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BAUTISTA HUALLPARA, Ronny Tomas et al. PREVENCIÓN DE DIABETES EN JÓVENES DE 18-25 AÑOS DE LA CIUDAD DE LA PAZ.. Ciencia y Medicina [online]. 2003, n.4, pp. 17-23. ISSN 1111-1111.

Objective: To identify potential people with higher risk of diabetes in the future, based on clinical and laboratory parameters, offering them necessary information to prevent it, in individuals between the ages of 18 and 25 of the different schools in our university. Material and methods: It is a research, action and descriptive, statistical study. Blood pressure, weight, height, waist-hip circumference were taken along with the ¿Do you have diabetes and don't know about it? questionnaire, recommended by the OMS/OPS, to 1401 individuals: 722 women (51.6%) and 654 men (48.4%) between the ages of 18 and 25, selected randomly inside the different schools in our university, of which 40 presented risk factors of diabetes development, the oral tolerance to glucose test and information on how to prevent it were given afterwards along with a post-test evaluation. Results and conclusions: Of 40 selected individuals presenting higher risk factors of diabetes development, the most compromised age is 21 years (30%), followed by 22 years (20%), 24 (15%). 23 (10%), 25 (7,5%), 20 (7,5%), 19 (7,5%) and 18 (2,5). The waist-hip relation, increased waist and overweight were the factors that the people compromised presented in higher percentage (87,5%). There weren't any significant differences in relation to sex. In laboratory tests, 3 people turned out to have glicemias over 126 mg/d1; therefore, a follow-up is recommended. In the post-test evaluation, 97,5% of efficiency was obtained.

Palavras-chave : Diabetes; high blood-pressure; obesity.