Title |
Characterization of users at risk of developing diabetes: a cross-sectional study
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Published in |
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, January 2018
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DOI | 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0776 |
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Authors |
Carla Lidiane Jácome de Lima, Thalys Maynnard Costa Ferreira, Patrícia Simplício de Oliveira, Josefa Danielma Lopes Ferreira, Eliane Cristina da Silva, Marta Miriam Lopes Costa |
Abstract |
To characterize the profile of users at risk of developing diabetes mellitus type 2 according to sociodemographic and clinical variables. Cross-sectional study, descriptive, quantitative approach conducted with 266 users of Basic Care. Inferential statistics analysis, calculating the crude prevalence ratio with confidence interval of 95% and Kruskal-Wallis test, and application of the multivariate technique simple Correspondence Analysis. It was noted that 83.1% were women and 36.4% frequented the Family Health Unit from 1 to 5 years. Regarding the factors associated with diabetes mellitus type 2, 66.5% of the users were overweight and 77.9% were rated with central obesity. The great majority, 77.4%, did not practice physical activities and 21.1% had altered glycemia. The results showed that many risk factors for developing diabetes mellitus type 2 were among the population of the study. |
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