Journal article
Burden of diabetes and hyperglycaemia in adults in the Americas, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Abstract
BACKGROUND: High prevalence of diabetes has been reported in the Americas, but no comprehensive analysis of diabetes burden and related factors for the region is available. We aimed to describe the burden of type 1 and type 2 diabetes and that of hyperglycaemia in the Americas from 1990 to 2019.
METHODS: We used estimates from GBD 2019 to evaluate the burden of diabetes in adults aged 20 years or older and high fasting plasma glucose in adults …
Authors
Collaborators GDITA; Cousin E; Schmidt MI; Ong KL; Lozano R; Afshin A; Abushouk AI; Agarwal G; Agudelo-Botero M; Al-Aly Z
Journal
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, Vol. 10, No. 9, pp. 655–667
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2022
DOI
10.1016/s2213-8587(22)00186-3
ISSN
2213-8587