Riesgo de Diabetes según la escala Findrisk en personas que laboran en el mercado San Sebastián

Abstract

Abstract: This study examined the 10-year risk of developing diabetes among vendors at the "San Sebastián" market in the city of Loja, Ecuador. The main objective was to correlate the variables collected using the Findrisk questionnaire with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. Demographic variables, bioimpedance variables, and healthy behavior variables had a significant impact on the probability of developing the disease. Fat mass, visceral fat, and body mass index (BMI) showed a moderate, directly proportional, and significant relationship with the risk of developing diabetes mellitus; that is, a greater amount of fat mass, visceral fat, and a higher BMI increased the risk of developing diabetes within 10 years. There is a moderate and inversely proportional relationship between the amount of muscle mass and the risk of developing diabetes mellitus; that is, the risk in this case decreases when muscle mass increases, acting as a protective factor. Analysis of the body mass index and abdominal circumference variables showed a directly proportional and significant relationship with the risk of developing diabetes mellitus; that is, a higher percentage of body fat and a larger abdominal circumference represent a lower risk of developing diabetes mellitus within 10 years. It was established that the percentage of body fat is the only variable with a moderate and directly proportional relationship to the risk of developing diabetes mellitus within 10 years.