Association of body mass index and physical activity with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus in the next decade

Abstract

Background: The chronic noncommunicable diseases appear as the main causes of death and disability in the world. So, type 2 diabetes is one of the most significant and modifiable degrading situation for health. Objective: To investigate the association of body mass index and physical activity with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Materials and methods: This study was developed during health activities carried out by primary care to 183 city residents members of the interior of Brazilian Northeast. The risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the next 10 yrs. was obtained through the questionnaire Finnish Diabetes Risk Score. It was considered in overweight the users who had a body mass index equal or higher than 25.0, and physically active users who performed a minimum of 150 min of physical activity per week. Results: It was found a significant association between body mass index (p <0.00) and physical activity (p <0.01) with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the next decade. There was a greater participation of women in the study (121; 66%). In comparison with male gender, female was more physically inactive (105; 57.4%). It was founded a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the sample (122, 66.7%). Conclusions: The results indicate that there may be interference between distribution of body mass as well as to the practice of physical activity and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the next 10 yrs.