Risk tracking for the development of diabetes mellitus type 2 in two different populations

Abstract

Screening was carried out to discover risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes mellitus in health workers of a reference hospital in infectology and residents of a low-class neighborhood on the outskirts of Manaus. Prospective, descriptive study with a quantitative approach where a questionnaire called Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) was used, which scores the risk factors and classifies them in the score of the projection of the possibility to develop type 2 diabetes mellitus in ten years. 120 people participated in the research, with an average age of 30 years, 40 of whom were community members and 80 were health workers. Of these, 43% were at risk for developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) in ten years. Among the variables that pointed out the risks, a significant increase was found in individuals with abdominal circumference above the parameters considered normal (84.0%), and sedentary lifestyle (80%), who consumed fried foods daily and salty or fatty meats (75%), and also heredity factor (90%). Air, sunlight, a balanced diet and physical exercise are necessary to control the disease.