Sources and methods for prevalence estimates of diabetes mellitus,
OECD countries, 2010

Screening method
Diagnostic criteria
Sample size
Ages
Data used
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland

France

Germany


Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Korea
Luxembourg
Mexico

Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Spain



Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom



United States
OGTT
-
OGTT
Registry
OGTT
OGTT
OGTT
SR
Treated diabetes
SR & FBG
OGTT
SR
FBG
FBG
OGTT
OGTT (50-100g)
OGTT
SR
OGTT
FBG
OGTT
OGTT/FBG

SR
OGTT
SR
OGTT
OGTT
OGTT
SR
OGTT
FBG
FBG
OGTT
-
2hBG
SR
SR
SR
SR
OGTT
WHO, 1999
-
WHO, 1985
Known diabetes
WHO, 1999
WHO, 1999
WHO, 1999
Known diabetes

Known diabetes, ADA, 1997
WHO, 1999
Known diabetes
WHO, 1999
ADA, 1997
WHO, 1999
WHO, 1985
WHO, 1999
Known diabetes
WHO, 1985
ADA, 1997
WHO, 1985
ADA, 1997

Known diabetes
WHO, 1999
Known diabetes
WHO, 1985
WHO, 1999
WHO, 1999
Known diabetes
WHO, 1985
ADA, 1997
ADA, 1997
WHO, 1999
-
WHO, 1999
Known diabetes
Known diabetes
Known diabetes
Known diabetes
ADA, 1997
11 247
-
2 540
Population
1 517
6 784
2 723
Population
Population
3 508
1 353
310 000
35 869
3 032
1 517
18 887
3 821
432 747
5 211
5 844
2 540
84 054

155 574
4 049
combination
6 842
5 147
1 517
65 651
3 839
3 000
2 562
6 952
-
24 788
12 546
177 000
418 000
Population
2 806
25+
-
50–74
20+
18+
30–60
45–74


35–64
55–74

18+
20+
18+
30–79
40+
15+
40+
20+
50–74
20+

20+
35–74
30+
35+
20–80
18+
24+
30–79
25–74
20+
25–74
-
20+
16+
20+
15+

20+
Dunstan et al., 2002
see Germany
The Netherlands (Ubink-Veltmaat
et al., 2003)
Lipscombe
et al., 2007; NDSS, 2008
see Slovakia
Glumer
et al., 2003
Saaristo
et al., 2008
STAKES, Finnish Diabetes Association, 2006
Kusnik-Joinville
et al., 2008
Gourdy
et al., 2001
Rathmann
et al., 2003
Hauner
et al., 2007
Hauner
et al., 2008
Panagiotakos
et al., 2005
see Slovakia
Vilbergsson
et al., 1997
Smith
et al., 2003
Cricelli
et al., 2003
Ohmura
et al., 1993; Sekikawa et al., 2000
Kim
et al., 2006
The Netherlands (Mooy
et al., 1995)
Aguilar-Salinas
et al., 2003; Sanchez-Castillo
et al., 2005
Ubik-Veltmaat
et al., 2003
Sundborn
et al., 2007
Stene
et al., 2004
Szurkowska
et al & Lopatynski et al., 2001
Gardete-Correia
et al., 2009
Mokan
et al., 2008
Arteagoita
et al., 2003
Castell
et al., 1999
Masia
et al., 2004
Valverde
et al., 2006
Eliasson
et al., 2002
see Germany
Satman
et al., 2002
National Health Survey for England, 2004
Gill
et al., 2003
Harvey
et al., 2002
Wild, 2009
Cowie
et al., 2003

Notes:
- 2hBG: 2 hour blood glucose
- FBG: fasting blood glucose
- OGTT: oral glucose tolerance test
- SR: self-report

Source:
International Diabetes Federation (IDF) (2010), “Diabetes Atlas, 4th edition”, International Diabetes Federation, Brussels.
http://www.eatlas.idf.org/.

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Source OECD HEALTH DATA 2010, JuneLast update: 04/15/2010