%0 Journal Article
%T Pr¨¢tica de atividades f¨ªsicas e custo do tratamento ambulatorial de diab¨¦ticos tipo 2 atendidos em unidade b¨¢sica de sa¨²de
%A Codogno
%A Jamile Sanches
%A Fernandes
%A R£¿mulo Ara¨²jo
%A Monteiro
%A Henrique Luiz
%J Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia
%D 2012
%I Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia
%R 10.1590/S0004-27302012000100002
%X objectives: to observe differences in healthcare costs according to the level of physical activity in type 2 diabetes mellitus. subjects and methods: a total of 121 type 2 diabetic patients were interviewed in two basic units of healthcare in bauru, brazil. physical activity level was assessed by a questionnaire carried out during an interview. costs of exams, medications and doctor and nurse visits were assessed for the previous year using invoices obtained from basic units of healthcare. results: sedentary type 2 diabetic patients presented higher costs for doctor visits (63%; p = 0.017) and medication to treat diseases other than diabetes (p = 0.001) than active patients. conclusions: sedentary type 2 diabetic patients presented higher healthcare costs related to doctor visits and medicine purchase.
%K type 2 diabetes mellitus
%K motor activity
%K costs analyzis
%K brazil.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0004-27302012000100002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en