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Type: Artigo de Periódico
Title: Risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in college students : association with sociodemographic variables
Authors: Lima, Adman Câmara Soares
Araújo, Márcio Flávio Moura
Freitas, Roberto Wagner Júnior Freire de
Zanetti, Maria Lúcia
Almeida, Paulo César de
Damasceno, Marta Maria Coelho
Keywords: Fatores de Risco;Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2;Promoção da Saúde
Issue Date: May-2014
Publisher: Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
Citation: LIMA, A. C. S. et al. Risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in college students : association with sociodemographic variables. Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, Ribeirão Preto, v. 22, n. 3, p. 484-490, maio/jun. 2014.
Abstract: Objective: identify the modifiable risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus in college students and associate these factors with their sociodemographic variables. Method: cross-sectional study, involving 702 college students from Fortaleza-CE, Brazil. Sociodemographic, anthropometric, physical exercise data and blood pressure and fasting plasma glucose levels were collected. Results: the most prevalent risk factor was sedentariness, followed by overweight, central obesity, high fasting plasma glucose and arterial hypertension. A statistically significant association was found between overweight and sex (p=0.000), age (p=0.004) and marital status (p=0.012), as well as between central obesity and age (p=0.018) and marital status (p=0.007) and between high fasting plasma glucose and sex (p=0.033). Conclusion: distinct risk factors were present in the study population, particularly sedentariness and overweight.
URI: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/9204
ISSN: 0104-1169 Impresso
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