%0 Journal Article %T Nutritional profile and presence of risk factors and protection for non-communicable chronic diseases in diabetics = Perfil nutricional e presen a de fatores de risco e prote o para doen as cr nicas n otransmiss¨ªveis em diab¨¦ticos %A Francielli Aparecida Garcia da Costa %A Giana Zarbato Longo %J Acta Scientiarum : Human and Social Sciences %D 2012 %I %X This study aimed to delineate the nutritional profile and to investigate the presence and distribution of factors of risk and protection for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) in diabetic participants. For this, 54 individuals of both sexes participated in this study, aged 28 to 87 years who have been attended by a health center of the municipality of Maring¨¢, Paran¨¢ State. It was measured the weight, height and waist circumference and applied two questionnaires related to risk factors and food frequency (FFQ) respectively. The study design is cross-sectional and the descriptive analysis was performed using the statistical software Epi info version 3.32 (2005). The results showed that the most relevant risk factors in the diabetic population in relation to NCD have been related to the overweight, lack of physical activity and self-reported hypertension. The protection factors were healthy diet and quitting of smoking. Based on nutritional assessment, the BMI (Body Mass Index) and waist circumference have been positively correlated with high significance. Health education is necessary for the prevention and health promotion of these individuals through the change of lifestyle. Este estudo teve como objetivo tra ar o perfil nutricional e investigar a presen a e a distribui o dos fatores de risco e de prote o para Doen as Cr nicas N o-Transmiss¨ªveis (DCNT) em portadores de Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Participaram do estudo 54 indiv¨ªduos de ambos os sexos, com idade entre 28 a 87 anos, que frequentam um posto de sa¨²de da cidade de Maring¨¢, Estado do Paran¨¢. Foram aferidos o peso, a estatura e a circunfer¨ºncia da cintura e aplicados dois question¨¢rios relacionados com fatores de risco e frequ¨ºncia alimentar (QFA), respectivamente. O delineamento da pesquisa ¨¦ transversal e foi feita an¨¢lise descritiva pelo programa estat¨ªstico Epi info, vers o 3.32 (2005). Os resultados demonstraram que os fatores de risco mais relevantes encontrados na popula o diab¨¦tica em rela o ¨¤s DCNT¡äs foram relacionados ao excesso de peso, falta de atividade f¨ªsica e hipertens o autorreferida Os fatores de prote o encontrados foram alimenta o saud¨¢vel e suspens o de tabagismo. Pela avalia o nutricional, o IMC (¨ªndice de Massa Corp¨®rea) e a Circunfer¨ºncia da Cintura tiveram correla o positiva e alta significancia. A educa o em sa¨²de ¨¦ necess¨¢ria para que haja preven o e promo o da sa¨²de desses indiv¨ªduos por meio da mudan a dos h¨¢bitos de vida. %K eating habits %K risk and health protection factors %K non-communicable chronic diseases %K Diabetes mellitus %K h¨¢bitos alimentares %K fatores de risco e prote o da sa¨²de %K doen as cr nicas n o-transmiss¨ªveis %K Diabetes mellitus %U http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciHealthSci/article/view/8886/pdf