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NIVIA DIAZ, Gleidis; ROMERO ORTIZ, Ubith; DIMATE-GARCIA, Aanh Eduardo e RODRIGUEZ-ROMERO, Diana Carolina. RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE II IN LATIN AMERICA INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, REVIEW OF LITERATURE 2000-2016. Investig. andina [online]. 2018, vol.20, n.37, pp.41-82. Epub 30-Ago-2018. ISSN 0124-8146.
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a disease that occurs when the pancreas is not able to produce enough insulin and generates a risk factor in the cardiovascular health of those who suffer it.
Objective:
To identify the risk factors associated with type II diabetes mellitus (DMII) in Latin America Indigenous people according to the literature, in order to provide information that contributes to improving the surveillance strategies in this population.
Materials and Methods:
Literature review in Latin American countries and published between 2000 and 2016, in databases such as Scielo, Science Direct, Pubmed and Lilacs; 32 articles complied with the selection criteria, in three languages English, Spanish and Portuguese. The search was made with the terms of free language, Decs and Mesh.
Results:
It is possible to associate the metabolic risks of the non-indigenous races with the indigenous ones, as predisposing factors to developing DM II.
Conclusions:
different authors agree in affirming that, the changes and acculturation of the indigenous communities of Latin America make the risk to suffering DM II arises.
Palavras-chave : metabolic disorders; Metabolic syndrome; indigenous; risk factors; diabetes Mellitus type II; Latin America.