FACTORS ASSOCIATED TO BODY MASS INDEX IN PEOPLE WITH DIABETES MELLITUS

  • Livia de Carvalho Dias Universidade Federal do Pará
  • Isabelle Christine Vieira da Silva Martins Universidade Federal do Pará
  • Antonio José de Oliveira Castro Universidade Federal do Pará
Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, Body Mass Index, Schooling level

Abstract

Current study verifies the association between socio-economic aspects, clinic features and Body Mass Index in people with diabetes. The descriptive and analytic analysis was undertaken with 100 patients with diabetes who were attended by the NGO House of the Diabetic Patient in Belém PA Brazil, through a questionnaire featuring social, economic and clinical data. Statistics were analyzed with BioEstat 5.0. Results revealed a significant association among adults (48.93 ± 7.97 years) who used full insulin therapy (p=0.003) and incomplete primary schooling and higher education (p= 0.004) with adequate Body Mass Index. Insulin therapy and incomplete fundamental schooling and higher education were associated with the Body Mass Index which contributes towards the therapeutic methods by the NGO and for the elaboration of treatment strategies viable to the circumstances of the person with diabetes.

Author Biographies

Livia de Carvalho Dias, Universidade Federal do Pará
Discente na Faculdade de Nutrição da Universidade Federal do Pará, Pará (PA).
Isabelle Christine Vieira da Silva Martins, Universidade Federal do Pará
Mestre em Neurociências e Biologia celular pela UFPA/PA, Docente na Faculdade de Nutrição da Universidade Federal do Pará, Pará (PA).
Antonio José de Oliveira Castro, Universidade Federal do Pará
Doutor em Neurociências e Biologia celular pela UFPA/PA, Docente na Faculdade de Nutrição da Universidade Federal do Pará, Pará (PA).
Published
2016-10-07
Section
Artigos Originais