Abstract

MENEZES, Mariana Carvalho de; PIMENTA, Adriano Marçal; SANTOS, Luana Caroline dos  and  LOPES, Aline Cristine Souza. Factors associated with diabetes Mellitus in participants of the 'Academia da Cidade' Program in the Eastern Region of the Municipality of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2007 and 2008. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2011, vol.20, n.4, pp.439-448. ISSN 1679-4974.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742011000400003.

OBJECTIVE: to identify risk factors associated with diabetes Mellitus (DM) in users of a health promotion service. METHODOLOGY: cross-sectional study in individuals aged ≥20 years assisted by a health promotion program called 'Academia da Cidade', in the Municipality of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil; data concerning sociode-mographic, health, dietary intake and anthropometric characteristics were collected; bivariate and logistic regression analyses were conducted; strength of association was measured by odds ratio (OR), according to a 95% of confidence interval (CI_95%). RESULTS: data on 364 individuals were compiled; among the participants, 89.3% were women, and 74.5% adults; DM prevalence was of 15.2%; multivariate analysis showed factors associated with DM, which included hipertriglyceridemia [OR=1.33; CI_95%: 1.07-1.65], abdominal obesity [high elevated: OR=2.66; CI_95%: 1.21-5.83], and daily candy intake [OR=0.26; CI_95%: 0.08-0.83]. CONCLUSION: coordinated actions of health services can contribute to the prevention and control of risk factors for DM, especially abdominal obesity and dyslipidemia.

Keywords : diabetes Mellitus; risk factors; food habits; epidemiology.

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