Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Healthcare Workers Through the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC)

Abstract

Objective: Determine the probability of developing type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) over 10 years in health workers. Methods: Descriptive, prospective, cross-sectional study. It was carried out at the UMF Family Medicine Unit No. 1, Mexican Social Security Institute in Obregón City, Sonora. (Mexico).The FINDRISC questionnaire was applied to a finite sample of 132 workers, selected by non-probabilistic convenience sampling. In the analysis of results, the Spanish SPSS version 25 program was used. Results: The female sex predominated (69.7%), the average age was 37.6 years, the most frequent job category was medical assistant (25.8%). The most common body mass index was overweight. The questionnaire variables with the greatest repetition were: overweight, increased abdominal circumference, physical inactivity and family history of T2DM in first-degree relatives. The predominant risk was the slightly elevated risk group in 52 (39.4%) which translates into a 4% risk of developing type 2 T2DM at 10 years. Conclusions: Less than an eighth of the subjects studied presented a high risk score, however, almost half of the workers are at moderate to very high risk of developing diabetes within 10 years.