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Revista Cubana de Endocrinología
versión On-line ISSN 1561-2953
Resumen
SOTOLONGO ARRO, Olga. Chronic complications and associated diseases in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Punta Brava, Cuba from January to June 2019. Rev Cubana Endocrinol [online]. 2022, vol.33, n.1 Epub 24-Jun-2022. ISSN 1561-2953.
Introduction:
The aging of populations also brings an increase in chronic non-communicable diseases, including type 2 diabetes mellitus, which constitutes a serious public health problem worldwide due to the high prevalence, constant growth, chronic complications and mortality.
Objective:
To identify the chronic complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus and associated diseases in people aged 60 years and older in Punta Brava town.
Methods:
A descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out from the elderly with diabetes who attended the Internal Medicine consultation from January to June 2019. A database was created in Visual Fox Pro 8.0 with the information collected from the medical records.
Results:
The age group of 60 to 69 years and the female sex prevailed. Hypertension was the most frequent associated disease (86.0%), followed by ischemic heart disease (70.6%) and cerebrovascular disease (67.0%). Diabetic polyneuropathy was the most representative chronic complication (79.3%), followed by nephropathy (15.0%), appearing later in the course of the disease.
Conclusions:
Hypertension and cerebrovascular disease predominated as associated conditions in older adults with type 2 diabetes. Diabetic polyneuropathy and nephropathy were the most frequent chronic complications, with differences according to sex and related to the longest evolution time.
Palabras clave : chronic non-communicable diseases; diabetes mellitus type 2; elderly; chronic complications; associated diseases.