<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The prevalence of diabetes has doubled in the last 4 decades in Romania. Our goal was to identify the risk profile in a group of Argeş county patients based on the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) score and main variables analysed. Our study was based on a pilot study on a group of 103 patients. The Finnish Diabetes Risk Score was used to calculate the risk of developing diabetes for our patients. In our group, the FINDRISC score was not statistically significantly correlated with body mass index, but was statistically significantly correlated with hypertriglyceridemia, low HDL-Cholesterol levels, hyperuricemia, hyperglycemia, and hypertension. The older you get, the higher your risk of developing diabetes. The present study demonstrates the importance of lifestyle in terms of the risk of developing diabetes, supporting the need to implement more effective health education measures on a balanced lifestyle and establishing interdisciplinary mechanisms of collaboration between physician, nutritionist and psychologist to promote health.</p></abstract>

The prevalence of diabetes has doubled in the last 4 decades in Romania. Our goal was to identify the risk profile in a group of Argeş county patients based on the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) score and main variables analysed. Our study was based on a pilot study on a group of 103 patients. The Finnish Diabetes Risk Score was used to calculate the risk of developing diabetes for our patients. In our group, the FINDRISC score was not statistically significantly correlated with body mass index, but was statistically significantly correlated with hypertriglyceridemia, low HDL-Cholesterol levels, hyperuricemia, hyperglycemia, and hypertension. The older you get, the higher your risk of developing diabetes. The present study demonstrates the importance of lifestyle in terms of the risk of developing diabetes, supporting the need to implement more effective health education measures on a balanced lifestyle and establishing interdisciplinary mechanisms of collaboration between physician, nutritionist and psychologist to promote health.

Diabetes Risk Profile for an Argeş County Adult Sample – Findrisc Score Characteristics

University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology

Acta Medica Transilvanica

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The prevalence of diabetes has doubled in the last 4 decades in Romania. Our goal was to identify the risk profile in a group of Argeş county patients based on...

Diabetes Risk Profile for an Argeş County Adult Sample – Findrisc Score Characteristics

Published Online: Oct 23, 2020

Page range: 10 - 14

Received: Jun 02, 2020

Accepted: Jul 10, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amtsb-2020-0040

Keywords
diabetes, FINDRISC score, body mass index

© 2020 Ruxandra Roşescu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Diabetes Risk Profile for an Argeş County Adult Sample – Findrisc Score Characteristics

Published Online: Oct 23, 2020

Page range: 10 - 14

Received: Jun 02, 2020

Accepted: Jul 10, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amtsb-2020-0040

Keywordsdiabetes, FINDRISC score, body mass index

© 2020 Ruxandra Roşescu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
diabetes, FINDRISC score, body mass index