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 exerc...

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Main Authors: Adman Câmara Soares Lima, Márcio Flávio Moura Araújo, Roberto Wagner Júnior Freire de Freitas, Maria Lúcia Zanetti, Paulo César de Almeida, Marta Maria Coelho Damasceno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-06-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692014000300484&lng=en&tlng=en