Diabetes burden in Brazil: fraction attributable to overweight, obesity, and excess weight

• Main Authors: Luísa Sorio Flor (Author), Monica Rodrigues Campos (Author), Andreia Ferreira de Oliveira (Author), Joyce Mendes de Andrade Schramm (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its percentage attributable to overweight and obesity in Brazil. METHODS The burden of diabetes mellitus was described in terms of disability-adjusted life years, which is the sum of two components: years of life lost and years lived w...