RESUMOObjetivos: Verificar a prevalência de Diabetes Mellitus autorreferida em trabalhadores de enfermagem de um hospital universitário; identificar os principais fatores de risco para o Diabetes Mellitus (DM) e, entre os que já possuem a doença, identificar as dificuldades relacionadas a seu controle. Métodos: Estudo epidemiológico transversal, realizado no período de agosto de 2007 a janeiro de 2008. Foram entrevistados 1.287 profissionais de enfermagem (82%), utilizando-se questionário contendo 22 questões fechadas. A análise dos dados foi realizada pelos testes Qui-quadrado e exato de Fisher. O teste t de Student foi empregado para as variáveis contínuas. Resultados: Observou-se a prevalência de 3% de DM autorreferida. Os principais fatores de risco reconhecidos foram: idade, sexo, peso e histórico familiar. Detectou-se que o plantão noturno concentrava mais da metade dos diabéticos. Conclusão: A prevalência de DM autorreferida nesse hospital foi menor do que a esperada para a cidade de São Paulo. Dentre os fatores de risco encontrados, o sobrepeso é o único modificável. O plantão noturno concentra a maioria dos funcionários com diabetes. Descritores: Prevalência; Diabetes mellitus; Recursos humanos de enfermagem no hospital ABSTRACT Objectives: To verify the self-reported prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus in nursing workers at a university hospital, to identify the main risk factors for diabetes mellitus (DM) and, among those who already have the disease, to identify the difficulties related to its control. Methods: This is a cross-sectional epidemiological study, conducted between August 2007 and January 2008. Of the total (1,287) interviewed, 82% were nurses. It was used a questionnaire containing 22 closed questions. The data analysis was performed with Chi-square test and Fisher exact test. Student t test was used for continuous variables. Results: There was a prevalence of 3% of self-reported DM. The main recognized risk factors were: age, sex, weight and, family history. It was found that the night shift contained more than half of diabetics. Conclusion:The self-reported prevalence of DM at the hospital was less than the expected value for the city of Sao Paulo. Among the risk factors found, the overweight was the only modifiable. The night shift concentrated most of the workers with diabetes. Keywords: Prevalence; Diabetes mellitus; Nursing staff, hospital RESUMEN Objetivos: Verificar la prevalencia de Diabetes Mellitus autorreferida en trabajadores de enfermería de un hospital universitario; identificar los principales factores de riesgo para la Diabetes Mellitus (DM) y, entre los que ya poseen la enfermedad, identificar las dificultades relacionadas a su control. Métodos: Se trata de un estudio epidemiológico transversal, realizado en el período de agosto de 2007 a enero de 2008. Fueron entrevistados 1.287 profesionales de enfermería (82%), utilizando un cuestionario que contenía 22 preguntas cerradas. El análisis de los datos fue realizado con las pruebas Chi-cuadrado y exacta de Fisher. La prueba t...
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