Prevalence of risk factors for developing diabetes mellitus in basic care users

International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
10
Article ID: 
19542
5 pages

Prevalence of risk factors for developing diabetes mellitus in basic care users

Carla Lidiane Jácome dos Santos, Thalys Maynnard Costa Ferreira, Josefa Danielma Lopes Ferreira, Patrícia Simplício de Oliveira, Eliane Cristina da Silva Buck, Talita Costa Soares Silva, Ana Izabel Lopes Cunha and Marta Miriam Lopes Costa

Abstract: 

This study aimed to identify the prevalence of risk factors for type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in users seen at health units. Cross-sectional, descriptive study with a quantitative approach, conducted with 266 users of family health units in João Pessoa-Paraíba, from April to June 2016. A questionnaire with sociodemographic data and the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score scale was used. In relation to risk factors, the high body mass index, use of hypertension medication, alteration of blood glucose and family history of diabetes were those that were statistically significant for the development of diabetes. Thus, the study warns that preventive measures are taken to combat the risk factors found, with the incorporation of physical activity, clinical and nutritional monitoring, by a multidisciplinary team, to reduce the rates of development of diabetes.

DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.37118/ijdr.19542.08.2020
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