Prevalence of risk factors for diabetes mellitus among public servants
Journal Title: Revista Eletronica de Enfermagem - Year 2012, Vol 14, Issue 3
Abstract
The objective was to verify the prevalence of risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus among public servants, and relate risk factors to gender and blood glucose variables. The participants were 65 public servants who answered a questionnaire. The following measures were obtained: blood pressure, body weight, height, body mass index, abdominal circumference, and fasting capillary blood glucose. Analysis of variance and the chi-square test were used. The most prevalent risk factors identified were: abnormal body mass index (66.1%), age>45 years (64.6%), abnormal abdominal circumference (61.5%) and sedentary life style (61.5%). An association was observed between blood pressure and altered fasting capillary blood glucose (p=0.01). Men showed a higher prevalence of altered capillary blood glucose (p<0.035) and altered body mass index (p<0.007). In conclusion, the risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus are highly prevalent in the studied population, revealing an inadequate life style for the prevention of this disease
Authors and Affiliations
Carla Medeiros, Galdino Bessa, Alexsandro Coura, Inacia França, Francisco de Sousa
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