The burden of diabetes and hyperglycemia in Brazil: a global burden of disease study 2017.

Bruce Bartholow DuncanEwerton CousinMohsen NaghaviAshkan AfshinElisabeth Barboza FrançaValéria Maria de Azeredo PassosDeborah MaltaBruno R NascimentoMaria Inês Schmidt

Published in: Population health metrics (2020)

The disease burden in Brazil attributable to diabetes and hyperglycemia, already large, is predicted by GBD estimates to more than double to 2040. Strong actions by the Ministry of Health are necessary to counterbalance the major deleterious effects of population aging.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
glycemic control
healthcare
public health
mental health
risk factors
risk assessment
climate change
insulin resistance
human health