Table 3 Studies on diabetes complications in Brazil
First author (year) | City, State | N of patients with type 2 diabetes | Data collection | Complication | Prevalence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Place | Source of data | |||||
Bruno (2000) [32] | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul | 93 | Dialysis centres | Standardized questionnaire, clinical interview, and review of medical records | Diabetic nephropathy | 58.0% |
Diabetic retinopathy | 85.0% | |||||
Peripheral vascular disease | 73.0% | |||||
Scheffel (2004) [37] | Rio Grande do Sul | 927 | Health care units | Clinical examination and laboratory tests | Coronary artery disease | 36.0% |
Diabetic retinopathy | 48.0% | |||||
Ischemic heart disease | 36.0% | |||||
Peripheral vascular disease | 33.0% | |||||
Tres (2007) [39] | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul | 340 | Outpatient Diabetes Clinic of Hospital São Vicente de Paulo | Questionnaire and neurological tests | Diabetic nephropathy | 29.5% |
Diabetic neuropathy. | 22.0% | |||||
Diabetic retinopathy | 28.8% | |||||
Vieira-Santos (2008) [40] | Recife, Pernambuco | 1,374 | Primary health care units | Medical records | Diabetic foot | 9.0% |