Introduction:

Diabetes Mellitus is a frequent disease of enormous health impact at a global scale. Population aging is one of the main public health problems both globally and in Cuba, being a challenge of the current times.

Objective:

To characterize older adults with type 2 diabetes from Punta Brava Community according to some clinical and epidemiological variables, 2020.

Material and Methods:

A community-based, cross-sectional, observational study of older adults with the diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus according to variables of interest was conducted in Punta Brava Community in 2020.

Results:

There was prevalence of males in terms of weight (45,4 %), marital status, with partners (68,4 %), white skin (47,2 %), elementary school level (32,7 %), and retired people (60,1 %). Females prevailed in terms of risk factors, dyslipidemias, sedentary lifestyle, obesity, alcoholism, and smoking habit, as well as other comorbidities associated with arterial hypertension (71,0 %) and ischemic heart disease (50,7 %).

Conclusions:

Obesity is a very important risk factor which predisposes to chronic vascular complications of this disease. The smoking habit and alcoholism are negative addictions for the occurrence of cardiovascular complications.

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