Prevalencia y factores de riesgo asociados a complicaciones microvasculares crónicas en pacientes con diabetes tipo 2 Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso. Cuenca, 2016 – 2017

Abstract

Microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes (DM2) increase morbidity and mortality, therefore, it is necessary to know their prevalence and risk factors to be able to intervene and prevent at all levels of health.

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and factors associated with chronic microvascular complications in patients with DM2 in the clinic service of the Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso, during the period between 2016 and 2017. ¬¬

MATERIALS AND METHODS Analytical cross-sectional study, which described the prevalence of chronic microvascular complications and the associated risk factors. The universe was of 316 patients and the probabilistic sample comprised 121 patients, which was randomized through the Epidat program. To calculate the sample size, a prevalence study was used as a reference, with the lowest percentage of the risk factor, which was 15% (smoking), with a confidence level of 95%, accuracy of 5%. The data were collected through the application of a questionnaire, the corresponding examinations were carried out and the information was complemented by research in the Hospital's registry system; the data collected was analyzed in the Software (IBM SPSS statistics 22).

EXPECTED RESULTS The prevalence of microvascular complications was 49.6%, of which the most frequent was nephropathy with 31.4%, the most influential risk factors were the family history, the nutritional status, the evolution of the disease and the arterial hypertension.