Prevalence of associated factors and chronic complications in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the primary care center level III EsSalud - El Agustino
Objective: To determine the prevalence of associated factors and chronic complications in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Primary Health Care Center Level III Es Salud, El Agustino. Materials and methods: Descriptive study of quantitative type and cross section. The sample cons...
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| Publicado en: | Revista Científica de Ciencias de la Salud |
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| Lenguaje: | español |
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Universidad Peruana Unión
2018
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| Sumario: | Objective: To determine the prevalence of associated factors and chronic complications in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Primary Health Care Center Level III Es Salud, El Agustino. Materials and methods: Descriptive study of quantitative type and cross section. The sample consists of 142 elderly diabetic patients selected by non-probabilistic sampling, according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, to whom an instrument for investigations is applied, proving its validity and reliability in a pilot test to 50 patients of similar characteristics. Results: 60.6% presented DM 2 as a family history. According to the body mass index, 34.5% presented normal nutritional status, while 32.4% presented overweight and 29.6% obesity; According to the waist circumference, 68.3% presented a high risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Regarding the practice of healthy habits, 99.3% does not apply to physical exercise and sports; 94.4% presented the management of recreation and free time; 99.3% do not consume alcohol, coffee or tobacco use; 67.6% presented inadequate eating habits. Finally; 43.7% presented urinary infection and 35.2% presented retinopathy. Conclusions:61% of relatives with DM 2, 62% with overweight and obesity, 68% with high risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, 36% with inadequate control of HbA1c (≤ 7%), 99% without realization. physical exercise and sport, 68% presented inadequate eating habits, the most prevalent chronic complications are urinary tract infections (44%) and retinopathy (35%); In addition, the factors associated with the complications of DM 2, for the most part, are modifiable, therefore there must be adequate control over these variables, the treatment of adult adults should be focused on these factors. |
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| ISSN: | 2411-0094 2306-0603 |