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<journal-id>1684-1824</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Médica Electrónica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev.Med.Electrón.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1684-1824</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1684-18242018000601801</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Caracterización clínico epidemiológico de la diabetes mellitus tipo 2 en pacientes hospitalizados. Mayarí, 2016]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Clinical and epidemiological characterization of the diabetes mellitus type 2 in patients hospitalized. Mayarí, 2016]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez Ramírez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis Alberto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Holguín  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Holguín]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>40</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<fpage>1801</fpage>
<lpage>1818</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1684-18242018000601801&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1684-18242018000601801&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1684-18242018000601801&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  la diabetes mellitus tipo 2 ha mantenido un incremento en los últimos años convirtiéndose en una pandemia.  Objetivo:  describir las características clínicas en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 hospitalizados en el Servicio de Medicina Interna del Hospital Universitario Mártires de Mayarí en el período abril - julio de 2016.  Materiales y métodos:  se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo, retrospectivo de tipo serie de casos. La muestra fueron 59 pacientes. Se determinaron variables asociadas con la diabetes. Se utilizó la entrevista, el análisis y la síntesis; el análisis documental y estadístico.  Resultados:  prevaleció el sexo femenino (69,5 %). La principal enfermedad aguda asociada fue la infección (42,3 %). Se reportó una alta prevalencia de hipertensión arterial (67,8 %). La cardiopatía isquémica fue la complicación crónica más frecuente (39 %). Los pacientes con los niveles de glicemia no deseables prevalecieron con respecto a aquellos con deseables niveles.  Conclusiones: la diabetes mellitus es más frecuente en el sexo femenino. El principal motivo de admisión fue la infección, con una elevada prevalencia de comorbilidades y complicaciones, en correspondencia con el tiempo de evolución, siendo las de mayor incidencia la hipertensión arterial y la enfermedad coronaria, respectivamente.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: diabetes mellitus type 2 has maintained an increase in recent years becoming a pandemic.  Objective:  to describe the clinical characteristics in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus hospitalized in the Internal Medicine Service of the Mártires de Mayarí University Hospital in the period April - July 2016. Materials and methods: an observational, descriptive, retrospective study of a series of cases was conducted. The sample consisted of 59 patients. Variables associated with diabetes were determined. The interview, the analysis and the synthesis were used; the documentary and statistical analysis.  Results:  female sex prevailed (69,5 %). The main associated acute illness was infection (42,3 %). A high prevalence of arterial hypertension was reported (67,8 %). Ischemic heart disease was the most frequent chronic complication (39 %). Patients with undesirable blood sugar levels prevailed over those with desirable levels.  Conclusions:  diabetes mellitus is more frequent in females. The main reason for admission was infection, with a high prevalence of comorbidities and complications, corresponding to the time of evolution, with the highest incidence being arterial hypertension and coronary disease, respectively.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cardiopatía isquémica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[diabetes mellitus tipo 2]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[epidemia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[infección.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[diabetes mellitus type 2]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[epidemic]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[infection]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ischemic heart disease.]]></kwd>
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