Risk stratification for type 2 diabetes according to the Findrisc and associated factors

• Autor(a) principal: Barim, Estela Maria
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Cunha, Julia Cury, Sloan, Kátia Portero, Rossato, Sinara Laurini, Santos, Rayanne Carneiro dos, Murta-Nascimento, Cristiane
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/3631
• topic: Diabetes mellitus; Programas de rastreamento; Atenção primária à saúde; Prevenção de doenças; Diabetes mellitus; Tamizaje masivo; Atención primaria de salud; Prevención de enfermedades; Diabetes mellitus; Mass screening; Primary healthcare; Disease prevention

The aim of this study was to stratify users of a primary care center according to the risk of developing type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) using the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) questionnaire and to assess factors associated with elevated risk for T2DM. We conducted a cross-sectional study, with a random sample of 200 non-diabetic adults attending a school primary care center. Logistic regression was used to investigate factors associated with elevated FINDRISC scores (≥ 15 points). We observed that 33.5% of subjects had a slightly elevated risk, 17.0% moderate risk, and 34.5% high/very high risk of developing T2DM. Those with a low level of education (OR: 3.21; 95%CI: 1.52-6.77) and with a history of hypercholesterolemia (OR: 2.47; 95%CI: 1.27-4.81) were more likely to have an elevated score. In conclusion, the frequency of individuals at high/very high risk of developing T2DM was high in the population studied, and the lower level of education and history of hypercholesterolemia were associated with elevated FINDRISC score.