The present study presented a higher prevalence of female individuals, confirming the idea that women are more affected by diabetes than men in Brazil . The higher prevalence of women can be explained by their greater use of health services as well as their greater awareness of the signs and symptoms of the disease and adherence to diagnostic tests [19, 20]. Given the high risk of developing DM2, particularly with aging, the mass screening of asymptomatic individuals should be put into effect in order to predict and prevent such a public health problem in populations. However, effective early detection methods have not been proven yet .