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Table 3 Distribution of diabetes cases* according to categories of sex and age, baseline of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil), n = 15102, 2008-2010

From: High prevalence of diabetes and intermediate hyperglycemia – The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

 

Previously diagnosed

Previously undiagnosed

Percent undiagnosed

 

Men

Women

Total

Men

Women

Total

Men

Women

Total

Age Strata

n

%

n

%

%

n

%

n

%

%

%

%

%

35-44

60

3.8

39

2.2

3.0

90

5.8

51

2.9

4.2

60.4

56.9

58.3

45-54

236

8.8

202

6.2

7.4

316

11.8

251

7.7

9.6

57.3

55.4

56.5

55-64

315

17.0

289

12.2

14.3

291

15.7

270

11.4

13.3

48.0

48.3

48.2

65-74

169

21.5

163

20.3

20.9

126

16.0

102

12.7

14.3

42.7

38.5

40.6

Total

780

11.3

693

8.4

9.8

823

12.0

674

8.2

9.9

51.5

49.4

50.4

  1. *considering a self-reported diagnosis, use of medication, or a full accounting of glucose abnormalities (Definition 1a in Table 1).