TITLE:
Screening of Type 2 Diabetes in the City of Belo Horizonte: Differences between Genders
AUTHORS:
Braulio Roberto Gonçalves Marinho Couto, Katiussia Brito Porto, Fabiane de Freitas Sales, Deborah Campos Oliveira, Larissa da Silva Pacheco, Lídia Christina Guimarães Pereira, Talita Santos de Almeida, Geiza Francielle Rodrigues de Souza, Mariana Santos Romualdo, Jaqueline Paulino de Souza, Clara Araújo Veloso
KEYWORDS:
Diabetes Mellitus, Screening, Gender, Risk Factors
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases,
Vol.6 No.4,
April
29,
2016
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Diabetes
mellitus is a major public health problem that carries a high social and
economic burden. Its diagnosis is unknown in half of individuals who have the
disease. The diagnosis of the risk factors should be done in the beginning,
since changes in lifestyle and hyperglycemic correction may delay the
appearance of the disease and its complications. In this context, screening has
been considered an important tool for an early detection of diabetes in
asymptomatic adults. Objective: The objective is to track diabetes in people
from BH, comparing genders. Patients and methods: People were interviewed with
questions concerning the risk factors associated with the development of
diabetes. According to the risk factors present, they were classified as
non-diabetic [ND], pre-diabetic [PD] or diabetic [DM]. Statistical analyses
were performed considering p ≤ 0.05 as significant. Results: 1264 individuals
participated (5.5% DM, 6.5% PD, 88.0% ND). When grouped, PD and DM males were
more prevalent than PD and DM females. Those in the DM group had higher blood
pressure, age, glycaemia, number of past smokers, first-degree relatives with
diabetes than either PD or ND. Both males and females in DM and PD groups had a
higher waist circumference than did either ND males or females. ND men had a
higher intake of fried food and smoked more in the past than ND women. Both ND
and PD males had higher blood pressure than women from the same groups.
Conclusion: Screening for diabetes is very important for an early diagnosis and
to avoid future complications in patients. It’s possible to infer that women
are more conscientious when it comes to taking care of themselves than men.