Prevalencia de Covid-SARS 19 en pacientes diabéticos que asisten a un hospital de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

People with diabetes mellitus have a higher chance of becoming infected and a higher risk of mortality from Covid-19; Possible mechanisms include hyperglycemia-induced changes in the immune system and increases in inflammatory cytokines. Objective: To determine the prevalence of CovidSARS 19 in diabetic patients attending a hospital in the city of Guayaquil. Design: study with a quantitative, descriptive, retrospective and crosssectional approach. Technique: indirect observation. Instrument: indirect observation matrix. Results: Patients older than 50 years (63%), male (88%), mixed race (93%), and urban residence (78%); Among the clinical manifestations, they presented persistent pain (80%) and headache (74%); among the complications they presented pulmonary complications (40%) and cardiovascular complications (32%). Conclusion: The prevalence rate of Covid-SARS 19 was 0.613% of diabetic patients treated at this hospital, with a greater number of patients presenting this virus during the month of September 2020, representing 25% of the population of this hospital. study (15,667 patients). Compared with other studies, the low prevalence is evident, which may be due to the characteristics of the population or due to the greater care of diabetic patients during the first wave of the pandemic, with a lower risk of contagion.