Economic status and clinical care in young type 1 diabetes patients: a nationwide multicenter study in Brazil.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of economic status on clinical care provided to Brazilian youths with type 1 diabetes in daily practice, according to the American Diabetes Association's guidelines. This was a cross-sectional, multicenter study conducted between 2008 and 2010 in 28 public clinics in Brazil. Data were obtained from 1,692 patients (55.3 % female, 56.4 % Caucasian), with a mean age of 13 years (range, 1-18), a mean age at diagnosis of 7.1 ± 4 years and diabetes duration of 5 ± 3.7 years. Overall, 75 % of the patients were of a low or very low economic status. HbA1c goals were reached by 23.2 %, LDL cholesterol by 57.9 %, systolic blood pressure by 83.9 % and diastolic blood pressure by 73.9 % of the patients. In total, 20.2 % of the patients were overweight and 9.2 % were obese. Patients from very low economic status were less likely to attend tertiary care level when compared with those from low, medium and high economic status, 64.2 % versus 75.5 % versus 78.3 % and 74.0 %; p < 0.001, respectively. The rate of annual screening for retinopathy, nephropathy and for foot alterations was 66.2, 69.7 and 62.7 %, respectively. Insulin dose, age, very low economic status, daily frequency of self-blood glucose monitoring and female gender were independently associated with poor glycemic control. Screening for diabetic complications and attaining glucose, lipid and blood pressure goals present a challenge for young Brazilian type 1 diabetes patients. The low economic status of the majority of our patients may represent a barrier to reaching these goals.
Diabetes Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, State University Hospital of Rio de Janeiro, Avenida 28 de Setembro, 77, 3° andar, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 20.551-030, Brazil, mariliabgomes@gmail.com.
Marilia B
MB
Gomes
Alessandra Saldanha
AS
de Mattos Matheus
Luis Eduardo
LE
Calliari
Jorge Luiz
JL
Luescher
Thais Della
TD
Manna
Roberta Diaz
RD
Savoldelli
Roberta A
RA
Cobas
Wellington Siqueira
WS
Coelho
Balduino
B
Tschiedel
Alberto José
AJ
Ramos
Reine Marie
RM
Fonseca
Neuza Braga C
NB
Araujo
Henriqueta Guido
HG
Almeida
Naira Horta
NH
Melo
Debora Laredo
DL
Jezini
Carlos Antonio
CA
Negrato
D000293:Adolescent; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012923:Social Class
D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human