Relationship of the Self-perception of Lifestyle with Level of Physical Activity in People with and without Type 2 Diabetes
Briseida Mayel Perez-Avelino
School of Nursing No. 1, Autonomous University of Guerrero, Chilpancingo de los Bravos, Mexico.
Nicolás Padilla-Raygoza *
Departament of Nursing and Obstetrics, Division of Health Sciences and Engineering, Campus Celaya-Salvatierra, University of Guanajuato, Celaya, Mexico.
Verónica Benitez-Guerrero
Nursing Unit, Institute of Health Sciences, Autonomous University of Nayarit, Tepic, Mexico.
María Luisa Sánchez Padilla
Institute of Health Sciences, Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico.
Vicente Beltrán-Campos
Department of Clinical Nursing, Division of Health Sciences and Engineering, Campus Celaya-Salvatierra, University of Guanajuato, Celaya, Mexico.
María de Lourdes García-Campos
Department of Clinical Nursing, Division of Health Sciences and Engineering, Campus Celaya-Salvatierra, University of Guanajuato, Celaya, Mexico.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Objective: To determine the relationship of the perception of lifestyle with the level of physical activity in people with type 2 diabetes and without type 2 diabetes.
Study Design: Analytical cross-sectional observational study in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Methodology: Sample composed of 100 people with type 2 diabetes and 100 people without type 2 diabetes, the lifestyle questionnaire and IPAQ questionnaire were used. Descriptive statistics were calculated for sociodemographic variables; it was calculated Chi-square test and Odds Ratio. To demonstrate the statistical significance of results, the value of P was set at .05. Statistical analysis was performed in STATA 13.0 ®.
Results: In patients with Type 2 Diabetes predominated females, married, who never went school and elementary and BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2; among patients without Type 2 Diabetes, predominant males, singles, went school or university, BMI ≥25 kg/m2; no relationship was found between lifestyle perception and level of physical activity in adults with type 2 diabetes (X² = 0.0022 gl 1 P = .96) neither it was found a significant relationship between lifestyle perception and level of physical activity in adults without type 2 diabetes (X² = 5.23 gl 1 P = .02 RM = 2.85 95% CI = 0.80 to 10.4).
Conclusion: The results show that self-perception of lifestyle and physical activity is different in people with less age, more schooling, males.
Keywords: Physical activity, diabetes, self-perception of lifestyle.