Determination of type 2 diabetes risk levels in individuals applying to family medicine
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15511/tahd.19.00120Keywords:
Diabetes mellitus, risk, family practiceAbstract
Objevtive: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic metabolic disease and an important public health problem worldwide. T2DM is a progressive disease and can exist without symptoms for many years. Therefore, the risk of chronic complications and the burden of disease increase. The aim of this study was to determine the diabetes risk level of the individuals who applied to the family medicine outpatient clinic and to guide the high-risk patients for diagnosis and intervention.
Methods: This descriptive study was carried out with the participation of 171 people who applied to family medicine outpatient clinics. The questionnaire form developed by the researchers was applied face to face; height, weight and waist circumferences were measured. The questionnaire included questions about the socio-demographic characteristics, disease and health habits of the participants, as well as The Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC). The statistical significance level was accepted as p˂0.05.
Results: The median (25.p-75.p) age of participants is 41 (33-52) and 61.4% (n:105) of the subjects were female; the median body mass index (BMI) is 26,42 (23,83-31,14) kg/m2 . The mean waist circumference of the women is 90,63±14,69 cm (mean±sd); and 99,53±12,81 cm for males. The median FINDRISC scores of all participants were 10 (6-13), 11 (6-13) in women and 8 (5-13) in men. According to the FINDRISC, %19.3 of the individuals had a high to very high, %22.2 had a moderate and %58.5 had a slightly elevatedlow risk for diabetes. There were positive and statistically significant correlations between FINDRISC scores and age, BMI and waist circumference.
Conclusion: It is important that clinicians especially family physicians, who serve the adult population should screen patients who apply for any reason for diabetes in their daily practices. FINDRISK which can be implemented quickly and easily is a simple, inexpensive and clear scanning method.
