Subject: Diabetes mellitus
Subject: epidemiology
Year: 2020
Type: Article
Title: Growing prevalence and incidence of diabetes in Republic of Macedonia in the past 5 years based on data from the National system for Electronic health records
Author: Ahmeti, Irfan
Author: Bitoska, Iskra
Author: Shukarova Angelovska, Elena
Author: Jovanovska Mishevska, Sasha
Author: Kocinski Goran
Author: Markovikj Temelkova, Snezhana
Abstract: Background: Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease characterized with a rapid progression of prevalence in the past decades, especially in the countries of low- and middle income. Next three decades, this number of diabetes in the world is expected to be doubled. Early diagnosis and appropriate management of diabetes are the primary way to prevent and delay cardiovascular complications. AIM: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of diabetes in Republic of Macedonia, analyzing increasing trends in the past 5 years. Patients and methods: In this retrospective study, we used the data from the National electronic system e-health which was performed in late 2014, which gives nearly precise data, and we made statistical analysis for diabetes in the past 5 years (2015-2019). Results: In 2015, we have registered 103,480patients with DM, in 2016, 108,130 patients, in 2017 14,480, in 2018 119,999, and in 2019 124,450 patients with DM. About 95% of the patients are with T2DM and 4,1% with T1DM. According the data fromthe state statistical office for population of Republic of Macedonia, the prevalence of T2DM for the years 2015-2019 is as follows 5,66% on 2015, in 2016 5,6%, 6,13% in 2016, 6,55% in 2017, 7,2% in 2019. Conclusion: The numbers of registered patients with diabetes in the past 5 years has grown up for 20970 or 20%, in the past 5 years the number of patients with type 2 diabetes has grownup for 18272 patients or 11%. The prevalence of T2DM has increased for 1,54%. Involvement of primary health care professionals has improved the early diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.
Publisher: Scientific foundation Spiroski
Relation: Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
Identifier: oai:repository.ukim.mk:20.500.12188/15322
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/15322Identifier: doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2020.5071
