Introduction:

Diabetes mellitus is a major health problem worldwide. The cardiovascular risk in diabetic patients is similar to that observed in non-diabetics who have suffered myocardial infarction.

Objective:

To evaluate the cardiovascular risk in patients admitted to the Diabetic Care Center of Pinar del Río.

Methods:

A cross-sectional descriptive observational study was carried out in patients admitted to the Diabetic Care Center belonging to the Abel Santamaría Cuadrado General Teaching Hospital in Pinar del Río province, in the period from January 1st, 2019 to December 31st, 2020. The universe of study was made up of 689 patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and the sample was 527, selected through simple random probabilistic sampling, with an expected frequency of 50 %, confidence limit 5 % and confidence level 95 %. For the analysis of the information, the statistical system, Statistical Package for Social Sciences, was applied, univariate analysis of a descriptive nature was applied, and descriptive statistics were used, such as the distribution of absolute and relative frequencies. The non-parametric Chi square test was used for qualitative data with a significance level of 95 % (p<0.05).

Results

: The female sex (53.89 %), age group 60 to 69 years of age (31.31 %) and white-skinned patients (75.9 %) predominated in the series. There was a preponderance of overweight/obesity (74.75 %), followed by arterial hypertension (73.62 %). Low cardiovascular risk prevailed (44.97 %).

Conclusions:

Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease associated with cardiovascular complications that causes increased cardiovascular risk and impaired quality of life. It is essential to establish primary prevention strategies to detect risks early.

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