Dietary intake among urban adults with diabetes: COPEN (Colombian Nutritional Profiles), a cross-sectional study

Objectives: The prevalence of diabetes is increasing rapidly in developing countries. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of diabetes and to describe its main correlates and associated dietary intake in urban adults from Colombia.

Setting: The Colombian Study of Nutritional Profiles (COPEN) was a population-based, cross-sectional, multi-stage probabilistic sampling survey designed to represent the five main Colombian cities.

Participants: Between June and November 2018, we studied 736 non-pregnant participants aged 18 or older. Diabetes was defined as a random plasma glucose ˃= 200 mg/dL, self-reported prior diagnosis of diabetes or use of any oral or injectable antidiabetic agent(s). Participants also fulfilled a detailed 157-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ).

Primary and secondary outcome measures: Prevalence of diabetes, dietary intake of key nutrients, achievement of dietary goals among individuals with diabetes.

Results: The overall estimated prevalence of diabete...