2010 AnnuAl REpoRT - Ciberdem

Di@bet.es Study
Introduction
Attempts to halt the growing presence of diabetes in
Spanish society, a cause of concern for both public and
private healthcare systems, require reliable and accurate
data on the incidence of diabetes in different groups within
the Spanish population. Di@bet.es, a joint initiative of the
Spanish Diabetes Federation (FED), the Spanish Diabetes
Society (SED) and CIBERDEM, was born with the goal of
providing improved knowledge of the epidemiology of
diabetes in Spain.
CIBERDEM, primary funding organization of Di@bet.es,
believes firmly in the importance of the epidemiological
information that the study will provide as a point of reference
for measuring the success of its programmes. The results
of this study will assist CIBERDEM groups in focusing their
research on relevant pursuits and will allow public and
private institutions to formulate more efficient and effective
strategies for diabetes prevention, diagnosis, treatment and
research.
Objectives
To determine the overall incidence (known and unknown) of
type 2 diabetes mellitus in a representative sample of the
Spanish population.
To determine the relationship between the incidence of
type 2 diabetes mellitus and the nutritional habits and
physical activity of the individuals within the sample, as
well as relevant information regarding their demographic
and genetic characteristics.
To provide a scientific tool for assessing institutional health
strategies.
To determine the incidence of impaired fasting glucose and
impaired glucose tolerance, insulin-resistance, hypertension,
dyslipidaemia, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in a
representative sample of the Spanish population.
To determine the relationship between the incidence of
these disorders and the nutritional habits and physical
activity of the individuals within the sample.
To provide a collection of human serum samples for
carrying out studies on the analysis of gene-environment
interaction in the pathogenesis of diabetes.
Steering Committee
Direction Federico Soriguer (Hospital Carlos Haya-IMABIS,
Málaga, and CIBERDEM)
Coordination Gemma Pascual (CIBERDEM Management
Office) and Gemma Rojo (Hospital Carlos Haya- IMABIS,
Málaga, and CIBERDEM)
Field work regions.
Central region
Northern region
Southern region
Northeastern region
Eastern region
Northern region Field work coordination and CIBERDEM
Management: Luis Castaño (Hospital de Cruces, Bilbao,
and CIBERDEM) Field work: Alicia Cobo, Ana María Megido
Northeastern region Field work coordination: Albert Goday
(Hospital del Mar de Barcelona) CIBERDEM Management:
Ramon Gomis (Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS,
and CIBERDEM) Field work: Alba Arocas, Laura Esquius,
Rosario Suarep, María Dolores Zomeño
Eastern region Field work coordination: Miguel Catalá
(Hospital Clínico de Valencia and CIBERDEM) CIBERDEM
Management: Rafael Carmena (Hospital Clínico de Valencia
and CIBERDEM) Field work: Clara Bixquert, Nieves Brito
Central region Field work coordination: Alfonso Calle
(Hospital San Carlos de Madrid) CIBERDEM Management:
Manuel Serrano Ríos (Hospital San Carlos de Madrid and
CIBERDEM) Field work: Isabel Alonso, Enrique Mañas
Southern region Field work coordination: Gemma Rojo
(Hospital Carlos Haya-IMABIS, Málaga, and CIBERDEM)
CIBERDEM Management: Federico Soriguer (Hospital
Carlos Haya-IMABIS, Málaga, and CIBERDEM) Field work:
Rocío Badía, Isabel Guillén
Other Steering Committee members Alfonso López Alba
(Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife), Elena Bordiu
(Hospital San Carlos de Madrid), Roser Casamitjana (Hospital
Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, and CIBERDEM), Conxa Castell
(Consell Assessor sobre la Diabetis, Direcció General de Salut
Pública, Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona), Elias Delgado
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