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- Title
Risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus and associated factors.
- Authors
Pessoa Marinho, Niciane Bandeira; de Vasconcelos, Hérica Cristina Alves; Garcia Alencar, Ana Maria Parente; de Almeida, Paulo César; Coelho Damasceno, Marta Maria
- Abstract
Objetive: Evaluating the risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus and its association with clinical and sociodemographic variables. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 419 users of the Estratégia Saúde da Família (Family Health Program). The survey instrument was a validated questionnaire. Results: It was found that 25.3% of users were aged ⩾45 years; 59.7% were overweight and 84.0% had abdominal obesity; 83.3% had a sedentary lifestyle; 53.7% did not eat fruits/vegetables daily; 12.9% took antihypertensive medication; 5.3% reported previous history of high glucose and 47% family history of diabetes. Among users 24.6% were classified as low risk; 63.5% as moderate risk and 11.7% as high risk. Conclusion: There was a significant association between the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus and the clinical variables: body mass index, waist circumference, diet, use of antihypertensive drugs, history of high glucose and family history , and the sociodemographic variables gender and age.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; TYPE 2 diabetes risk factors; CHI-squared test; COMMUNITY health services; CONFIDENCE intervals; PEOPLE with diabetes; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY health; FAMILY services; HEALTH behavior; HYPERGLYCEMIA; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE agents; MARITAL status; TYPE 2 diabetes; PROBABILITY theory; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK assessment; SCALE analysis (Psychology); SOCIAL classes; SURVEYS; DATA analysis; QUANTITATIVE research; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; EDUCATIONAL attainment; BODY mass index; CROSS-sectional method; FAMILY history (Medicine); PHYSICAL activity; DATA analysis software; WAIST circumference; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Acta Paulista de Enfermagem, 2013, Vol 26, Issue 6, p569
- ISSN
0103-2100
- Publication type
Article