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Riesgo de diabetes en una comunidad rural del Municipio Sotilo: Estado Monagas, Venezuela
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Brito-Núñez, Nafxiel Jesús Brito-Núñez, Jesús David Ruiz-Rendón, Carla M. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Objetivo: Determinar el riesgo de Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2, en la comunidad rural de Apostadero, Municipio Sotillo. Estado Monagas. Venezuela. Materiales y metodos: Se realizo un estudio observacional, descriptivo y de corte transversal en Enero de 2013. Universo conformado por 163 personas mayores de 18 anos. Se tomaron medidas antropometricas (peso, talla, indice de masa corporal [IMC], y circunferencia abdominal), glicemia capilar, tension arterial y se aplico la encuesta FINDRISC para estimar riesgo de diabetes en 10 anos. Resultados: De una muestra de 41 voluntarios, 25 (61%) eran de genero femenino y 16 (39%) de masculino. El promedio de IMC fue 28,08±5,69, la prevalencia de sobrepeso fue de 24,4% y de obesidad de 36,6%. El genero femenino fue mas afectado con IMC promedio de 29,52±6,04 vs masculino 25,84±4,37 (p Objective: To determine the risk of type 2 diabetes in the rural community of Apostadero, Sotillo Municipality. Monagas State. Venezuela. Methods: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study in January 2013 was performed. The universe was composed of 163 people over 18 years. Anthropometric measurements (weight, height, body mass index [BMI] and waist circumference), capillary glucose and blood pressure were taken. The FINDRISC survey was used to estimate the risk of diabetes in 10 years. Results: From a sample of 41 volunteers, 25 (61%) were female and 16 (39%) male. The mean BMI was 28.08 ± 5.69, the prevalence of overweight was 24.4% and obesity was 36.6%. Female gender was more affected with an average BMI of 29.52 ± 6.04 vs 25.84 ± 4.37 in men (p |
| Starting Page | 167 |
| Ending Page | 176 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 12 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.scielo.org.ve/pdf/rvdem/v12n3/art04.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |