This study investigates risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus in a population of children in public schools, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. A total of 727 children aged 6 to 11 years old from 12 schools were evaluated between March and June 2008. A form addressing socio-demographic data, body mass index, blood pressure, capillary blood glucose and waist circumference was applied. A total of 54.1% of the children were female, 21.7% were overweight, 6.6% were obese, 27% had central obesity, 6.2% showed altered capillary glucose, and 17% high blood pressure. In relation to risk factors, 53.4% presented no risk factors; 24.3% had at least one factor and 18.8% two risk factors. Nurses can intervene in schools through educational health programs enco...
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The frequency of obesity at an early age may contribute to atherosclerosis an...
Obesity and diabetes mellitus are diseases that constitute a worldwide health problem due to their h...
Aim: To stratify the risk of cardiovascular complications in diabetic patients registered in a Famil...
El estudio tuvo como objetivo identificar factores de riesgo para diabetes tipo 2 en una población d...
El objetivo de este estudio fue verificar los factores de riesgo de las complicaciones de la diabete...
Este estudo objetivou verificar a prevalência dos fatores de risco para diabetes mellitus tipo 2 de ...
The increase in the population's life expectancy, the decrease in people's physical activity and the...
OBJECTIVE: identify the modifiable risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus in college students an...
A Diabetes Mellitus (DM) é uma doença crónica que apresenta como principais factores de risco: obes...
Type II diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that has become increasingly prevalent in children an...
We aimed to analyze the interrelationships between occupation and prevalence of risk factors for typ...
This work aims at identifying the risks factors of type-2 diabetes mellitus. The results show the ne...
OBJETIVO Identificar los factores asociados con el control glucémico en personas con Diabetes Mellit...
El Diabetes Mellitus constituye uno de los mayores problemas de salud pública, traendo complicacione...
Objective: to describe the risk factors that contributes to the onset of type 2 diabetes. Method: to...
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The frequency of obesity at an early age may contribute to atherosclerosis an...
Obesity and diabetes mellitus are diseases that constitute a worldwide health problem due to their h...
Aim: To stratify the risk of cardiovascular complications in diabetic patients registered in a Famil...
El estudio tuvo como objetivo identificar factores de riesgo para diabetes tipo 2 en una población d...
El objetivo de este estudio fue verificar los factores de riesgo de las complicaciones de la diabete...
Este estudo objetivou verificar a prevalência dos fatores de risco para diabetes mellitus tipo 2 de ...
The increase in the population's life expectancy, the decrease in people's physical activity and the...
OBJECTIVE: identify the modifiable risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus in college students an...
A Diabetes Mellitus (DM) é uma doença crónica que apresenta como principais factores de risco: obes...
Type II diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that has become increasingly prevalent in children an...
We aimed to analyze the interrelationships between occupation and prevalence of risk factors for typ...
This work aims at identifying the risks factors of type-2 diabetes mellitus. The results show the ne...
OBJETIVO Identificar los factores asociados con el control glucémico en personas con Diabetes Mellit...
El Diabetes Mellitus constituye uno de los mayores problemas de salud pública, traendo complicacione...
Objective: to describe the risk factors that contributes to the onset of type 2 diabetes. Method: to...
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The frequency of obesity at an early age may contribute to atherosclerosis an...
Obesity and diabetes mellitus are diseases that constitute a worldwide health problem due to their h...
Aim: To stratify the risk of cardiovascular complications in diabetic patients registered in a Famil...