Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University, Kobe 654-0142, Japan.
Department of Nursing, Kinjo Gakuin University, Nagoya 463-8521, Japan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jun 23;19(13):7698. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19137698.
This study aimed to uncover the risk of diabetes and its associated factors among Brazilian residents in Japan. An anonymous questionnaire survey was conducted among Brazilians living in Japan who were aged >40 years. The questionnaire collected data on the participants’ Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC), basic demographics, and health conditions. The analysis was based on the FINDRISC to assess factors affecting the risk of diabetes. Among the 181 participants (mean age, 52.9 years), 77 and 104 were men and women, respectively; 26 (14.3%) people were diagnosed with diabetes. The participants were categorized into high- and low-risk groups based on a FINDRISC value of ≥12 and ≤11, respectively. The high-risk group, 26 [17.7%] patients, contained a significantly higher proportion whose education level was less than elementary school, who were unable to speak Japanese, and whose diets contained little feijoa than the low-risk group. Feijoa is a local Brazilian bean dish that is low in fat and calories but contains high protein content, which helps prevent diabetes. Our findings suggest that increased health literacy is important for controlling chronic diseases, including diabetes.
本研究旨在揭示日本巴西居民患糖尿病的风险及其相关因素。我们对居住在日本的 >40 岁巴西人进行了匿名问卷调查。问卷收集了参与者的芬兰糖尿病风险评分（FINDRISC）、基本人口统计学和健康状况数据。该分析基于 FINDRISC 来评估影响糖尿病风险的因素。在 181 名参与者中（平均年龄 52.9 岁），分别有 77 名和 104 名为男性和女性；26 人（14.3%）被诊断患有糖尿病。根据 FINDRISC 值≥12 和≤11，将参与者分为高风险组和低风险组。高风险组有 26 名（17.7%）患者，他们的受教育程度低于小学、不会说日语、饮食中几乎不含费约果的比例显著高于低风险组。费约果是一种巴西本地豆类菜肴，脂肪和热量低，但蛋白质含量高，有助于预防糖尿病。我们的研究结果表明，提高健康素养对于控制包括糖尿病在内的慢性病非常重要。
