The sign of the Cross of Andreas in the iris and Diabetes Mellitus: a longitudinal study

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Léia Fortes Salles¹  Maria Júlia Paes Da Silva¹ 

关键词: Iridology;    Diabetes Mellitus;    Complementary Therapies;    Integrative Medicine;    Disease Prevention;    Nursing;    Iridología;    Diabetes Mellitus;    Terapias Complementarias;    Medicina Integral;    Prevención de Enfermedades;    Enfermería;    Iridologia;    Diabetes Mellitus;    Terapias Complementares;    Medicina Integrativa;    Prevenção de Doenças;    Enfermagem;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420150000400013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVETo compare the development of diabetes mellitus in subjects with and without the sign of the Cross of Andreas in the iris over a period of four years.METHODA prospective, descriptive study of quantitative approach. This cohort study had 91 patients without the disease, with and without the signal. The monitoring was conducted by means of the records in medical charts.RESULTSAt the end of the research, 28.2% of the group with the sign of the Cross of Andreas was diagnosed with diabetes and 56.5% had two or more episodes of impaired glucose tolerance. In the group without the sign, 4.4% was diagnosed with the disease and 24.5% had two or more episodes of glucose intolerance. There was a statistically significant difference between the groups regarding the development of the disease and glucose intolerance.CONCLUSIONThe group with the Cross of Andreas developed more glucose intolerance and diabetes than the group without the sign.

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