Resumo: O objetivo do estudo foi estimar a prevalência de glicemia capilar casual alterada, sugestiva de diabetes mellitus, e sua associação com os fatores socioeconômicos, demográficos, antropométricos e clínicos em mulheres indígenas do Município de Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Trata-se de um estudo transversal, com amostra probabilística composta por mulheres de 18-59 anos, residentes nas aldeias Bororó e Jaguapiru. Foi utilizado um questionário padronizado para a coleta das informações, e a análise estatística, realizada por meio dos testes Kruskal Wallis, Mann Whitney e do modelo linear generalizado. Entre as 385 mulheres, 7% apresentaram glicemia capilar casual alterada sugestiva de diabetes mellitus. No modelo linear generalizado, permaneceram associadas, no modelo final, as variáveis idade (p < 0,001), pressão arterial sistólica (p = 0,002) e etnia (p = 0,022). Este estudo demonstra a necessidade de mudanças comportamentais, com o auxílio de intervenções educativas como estratégia de prevenção e controle do diabetes mellitus.

BackgroundObesity is a major risk factor for hypertension, and abdominal fat in particular has been more strongly associated with cardiovascular diseases and its prevalence has increased in Brazilian indigenous populations.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of hypertension among indigenous women and its association with total and abdominal obesity after adjustment for confounding factors.MethodsThis cross-sectional study evaluated indigenous non-pregnant women aged 20–59 years living in two villages of the indigenous reserve of Dourados, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Data were collected by trained interviewers. Households were visited and were selected by simple random sampling using SPSS software version 21. The casting of lots was performed from a list of households located on a map of villages. To locate the selected households, a Global Positioning System device was used. A questionnaire was used to obtain data on socio-demographic, lifestyle and health-related variables and to obtain anthropometric data on weight, height, and waist circumference (WC). Blood pressure was measured twice during home visits.ResultsData were collected between June and October 2013 with 362 women. Most of them were aged <40 years (66.3%) and had low educational level (≤4 years of schooling, 82.0%), had overweight/obesity (74.0%), WC ≥80 cm (83.7%), and family history of hypertension (60.5%). The prevalence of hypertension was 42.0% (CI 95%: 37.0–47.2). In the multivariable analysis, respondents with WC 80–87 cm and ≥88 cm showed approximately 2 times higher prevalence rates of hypertension compared with those with WC <80 cm after adjusting for confounding factors. There was no association between body mass index (BMI) and hypertension in this study.ConclusionsThe overall prevalence of hypertension was high and associated only with abdominal adiposity but not with BMI.

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Objective: The use of benzodiazepines (BZD) and associated factors in the elderly of Dourados, MS, Brazil was investigated. Methods: This is a cross-sectional population-based study using a multistage sampling design. Participants were 1,022 individuals aged ≥ 60 years. Measurements: socioeconomic status, schooling, demographic aspects, marital status, physical activity, hospitalizations, self-rated health, use of alcohol beverages and smoking were assessed by standard questionnaire. The drugs used were obtained by checking the prescription or package and classified according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Index. Chi-square test, Chi-square for linear tendency, Fisher's exact test and Poisson regression were used to assess association between variables. Results: The prevalence of use of BZD was 6.5% (CI95%: 5.1-8.2%). The oldest group (PR: 1.60 for 70-79 years and PR: 1.79 for ≥ 80 years), non-use of alcohol (PR: 4.14) and use of antidepressants (PR: 8.73) were the statistically associated characteristics. Conclusions: The prevalence of use of BZD in the study population was low, similar to findings of more recent Brazilian studies and lower than those obtained in international studies. The prevalence of use of BZD increased with aging and use of antidepressants. REsUMOObjetivo: Foi investigado o uso de benzodiazepínicos (BZD) e fatores associados em idosos no município de Dourados, MS. Métodos: Delineamento transversal, de base populacional com amostra de conglomerados estratificada e em múltiplos estágios. Os participantes totalizaram 1.022 indivíduos com idade > 60 anos. Foi utilizado questionário padronizado com as variáveis nível econômico, escolaridade, demográficas, situação conjugal, exercícios físicos, internações hospitalares, autopercepção de saúde, uso de bebida alcoólica e fumo. Os medicamentos utilizados foram obtidos por meio da verificação da receita médica ou embalagem e classificados segundo o Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Index. Para avaliar a associação entre as variáveis foram utilizados os testes do qui-quadrado, de tendência linear, exato de Fisher e regressão de Poisson. Resultados: A prevalência do uso de BZD foi de 6,5% (IC95%: 5,1-8,2%). A maior idade (RP: 1,60 para 70-79 anos e RP: 1,79 para > 80

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