Key result
University students had a low overall risk of type 2 diabetes, with higher risk scores associated with BMI >25, lower physical activity, poor fruit/vegetable intake, and increased fat mass.
Why the study?
With the prevalence of type 2 diabetes increasing worldwide, the study aimed to identify susceptible individuals and analyze modifiable risk factors in a university population aged 18 to 45 years.
Cross-Sectional (n=341)
No
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University students generally have a low risk of type 2 diabetes, but higher risk scores correlate with modifiable lifestyle factors like elevated BMI, poor diet, and physical inactivity.
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing worldwide. The aim of our study was to detect people susceptible to DM among a university population aged 18 to 45 years and analyze the existence of modifiable risk factors in order to implement prevention programs, in addition to analyzing BMI data related to the variables under study. We proposed a descriptive, cross-sectional study following the recommendations of cross-sectional studies (STROBE), with a sample of 341 subjects, students enrolled at the University of Extremadura, carried out by two researchers. The research protocol was approved by the Bioethics Committee of the University of Extremadura (165/2021). The study considered the Findrisk questionnaire in Spanish, validated by the Blackboard Study, a stadiometer to measure height, a bioimpedance meter to evaluate weight and body composition parameters, and a blood pressure monitor to measure blood pressure. The results indicated that the participants had a low risk of suffering T2DM. The highest Findrisk test scores were found in those with a BMI value above 25, lower physical activity, poor dietary intake of fruits and vegetables, and increased fat mass. Our future research will be the implementation of T2DM prevention programs, acting on modifiable factors.
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Alfageme-García et al. (2024) conducted a cross-sectional in Type 2 diabetes risk (n=341). Modifiable risk factors (BMI >25, low physical activity, poor diet) was evaluated on Risk of suffering T2DM (Findrisk test scores). University students had a low overall risk of type 2 diabetes, with higher risk scores associated with BMI >25, lower physical activity, poor fruit/vegetable intake, and increased fat mass.
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