[Prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the preoperative assessment interview].
OBJECTIVE
To determine the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in preoperative anesthetic assessment interviews during May 2004 and to compare the results to prevalences reported in other studies.


METHODS
Patients over the age of 20 years who received an assessment interview were included. Type 1 diabetics, pregnant women, and critically ill patients were excluded. We followed the 1997 diagnostic guidelines of the American Diabetes Association.


RESULTS
The prevalence of previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes was 10.3%. Three patients were diabetics unaware of their disease. The overall prevalence of type 2 diabetes was 11% in this population.


CONCLUSIONS
Type 2 diabetes has a high prevalence among surgical patients in our hospital, higher than that reported for the general population based on other studies.
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Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Hospital Xeral-Cíes, Pontevedra. elviso99@hotmail.com
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005215:Fasting / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D001786:Blood Glucose