Predicting the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Brazil: a modeling study

• Main Authors: Patrícia Vasconcelos Leitão Moreira (Author), Adélia da Costa Pereira de Arruda Neta (Author), Flávia Emília Leite Lima Ferreira (Author), Jevuks Matheus de Araújo (Author), Rômulo Eufrosino de Alencar Rodrigues (Author), Rafaela Lira Formiga Cavalcanti de Lima (Author), Rodrigo Pinheiro de Toledo Vianna (Author), José Moreira da Silva Neto (Author), Martin O'Flaherty (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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AimsWe adopted a modeling approach to predict the likely future prevalence of type 2 diabetes, taking into account demographic changes and trends in obesity and smoking in Brazil. We then used the model to estimate the likely future impact of different policy scenarios, such as policies to reduce ob...