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BAEZ HERNANDEZ, Francisco Javier; FLORES MERLO, Marcela; BAUTISTA BARRANCO, Elizabeth  y  SANCHEZ HERNANDEZ, Liliana. Risk Factors for Diabetes Mellitus in Nursing Professional. Enferm. univ [online]. 2011, vol.8, n.2, pp.6-11. ISSN 2395-8421.

Introduction: risk factors for diabetes mellitus are those that increase the chance of developing the disease. His knowledge, allows it to be the basis for the development of preventive and health promotion. Objective: To identify risk factors for diabetes mellitus in group of nurses, using the concepts of the Norma Official Mexicana 015 and proposed by the WHO. Methodology: The study was descriptive, transversal, was conducted in a group of nursing profes-sionals enrolled in an academic program placement. Through a non-probability convenience sampling. The information was obtained through a certificate of personal data and the Risk Factor Questionnaire of the Ministry of Health. Results: We found an average for the Survey of Risk Factors for Diabetes Mellitus of 11.85 (SD = 9.006), which means the chance of developing the disease in the nursing professional. Discussion and Conclusions: The findings in this study placed the population at high risk for developing diabetes mellitus. Results that agree with those obtained in other studies.

Palabras llave : Risk Factors; Diabetes Mellitus; Professional Nursing.

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