Avaliação do risco para diabetes pela análise da íris: uma possibilidade

Abstract

Diabetes é um problema de saúde pública. Métodos que identifiquem precocemente a predisposição para a doença devem ser investigados. Iridologistas afirmam que o Sinal do Pâncreas e a Cruz de Andréas sugerem predisposição para diabetes. Objetivos: Verificar a prevalência do sinal do Pâncreas e da Cruz de Andréas em indivíduos com e sem a diabetes e a correlação com a taxa de glicemia. Métodos: A coleta de dados ocorreu entre fevereiro de 2010 e junho de 2011. Participaram 410 indivíduos com idade superior a 30 anos. Resultados: Indivíduos com diabetes apresentaram maior prevalência dos sinais iridológicos estudados. O teste t de Student aponta diferença estatisticamente significativa na prevalência desses sinais entre pacientes com e sem diabetes e entre indivíduos com e sem antecedentes familiares para a doença. A análise do coeficiente de correlação de Pearson mostra correlação entre estes sinais e a glicemia alterada. Conclusão: Concluímos que esses sinais sugerem predisposição para Diabetes.

The sign of the Cross of Andreas in the iris and Diabetes Mellitus: a longitudinal study

“…There was a statistically significant correlation between the Cross of Andreas and family history of diabetes, confirming the results of previous studies (13)(14) .…”

“…A study carried out at the University of California shows that changes in lifestyle are capable of causing genetic changes in three months, generating greater genetic stability (16) . The statistical tests showed the difference between groups was statistically significant in the development of diabetes, glucose intolerance and metabolic syndrome (p = 0.002, 0.004 and 0.007, respectively), confirming the observation of iridologists and previous studies of the authors of this research (10)(11)(12)(13)(14) .…”

“…The Student's t test revealed a statistically significant difference in the prevalence of these signs among patients with and without diabetes, and in those with and without family history of the disease. The chi-square test showed that having both signs increases the chance of developing diabetes and only the Sign of the Pancreas alone is not sufficient to develop the disease (14) .…”

“…Considering the lack of studies in the area and the fact that this is an innovative subject, the examination board during the defense of the cited thesis (14) recommended that the specific sign for DM -the Cross of Andreas -should be followed by a longer period in a longitudinal study.…”

“…The main objective of this study was to compare during a four-year period, the development of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in individuals without the disease, and with and without the Cross of Andreas sign in the iris, through the monitoring of medical charts of individuals without diabetes who were part of the doctoral thesis database, collected in 2010 (14) .…”