[Prevalence of known diabetes mellitus and unknown diabetes in adults from Castilla-La Mancha, Spain].

Background And Objective: To estimate the prevalence of known diabetes mellitus (KD), unknown diabetes (UD), and carbohydrate metabolism disturbances in a population of Castilla-La Mancha (CLM) older than 30 years old; To study the cardiovascular risk factors related with diabetes.

Patients And Methods: A transversal study was performed in order to determine these prevalence data. Reference date: 2007/06/01.