Author:

• Carla Elane Silva dos Santos - Santos, C.E.S - <carlaufsc88@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3659-6921

Co-author(s):

• Cassiano Ricardo Rech - Rech, C.R - <crrech@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9647-3448
• Danielle Ledur Antes - Antes, D. L. - Chapecó, SC - <danielleantes@gmail.com>
• Ione Jayce Ceolla Schneider - Schneider, IJC - <ione.jayce@gmail.com>
• Eleonora d’Orsi - d’Orsi, E. - <eleonora@ccs.ufsc.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2027-1089
• Tania Rosane Bertoldo Benedetti - Benedetti, T.R.B - <taniabenedetti@ufsc.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2035-5082

Abstract:

This study investigated the prevalence and incidence of diabetes self-referred in the elderly. Longitudinal population-based study (EpiFloripa Ageing Study), with 1702 elderly in 2009/10 and 1.197 in 2013/14 of Florianópolis, SC. Self-reported and anthropometric data were collected at home. The prevalence of diabetes self-referred in 2009/10 was 22.1% (95%CI 20.1-24.1). The characteristics most associated with the prevalence of diabetes were: no formal schooling (2.30; CI95% 1.32-4.00); 5 to 8 years of schooling (OR= 1.70, CI95% 1.07-2.69); increased waist circumference (OR=3.31, CI95% 2.05-5.34) and hypertension (OR= 2.38, CI95%: 1.68-3.36). After follow-up average of four-years the incidence self-referred was 8.3% (95% CI, 6.7-10.3). After adjustment: increased waist circumference (OR= 2.23, CI95% 1.09-4.57) at baseline was associated with the incidence of diabetes. The prevalence and incidence of diabetes were high among the elderly. Interventions must be performed especially with elderly with low and without formal schooling, with increased waist circumference and hypertension, thus they were the subgroups with higher odds ratio of reporting and developing diabetes.

Keywords:

Elderly; Diabetes; Prevalence; Incidence; Risk factors

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