Relación entre el riesgo de desarrollar diabetes mellitus tipo 2 y el sexo, en adultos jóvenes de la población de los Consultorios 4 y 5. Centro de Salud Sauces III. Año 2021.

Abstract

Background: Worldwide each year 3.2 million deaths are attributed to diabetes mellitus, the Findrisc method measures the risk of suffering from this disease and is useful to establish groups of greater vulnerability. Methods: A cross-sectional, prospective, relational study was carried out in the population of young adults in clinics 4 and 5 of the Sauces III Health Center, to relate the 10-year risk of diabetes mellitus and sex, using the Findrisc test. The Chisquare statistical test was used to test the hypothesis posed. Results: age group 20-24 years predominates (29.1%), female sex (56.1%), secondary schooling (39.2%) marital status single (43.9%), economic income poverty (52.7%); male BMI less than 25 kg/m2, (40.0%); female between 25 to 30 kg/m2, (45.8%); male abdominal perimeter 43.1% normal and female (41.0%) with risk, physical activity performs male (64.6%), does not perform female (51.8%); consumption of healthy food (58.8%) did not consume; treatment of HT, male, did not have (90.8%); high levels of glycemia, did not have (83.1%); family history did not have (55.4%); risk of diabetes mellitus 2 male (50.8%) low risk, female (36.1%) slightly elevated risk. Conclusions: sex, healthy food consumption, high glycemia levels and family history were not associated with sex, BMI, abdominal perimeter, physical activity, having had medication for hypertension and risk levels for developing type 2 diabetes mellitus.