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

• Main Authors: Adman Câmara Soares Lima (Author), Márcio Flávio Moura Araújo (Author), Roberto Wagner Júnior Freire de Freitas (Author), Maria Lúcia Zanetti (Author), Paulo César de Almeida (Author), Marta Maria Coelho Damasceno (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

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.

Item Description

1518-8345
10.1590/0104-1169.3053.2441