Análise do estado nutricional, perfil socieconômico e consumo alimentar, com ênfase em alimentos açucarados, em idosos portadores de diabetes mellitus tipo II no munícipio de Cuité - Paraíba

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is described as a heterogeneous group of metabolic disorders that cause hyperglycemia as a result of defects in insulin production and/or action, or both failures. This disease can be classified into two main classes, DM type I and DM type II, where the latter has been increasing on a large scale. In Brazil, DM2 has a prevalence of 7.6% of the population, with half of the individuals unaware of the diagnosis. Among the factors that influence the appearance of this pathology, the aging of the population stands out, as well as genetic and environmental factors and changes in eating habits, mainly. Due to the increase in the consumption of processed foods. The study aimed to evaluate the nutritional status, socioeconomic profile and food consumption, with emphasis on sugary foods, in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the city of Cuité, Paraíba. The work is a cross sectional research, with a quali-quantitative approach and an exploratory-descriptive approach, the research was carried out with elderly people aged 60 years or older with a diagnosis of DM type II, where to obtain the results were collected. socioeconomic data and anthropometric data to assess nutritional status. The sample consisted of 83 elderly people, 38.55% male and 61.45% female. Among the samples, there was homogeneity in socioeconomic terms and eating habits in relation to statistics, both relationships presented a value < p=0.05, taking into account that the samples had an equivalent/similar point between their characteristics. However, there was a difference in relation to the nutritional status of individuals in relation to sex based on WHR. It was contacted that the consumption of sugary foods was carried out by most of the interviewees with n=68 (81.93%). Thus, it was clear that most seniors were overweight, as well as a high percentage consumed sugary foods, which impairs the treatment of DM2. However, the data presented in the study facilitate this search for improving individual and collective follow-ups, as well as better contributing to public policies, aimed at improving the quality of life and of individuals affected by CNCDs, with emphasis on Diabetes Mellitus.