determination of type 2 diabetes risk by using of diabetes risk questionnaire prepared by turkish diabetes association in people living in the district of zeytinburnu, istanbul

Background: type 2 diabetes is a serious condition that is rapidly increasing all over the world and can cause other metabolic diseases. in our study, we aimed to evaluate the probability of the participants having type 2 diabetes by using diabetes risk questionnaire. methods: during the month of march 2019, a validated questionnaire prepared by the turkish diabetes association was administered to 500 patients (m= 223, (44.6%); (f= 277), (55.4%)) who were applying to a pharmacy in zeytinburnu, istanbul. statistical analyzes were performed using spss version 21. data were expressed as mean, standard deviation (sd) and percentage (%). in this respect, the normality of data distribution was determined by the shapiro-wilk test. results: the scale total scores of women were significantly lower than the total scale scores of men (p<0.001). it was found that the risk of developing diabetes increased significantly with age (p <0.001). patients aged 60 and over were at the highest risk of type 2 diabetes. it was determined that the risk of developing type 2 diabetes was significantly higher in patients with high blood pressure (n= 111), (p<0.001). one hundred and thirty-seven physically inactive participants had a significantly higher risk of type 2 diabetes (p<0.001). finally, the risk of diabetes increased with increasing weight (p <0.001). conclusion: in conclusion, increasing age, high blood pressure, physical inactivity can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes. to prevent the risk, people should be physically active and they should consume healthy and balanced diet.