Factores de riesgo en adultos mayores con diabetes mellitus / Risk factors in the elderly with diabetes mellitus
Medisan
; 16(4): 489-497, abr. 2012.
Article
in Spanish
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RESUMEN
Se efectuó un estudio descriptivo y retrospectivo de 50 adultos mayores con diabetes mellitus, pertenecientes al consultorio médico de la familia No. 6 del Policlínico Universitario "Francisca Rivero Arocha" de Manzanillo, desde abril de 2008 hasta enero de 2010, con vistas a describir los factores de riesgo para padecer dicha afección. Se realizó un muestreo no probabilístico al azar. En la casuística primaron las féminas entre 70-79 años, bebedoras de café, con hipertensión arterial asociada e insuficiente práctica de ejercicios físicos, quienes incumplían con la dieta establecida y consumían regularmente sus medicamentos.
ABSTRACT
A descriptive and retrospective study of 50 aged adults with diabetes mellitus, belonging to the doctor's office No. 6 of "Francisca Rivero Arocha" University Polyclinic in Manzanillo was carried out from April, 2008 to January, 2010, aimed at describing the risk factors to suffer this disorder. A randomly non probabilistic sampling was carried out. Females between 70-79 years, coffee drinkers, who suffered associated hypertension and scarce practice of physical exercises and who did not follow the established diet and took their medications regularly prevailed in the case material.
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Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Risk factors
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Medisan
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Cuba
Institution/Affiliation country:
Policlínica Universitaria Francisca Rivero Arocha/CU
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Policlínica Universitaria Ángel Alfonso Ortiz Vázquez/CU
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Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Celia Sánchez Manduley/CU