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Title

LIVING CONDITIONS AND HEALTH OF KAINGANG INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WITH DIABETES.

Authors

de Souza Benedito, Júnior Cesar; Marcon, Sonia Silva; Medeiros, Arthur de Almeida; Batiston, Adriane Pires; Lourenço Haddad, Maria do Carmo; Teston, Elen Ferraz

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the living conditions and health of Kaingang indigenous people with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Method: A cross-sectional study carried out through interviews and consultation of medical records with indigenous people of the Kaingang ethnic group living in an indigenous land in the northern region of Paraná-Brazil. Student's t-test and the chi- square test were used to analyze the data. Results: The average age of the 45 participants was 56.3 ± 12.4 years. Most women were overweight, and their waist circumference was higher than the risk indicator. The average glycated hemoglobin was 9.6 ± 2.7%, and venous glycemia was 189.1 ± 95.3 mg/dL. Conclusion: analyzing the living conditions and health of Kaingang indigenous people provides information for planning early screening, prevention, and monitoring of chronic conditions in the indigenous population.

Subjects

BRAZIL; INDIGENOUS peoples of Brazil; PEOPLE with diabetes; HEALTH status indicators; GLYCOSYLATED hemoglobin; QUESTIONNAIRES; WAIST circumference; TYPE 2 diabetes; QUALITY of life; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; OBESITY

Publication

Cogitare Enfermagem, 2024, Vol 29, p1

ISSN

1414-8536

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1590/ce.v29i0.94963