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- Title
PERFIL CLÍNICO DE PACIENTES DE UM PROGRAMA DE REABILITAÇÃO CARDÍACA QUE APRESENTAM RISCO DE TER DIABETES.
- Authors
Garcia, Beatriz Espanhol; Vanzella, Laís Manata; dos Santos, Ana Paula Soares; de Oliveira, Elaine Aparecida; Takahashi, Carolina; Almeida, Thais Cabral; dos Santos, Paula Rapchan; Lima Gonçalves, Aline Ferreira; dos Santos, Ana Alice Soares; Giacon, Thais Roque; da Silva, Natália Turri; Barbosa Bernardo, Aline Fernanda; Marques Vanderlei, Luiz Carlos
- Abstract
Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease and that exerts negative influence on the components of the cardiovascular system. The aim of the study was to evaluate the risk of developing diabetes in participants in a cardiac rehabilitation program. 20 patients completed the questionnaire Finnish Diabetes Risk Score reveals that the risk of developing the disease in 10 years. The questionnaire assesses age, physical activity, daily consumption of fruits and / or vegetables, use of antihypertensive drugs, history of high blood glucose and family history of diabetes. Only 5% of patients were classified as low risk, with the highest percentage is in the moderate to high risk, and 40% have high or a very high risk of developing diabetes mellitus. It is concluded that the risk of cardiac patients experiencing diabetes mellitus throughout life is very high due to the presence of risk factors associated with the disease.
- Publication
Colloquium Vitae, 2015, Vol 7, Issue 1, p76
- ISSN
1984-6436
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5747/cv.2015.v07.n1.v128