Risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in college students: association with sociodemographic variables

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Adman Câmara Soares Lima¹  Márcio Flávio Moura Araújo¹  Roberto Wagner Júnior Freire De Freitas¹  Maria Lúcia Zanetti¹  Paulo César De Almeida¹  Marta Maria Coelho Damasceno¹ 

关键词: Risk Factors;    Diabetes Mellitus;    Type 2;    Students;    Nursing;    Health Promotion;    Fatores de Risco;    Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2;    Estudantes;    Enfermagem;    Promoção da Saúde;    Factores de Riesgo;    Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2;    Estudiantes;    Enfermería;    Promoción de la Salud;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0104-1169.3053.2441

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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.

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