This study aimed to investigate the mortality trend and hospital morbidity from diabetes mellitus (DM) in an elderly population from Maringá, PR. The death information was obtained from the Brazilian Official Mortality Information System and hospitalization data from the official Hospital Information of the National Health System. Mortality data were analyzed from 1979 to 1998 and morbidity data from 1996 to 1998, both for people 60 years old and over. Population data were estimated from the national demographic census. From […]