Estudio clínico epidemiológico de pacientes con diabetes mellitus, Hospital Provincial Riobamba. 2018

Abstract

The objective of this research work is to determine the epidemiological incidence of patients diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in an age range of 20 to 40 years, which was carried out under the non-experimental, descriptive, retrospective, cross-section type methodology. The inclusion criteria describe all the people hospitalized in the Provincial General Teaching Hospital of Riobamba, while those of exclusion: people diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 2 in the unspecified ages and those diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 1, gestational diabetes or another type of diabetes. The results highlight a total of 20 patients admitted in the period January-December 2018, the female sex has a percentage of 60% compared to the male; 45% of the admitted patients did so for the first time and without previous diagnosis of the disease, leaving in good conditions and with the respective indications that should be followed in both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment. It is concluded that a high percentage of people do not know that they suffer from this pathology, causing complications to appear in a precipitous manner; that is why,it is important to perform medical checks accompanied by a correct lifestyle; as earlier the diagnosis is done, as better the follow-up of patients will be.