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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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 exerc...