Diabetes Risk Assessment of the UC Irvine Campus Population.

ABSTRACT: Type 2 diabetes (T2D), historically affecting primarily older individuals, now affects younger people. Few studies have analyzed diabetes risk factors among younger individuals, including college students. We investigated risk in that overlooked population. A 2-part diabetes risk assessment survey was administered to University of California Irvine (UCI) students, faculty, and staff for 2 months. Part I, including 26 questions, assessed participants' nutrition, physical activity, and stress management behaviors. Part II assessed risk according to American Diabetes Association (ADA) Risk Assessment's 8 demographic and lifestyle questions producing a risk score. Scores and behavioral factors analyzed risk on individual and community levels. Recruitment included emails and flyers promoting th

SUBMITTER: Granillo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6124973 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature