Abstract

BELLO DE GARCIA, Mirta Beatriz; MENONI DE LEZCANO, María Celia; GARCIA, Laura Beatriz  and  CENTURION, Osmar Antonio. Frequency of risk factors for the development of prediabetes in health workers. Rev. virtual Soc. Parag. Med. Int. [online]. 2020, vol.7, n.1, pp.20-29. ISSN 2312-3893.  https://doi.org/10.18004/rvspmi/2312-3893/2020.07.01.20-029.

ABSTRACT Introduction: The important risk factors for the development of type 2 diabetes are obesity, dyslipidemia and hyperglycemia. The increase in the frequency of chronic noncommunicable diseases is a worldwide phenomenon and Paraguay is no exception. Objectives: To determine the frequency of developing prediabetes with respect to dietary patterns, identifying disorders in the metabolism of carbohydrates in health personnel, taking into account working hours and eating attitudes. Methodology: Analytical, prospective, observational and cross-sectional study. Study focused on the health staff of the San Pablo Hospital (Asunción, Paraguay), males and females, who voluntarily agreed to participate in a survey of risk factors for development during the period from July to December 2017. Results: A high frequency of risk factors was found in a young population dedicated to community care. In relation to the evaluation of the knowledge of respondents, all described the negative influence of the risk factors, ignoring certain peculiarities about aspects related to the consumption of simple or complex carbohydrates or the value of their lipid levels. Regarding the perception of weight and physical activity, they expressed concern. Conclusions: A high frequency of risk factors was found to develop prediabetes. Regarding the evaluation of the knowledge of respondents, all described the negative influence of risk factors, ignoring certain peculiarities about aspects related to the consumption of simple or complex carbohydrates or the value of their lipid levels.

Keywords : prediabetic state; type 2 diabetes; obesity; risk factors; type 2 diabetes mellitus..

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