Introducción: en la actualidad, la diabetes se considera una emergencia mundial debido al aumento de su prevalencia, posibles complicaciones y elevada mortalidad. Algunos factores culturales, como las creencias fatalistas, pueden representar una barrera para su control. Objetivo: revisar la evidencia ci...
RESUMEN Se recuperó el proceso de construcción del esquema conceptual, referencial y operativo (ECRO) de los wixáritari sobre la diabetes mellitus tipo 2 en una comunidad de Jalisco, México, desde la aparición del primer síntoma hasta una posible explicación de la enfermedad. Se realizó un estudi...
Objetivo: identificar o risco de desenvolvimento de diabetes tipo 2 em enfermeiras e sua relação com as alterações metabólicas. Método: estudo transversal, com 155 enfermeiras. As variáveis investigadas foram: sociodemográficas, índice de massa corporal, a circunferência da cintura, índice ci...
ABSTRACT Objective Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a metabolic disorder that shares pathophysiologic features with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of the polymorphisms fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) rs1421085, leptin receptor (LEPR) rs113...
Background: The negative impact of perceived discrimination on health outcomes is well established. However, less attention has been directed towards understanding the effect of perceived discrimination on health behaviors relevant for the treatment of diabetes in ethnic minorities. Aim: To examine the e...
Objective The global burden of diabetes mellitus will impact strongly American countries in the coming decades. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a multifactorial disease and the basis for its genetic susceptibility remains not fully understood. Different population studies have demonstrated that varian...