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Risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in college students: association with sociodemographic variables

Objective identify the modifiable risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus in college students and associate these factors with their sociodemographic variables. Method cross-sectional study, involving 702 college students from Fortaleza-CE, Brazil. Sociodemographic, anthropometric, physical exercise data and blood pressure and fasting plasma glucose levels were collected. Results the most prevalent risk factor was sedentariness, followed by overweight, central obesity, high fasting plasma glucose and arterial hypertension. A statistically significant association was found between overweight and sex (p=0.000), age (p=0.004) and marital status (p=0.012), as well as between central obesity and age (p=0.018) and marital status (p=0.007) and between high fasting plasma glucose and sex (p=0.033). Conclusion distinct risk factors were present in the study population, particularly sedentariness and overweight.OBJETIVO: identificar os fatores de risco modificaveis para diabetes mellitus tipo 2 em universitarios e associar esses fatores com as variaveis sociodemograficas. METODO: estudo transversal realizado com 702 universitarios de Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. Coletaram-se dados sociodemograficos e antropometricos sobre a pratica de atividade fisica, niveis de pressao arterial e glicemia plasmatica de jejum. RESULTADOS: o fator de risco mais prevalente foi o sedentarismo, seguido pelo excesso de peso, obesidade central, glicemia plasmatica de jejum elevada e hipertensao arterial. Houve associacao estatisticamente significante entre excesso de peso com o sexo (p=0,000), idade (p=0,004) e estado civil (p=0,012), bem como da obesidade central com a idade (p=0,018) e estado civil (p=0,007) e, tambem, da glicemia plasmatica de jejum elevada com o sexo (p=0,033). CONCLUSAO: distintos fatores de risco estiveram presentes na populacao investigada, com destaque para o sedentarismo e o excesso de peso.

Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Children

This study investigates risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus in a population of children in public schools, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. A total of 727 children aged 6 to 11 years old from 12 schools were evaluated between March and June 2008. A form addressing socio-demographic data, body mass index, blood pressure, capillary blood glucose and waist circumference was applied. A total of 54.1% of the children were female, 21.7% were overweight, 6.6% were obese, 27% had central obesity, 6.2% showed altered capillary glucose, and 17% high blood pressure. In relation to risk factors, 53.4% presented no risk factors; 24.3% had at least one factor and 18.8% two risk factors. Nurses can intervene in schools through educational health programs encouraging the adoption of healthy habits and identifying children at risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus.El estudio tuvo como objetivo identificar factores de riesgo para diabetes mellitus tipo 2 en una poblacion de ninos de escuelas publicas de Fortaleza, Brasil. Fueron evaluadas 727 ninos de 6 a 11 anos, de 12 escuelas, en los meses de marzo a junio de 2008. Fue aplicado un formulario abordando aspectos sociodemograficos, indice de masa corporal, presion arterial, glucemia capilar y, circunferencia de la cintura. Fue identificado que 54,1% de los sujetos eran del sexo femenino, 21,7% tenian exceso de peso, 27% obesidad central, 6,2% alteraciones en la glucemia y 17,9% presion arterial elevada. En relacion a los factores de riesgo, 53,4% no lo presentaban, 24,3% tenian por lo menos un factor y 18,8% dos factores. La enfermeria puede actuar en las escuelas por medio de acciones de educacion en salud, incentivando la adopcion de habitos de vida saludables y identificando ninos con riesgo para diabetes mellitus tipo 2.Descriptores: Factores de Riesgo; Salud del Nino; Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2; Enfermeria.

Avaliação da qualidade do sono de estudantes universitários de Fortaleza-CE

The aim in this research was to evaluate the sleep quality of college students in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 701 students from the Universidade Federal do Ceara (UFC), from March to June 2011. We used the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Most students presented poor subjective sleep quality (54%), sleep latency in less than 15 minutes (60.1%) and efficiency under 65% (99%). In the sample, the sleep duration was of 6.3 hours per day (SD±1.4 hours) (p<0.001). Data analysis revealed that a substantial portion of the college students (95.3%) surveyed presented poor sleep quality. It is essential to operationalize health promotion actions at the universities in such a way that the students construct their own quality of sleep.

Fatores de risco para diabetes mellitus tipo 2 em crianças

This study investigates risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus in a population of children in public schools, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. A total of 727 children aged 6 to 11 years old from 12 schools were evaluated between March and June 2008. A form addressing socio-demographic data, body mass index, blood pressure, capillary blood glucose and waist circumference was applied. A total of 54.1% of the children were female, 21.7% were overweight, 6.6% were obese, 27% had central obesity, 6.2% showed altered capillary glucose, and 17% high blood pressure. In relation to risk factors, 53.4% presented no risk factors; 24.3% had at least one factor and 18.8% two risk factors. Nurses can intervene in schools through educational health programs encouraging the adoption of healthy habits and identifying children at risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus.El estudio tuvo como objetivo identificar factores de riesgo para diabetes mellitus tipo 2 en una poblacion de ninos de escuelas publicas de Fortaleza, Brasil. Fueron evaluadas 727 ninos de 6 a 11 anos, de 12 escuelas, en los meses de marzo a junio de 2008. Fue aplicado un formulario abordando aspectos sociodemograficos, indice de masa corporal, presion arterial, glucemia capilar y, circunferencia de la cintura. Fue identificado que 54,1% de los sujetos eran del sexo femenino, 21,7% tenian exceso de peso, 27% obesidad central, 6,2% alteraciones en la glucemia y 17,9% presion arterial elevada. En relacion a los factores de riesgo, 53,4% no lo presentaban, 24,3% tenian por lo menos un factor y 18,8% dos factores. La enfermeria puede actuar en las escuelas por medio de acciones de educacion en salud, incentivando la adopcion de habitos de vida saludables y identificando ninos con riesgo para diabetes mellitus tipo 2.Descriptores: Factores de Riesgo; Salud del Nino; Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2; Enfermeria.

Correlação entre índice de massa corporal e circunferência da cintura em crianças

OBJETIVO: Establecer una correlacion entre la circunferencia de la cintura y el Indice de Masa Corporal (IMC) en la determinacion del exceso de peso y distribucion de grasa en ninos de escuelas publicas en Fortaleza - CE. METODOS: Se trata de un estudio transversal, realizado en 12 escuelas de la red publica de la ciudad de Fortaleza- CE. Participaron 727 ninos de ambos sexos, con edad que vario de 6 a 11 anos. La recoleccion de datos ocurrio de marzo a junio de 2008. RESULTADOS: Los resultados de la encuesta mostraron que, de acuerdo con el IMC, 11,4% de los ninos se encontraban con sobrepeso, 6,6% eran obesos y 30,9% presentaron obesidad central. CONCLUSION: No todos los ninos obesos presentaban obesidad central, demostrando que solo una medida antropometrica no es eficaz para determinar el estandar de adiposidad en la infancia.

Relation between sleep quality and metabolic syndrome among university students

This transversal study aimed to analyze the relationship between poor sleep quality and metabolic syndrome among university students. The sleep quality and the components of metabolic syndrome of 701 university students from Fortaleza, Brazil, were evaluated during 2011 and 2012. In the evaluation of the scale of the associations, robust Poisson regression was used, adjusted for sex and age. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and poor quality sleep was 1.7% and 95.3% respectively. There was an increase in risk of 5% of developing metabolic syndrome among those university students who slept poorly (p=0.013). It is concluded that the university students in the sample who were poor sleepers present a greater probability of presenting metabolic syndrome. DESCRIPTORS: Glucose metabolism disorders. Sleep. Students.

Health indicators associated with poor sleep quality among university students

Objective To associate the sleep quality of Brazilian undergraduate students with health indicators. Method A cross-sectional study was developed with a random sample of 662 undergraduate students from Fortaleza, Brazil. The demographic data, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and health data indicators (smoking, alcoholism, sedentary lifestyle, nutritional condition and serum cholesterol) were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. Blood was collected at a clinical laboratory. In order to estimate the size of the associations, a Poisson Regression was used. Results For students who are daily smokers, the occurrence of poor sleep was higher than in non-smokers (p<0.001). Prevalence rate values were nevertheless close to 1. Conclusion The likelihood of poor sleep is almost the same in smokers and in alcoholics.OBJECTIVE To associate the sleep quality of Brazilian undergraduate students with health indicators. METHOD A cross-sectional study was developed with a random sample of 662 undergraduate students from Fortaleza, Brazil. The demographic data, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and health data indicators (smoking, alcoholism, sedentary lifestyle, nutritional condition and serum cholesterol) were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. Blood was collected at a clinical laboratory. In order to estimate the size of the associations, a Poisson Regression was used. RESULTS For students who are daily smokers, the occurrence of poor sleep was higher than in non-smokers (p<0.001). Prevalence rate values were nevertheless close to 1. CONCLUSION The likelihood of poor sleep is almost the same in smokers and in alcoholics.


Correlation between body mass index and waist circumference in children

OBJETIVO: Establecer una correlacion entre la circunferencia de la cintura y el Indice de Masa Corporal (IMC) en la determinacion del exceso de peso y distribucion de grasa en ninos de escuelas publicas en Fortaleza - CE. METODOS: Se trata de un estudio transversal, realizado en 12 escuelas de la red publica de la ciudad de Fortaleza- CE. Participaron 727 ninos de ambos sexos, con edad que vario de 6 a 11 anos. La recoleccion de datos ocurrio de marzo a junio de 2008. RESULTADOS: Los resultados de la encuesta mostraron que, de acuerdo con el IMC, 11,4% de los ninos se encontraban con sobrepeso, 6,6% eran obesos y 30,9% presentaron obesidad central. CONCLUSION: No todos los ninos obesos presentaban obesidad central, demostrando que solo una medida antropometrica no es eficaz para determinar el estandar de adiposidad en la infancia.

Relações entre fatores sociodemográficos e qualidade do sono em universitários brasileiros

O objetivo deste artigo foi analisar a relacao entre fatores sociodemograficos e a ma qualidade do sono de universitarios brasileiros. Estudo transversal que entrevistou 701 alunos de Fortaleza, Brasil, em 2011. Foi aplicado um formulario com questoes sociodemograficas e o Indice de Qualidade do Sono de Pittsburgh. Nao identificamos associacoes e/ou tendencias lineares estatisticamente significantes entre a qualidade do sono e os fatores sociodemograficos analisados. Todavia, na analise do risco relativo constatamos que nos universitarios com idade > 31 anos, naqueles que moravam sozinhos e com parentes (diferentes dos pais) ha maior vulnerabilidade em relacao a ma qualidade do sono.

Sleep quality assessment in college students from Fortaleza-CE

The aim in this research was to evaluate the sleep quality of college students in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 701 students from the Universidade Federal do Ceara (UFC), from March to June 2011. We used the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Most students presented poor subjective sleep quality (54%), sleep latency in less than 15 minutes (60.1%) and efficiency under 65% (99%). In the sample, the sleep duration was of 6.3 hours per day (SD±1.4 hours) (p<0.001). Data analysis revealed that a substantial portion of the college students (95.3%) surveyed presented poor sleep quality. It is essential to operationalize health promotion actions at the universities in such a way that the students construct their own quality of sleep.