Prevalencia de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 en pacientes mayores de 45 años que acuden al Hospital de Especialidades Teodoro Maldonado Carbo durante el período de 2022-2024.

Abstract

Introduction: Type II diabetes mellitus is a chronic, degenerative, metabolic disease consisting of a set of dysfunctions characterized by hyperglycemia, resulting from resistance to the action of insulin. Methodology: A quantitative, non-experimental, observational, retrospective, cross-sectional, and analytical study. Results: In the present study, a prevalence of the disease of 28.06% was observed. At least 60.2% of the study population was female. And most of these study subjects were between 45 and 60 years old, where the most striking risk factors are overweight, obesity, and family history of diabetes. Conclusions: The prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus II in patients attending the outpatient clinic of Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital was 28.06%. Among the risk factors found in this population were overweight, obesity, and family history of diabetes, as well as hypertension, sedentary lifestyle, and polycystic ovary syndrome.