Risk factors for atherosclerosis in diabetic old people in a medical office
Introduction: atherosclerosis is one of the great predators of human health; diabetes mellitus and aging are considered among its causes, which have become an important health problem. Objective: to identify the main risk factors of atherosclerosis in old people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a me...
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| author | Jessica María González Casanova Roylando de la Caridad Valdés Chávez Adrián Ernesto Álvarez Gómez Karina Toirac Delgado María de la Caridad Casanova Moreno |
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| description | Introduction: atherosclerosis is one of the great predators of human health; diabetes mellitus and aging are considered among its causes, which have become an important health problem.
Objective: to identify the main risk factors of atherosclerosis in old people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a medical office.
Method: an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in the medical office No.16 at Hermanos Cruz Polyclinic in Pinar del Rio municipality and province, during December 2015 and February 2016. A target group of 77 old people with the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type 2 was studied. All the old people under study applied a survey arranged by the authors. Descriptive statistics were used and the principles of medical ethics were met.
Results: female sex was the most affected, hypertension 71,4 % was the prevailing risk factor in both sexes, the combination of most frequent risk factors were hypertension-obesity in 19,5 %, the consequent diseases of atherosclerosis turned out to be ischemic heart disease in 18,2 %, and in 16,4 % peripheral venous insufficiency.
Conclusions: a high prevalence of risk factors for atherosclerosis and hypertension is the most frequent. Differentiated care has to be assumed in the presence of hypertension-obesity, due to its high association with the arteriosclerotic causes studied. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c2635cc0bb7646bd9389d5be9e4574d92023-09-02T13:10:28ZengUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del RíoUniversidad Médica Pinareña1990-79902018-05-01142121128278Risk factors for atherosclerosis in diabetic old people in a medical officeJessica María González Casanova0Roylando de la Caridad Valdés Chávez1Adrián Ernesto Álvarez Gómez2Karina Toirac Delgado3María de la Caridad Casanova Moreno4Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Ernesto Che Guevara de la Serna”.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Ernesto Che Guevara de la Serna”.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Ernesto Che Guevara de la Serna”.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Ernesto Che Guevara de la Serna”.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del RíoIntroduction: atherosclerosis is one of the great predators of human health; diabetes mellitus and aging are considered among its causes, which have become an important health problem. Objective: to identify the main risk factors of atherosclerosis in old people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a medical office. Method: an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in the medical office No.16 at Hermanos Cruz Polyclinic in Pinar del Rio municipality and province, during December 2015 and February 2016. A target group of 77 old people with the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type 2 was studied. All the old people under study applied a survey arranged by the authors. Descriptive statistics were used and the principles of medical ethics were met. Results: female sex was the most affected, hypertension 71,4 % was the prevailing risk factor in both sexes, the combination of most frequent risk factors were hypertension-obesity in 19,5 %, the consequent diseases of atherosclerosis turned out to be ischemic heart disease in 18,2 %, and in 16,4 % peripheral venous insufficiency. Conclusions: a high prevalence of risk factors for atherosclerosis and hypertension is the most frequent. Differentiated care has to be assumed in the presence of hypertension-obesity, due to its high association with the arteriosclerotic causes studied.http://www.revgaleno.sld.cu/index.php/ump/article/view/278diabetes mellitus tipo 2/epidemiologíafactores de riesgoaterosclerosis |
| spellingShingle | Jessica María González Casanova Roylando de la Caridad Valdés Chávez Adrián Ernesto Álvarez Gómez Karina Toirac Delgado María de la Caridad Casanova Moreno Risk factors for atherosclerosis in diabetic old people in a medical office Universidad Médica Pinareña diabetes mellitus tipo 2/epidemiología factores de riesgo aterosclerosis |
| title | Risk factors for atherosclerosis in diabetic old people in a medical office |
| title_full | Risk factors for atherosclerosis in diabetic old people in a medical office |
| title_fullStr | Risk factors for atherosclerosis in diabetic old people in a medical office |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk factors for atherosclerosis in diabetic old people in a medical office |
| title_short | Risk factors for atherosclerosis in diabetic old people in a medical office |
| title_sort | risk factors for atherosclerosis in diabetic old people in a medical office |
| topic | diabetes mellitus tipo 2/epidemiología factores de riesgo aterosclerosis |
| url | http://www.revgaleno.sld.cu/index.php/ump/article/view/278 |
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