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Risk of developing diabetes mellitus in primary care health users: a cross-sectional study

2015; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL; Volume: 36; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/1983-1447.2015.04.50195

1983-1447

Lucas de Oliveira Araújo, Elaine Souza e Silva, Jediane de Oliveira Mariano, Ricardo Castanho Moreira, Kelly Holanda Prezotto, Carlos Alexandre Molena Fernandes, Sônia Silva Marcon,

Obesity and Health Practices

to identify the risk of developing diabetes mellitus among primary care users in a municipality of the Southern Brazil.data were collected from October 2013 to April 2014 by applying the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score questionnaire on 189 users.the majority of the interviewees presented a slight moderate to moderate risk of developing diabetes mellitus (63.5%). There was a greater prevalence of high risk among the men. The variables with a significant prevalence ratio for high risk were age, obesity, abdominal circumference, sedentarism and family history of diabetes mellitus.the identified risk factors for diabetes reveal the importance of the health team and how it can intervene to prevent disease.