Brazil's staple food and incident diabetes.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the association of Brazil's staple food, rice, beans and manioc, and the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM) in adults assisted by a Brazilian Family Doctor Program (FDP).

Methods: The baseline information was collected on visits to 13 units of the FDP from July 2006 to December 2007 (CAMELIA Study). The units were revisited by trained researchers between July and December 2011, who reviewed medical records of all participants of the baseline.

Prehypertension and cardiovascular risk factors in adults enrolled in a primary care programme.

Background: An increase in cardiovascular (CV) disease has been observed in prehypertensive subjects who frequently carry other cardiovascular risk factors. In Brazil, little is known about prehypertension and its association with cardiovascular risk factors.

Objective: To estimate the association between prehypertension and cardiovascular risk factors in a public primary healthcare programme.