Correlación entre la dislipidemia y la diabetes mellitus tipo 2 en pacientes de 18 a 45 años que acuden a la consulta externa servicio de endocrinología del Hospital General Guasmo Sur, año 2019.

Abstract

Introduction: Dyslipidemia in association with diabetes mellitus continues to be a problem worldwide, approximately 62 million people suffer from these diseases, they have become one of the most frequent problems in the general population, due to this there is a greater risk of morbidity and mortality. Early recognition and treatment of dyslipidemia in diabetes mellitus remains one of the most effective strategies with the best cost-benefit ratio to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Materials and methods: The research carried out is an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional cohort study where the study population and sample was taken from patients who attended the Guasmo Sur General Hospital for an outpatient endocrinology area in 2019. Results: After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, we found 265 patients between 18:45 years of age with dyslipidemia and type 2 diabetes mellitus, of which 63.4% suffered from headache, 63% dizziness, an average BMI of 32.3 kg / m2 was found, average glycosylated hemoglobin of 8.6%, a Pearson correlation was made between the lipid profile variables (total cholesterol, HDL, LDL and triglycerides) and glycosylated hemoglobin and a bilateral significance or P value of 0.664, 0.813, 0.201 was found and 0.477 respectively, among the complications presented by the patients, peripheral vascular disease occurred in 28.3% of the patients, diabetic nephropathy in 11.3% and diabetic retinopathy in 10.9% therefore the hypothesis raised is rejected.