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- Title
Avaliação da prevalência de fatores de risco para o desenvolvimento de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 em pacientes da Clínica Unesc Saúde.
- Authors
Bruno, Arelli; Rabelo Pereira, Luciene; Almeida dos Santos, Herivelto
- Abstract
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a public health problem with increasing number of young people affected. This study aims to determine the prevalence of risk factors for this condition in patients seeking medical or nutritional care in UNESC Clinic in the city of Colatina- ES, Brazil. A random cross-sectional quantitative study applying the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score questionnaire, which evaluates the risk factors and classifies them into a risk score for developing diabetes mellitus type 2 at ten years was conducted. The sample consisted of 100 patients, 61.0% female and 39.0% male, mean age 38 years and mean body mass index of 26.74 kg/m2 . Among patients, 35.0% were aged ≥ 45 years; 62.0% were overweight; 60.0% have increased value of waist circumference; 89.0% do not practice at least 30 minutes of physical activity per day; 15.0% do not consume vegetables, fruits, vegetables or grains daily; 35.0% consume fried foods, salty or fatty meats every day; 6.0% were smokers; 21.0% reported a history of glycemic change, gestational diabetes or macrosomia; 30.0% use anti-hypertensive drugs; 25.0% were related to 1st degree relatives with diabetes mellitus, and 31.0% the family of 2nd grade. The high prevalence of risk factors, especially of modifiable nature, ie, which are amenable to interventions in lifestyle, congirm an important field for the nutritionist: food education in the prevention of various diseases.
- Subjects
TYPE 2 diabetes -- Nutritional aspects; DIABETES risk factors; BODY mass index; PHYSICAL activity; WAIST circumference
- Publication
Demetra: Food, Nutrition & Health / Alimentação, Nutrição & Saúde, 2014, Vol 9, Issue 3, p661
- ISSN
2238-913X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12957/demetra.2014.10659