Nível de atividade física e ocorrência de neuropatia em diabéticos tipo 2 da atenção primária do município de Rosário do Catete - Sergipe

Abstract

Introduction: Physical activity (PA) is part of the Ministry of Health recommendations for control of diabetes mellitus (DM) and its complications. Objective: To evaluate the level of physical activity and the occurrence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in elderly patients with type 2 DM. Methods: This is a transversal study with a sample chosen by convenience, equivalent to 11.8% of diabetics in Rosário do Catete - SE, correspondent of 49 individuals. Inclusion criteria: age ≥ 18 years and joined the Family Health Units as diabetes type 2. Exclusion criteria: inability to perform physical activity and cognitive impairment. Instruments used: International Physical Activity Questionnaire, Symptom Score and Neuropathy. Data collected in clinics and homes. Statistical analysis performed with the Student t test, Mann Whitney U and multivariate logistic regression by Stata version 13.0. Results: We selected 52 individuals with a mean age of 63 ± 12.3 years, categorized into Neuropathy (n = 29) and not Neuropathy (n = 23), as well as more active (n = 16) and less active (n = 36). We found that only 31% of individuals were more active, they had lower mean age and blood glucose levels as well as more time from diagnosis. The presence of diabetic neuropathy was statistically significant in those less active (p <0.01) such that the inverse (p <0.01). Conclusion: There wasn´t a satisfactory level of physical activity in 69% of the individuals and the prevalence of diabetic neuropathy was 56%.