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Universidad de Costa Rica
2017
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- Type 2 diabetes mortality at Mexican borders José Luis Manzanares Rivera Salud diet Mexico diabetic population groups Diabetes mellitus type 2 Objective: To analyze type II diabetes mortality rates geographic distribution and evolution in time across both Mexican border regions during the period 1998-2013. Methods: The work is based on exploratory and inferential data analysis conducted using death reports from the national health information system. The analysis considers social determinants of health as a theoretical paradigm and includes microdata on consumption patterns at household level for the US-Mexico and Mexico- Guatemala border states. Results: A convergence path for type II diabetes mortality rates is found during the last 15 years between the studied border regions. Conclusions: The evidence presented indicates that the southern border states had been experiencing an epidemiologic transition towards mortality causes such as type II diabetes in the last decade. A trajectory that reflects a convergence pattern towards mortality rates found in the northern border states. 2017 artículo científico 1659-0201 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=44649702002 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=446 Población y Salud en Mesoamérica application/pdf Universidad de Costa Rica Población y Salud en Mesoamérica (Costa Rica) Num.2 Vol.14