcamas.sas.junta-andalucia.es
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Torrecilla Rojas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ríos Bonin
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fernández Fernández
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015995:Prevalence; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin