Perfil epidemiológico dos portadores de diabetes mellitus do município de Cajazeiras-PB.

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease that is affecting the population increasingly, becoming a serious public health problem in many countries. The aging population, increasing urbanization and the adoption of unhealthy lifestyles such as sedentary lifestyle, poor diet and obesity are largely responsible for the increased incidence and prevalence of diabetes worldwide. The objectives were to describe the epidemiological profile of diabetic patients in the city of Cajazeiras-PB, establishing the relationship between this disease and social determinants of this population. We conducted a documentary and epidemiological research. The study population consisted of 64% of females with respect to race 36.7% of subjects are white and 58.3% of brown. The degree of education 35% are illiterate and 20% have incomplete primary education. With respect to family status 62% married, 25% are widowed, and 13% were single. Regarding the type of diabetes 43.3% had type 1 diabetes and 56.7% type 2 diabetes. There was a greater proportion of cases aged 51-70 years in females, whereas for males the percentage was predominant age group 71-90 years. As for risk factors and concomitant diseases to diabetes 33.3% of cases are related to family history, smoking-related was 38.3% ,55% related to physical inactivity, overweight / obesity 51.7%, hypertension 55%. According to complications due to illness 8.3% of subjects had acute myocardial infarction, 10% stroke, diabetic foot were 16.7%, 10% of amputations and complications with kidney disease were 25% . As diabetes a chronic disease with significant complications, descriptive studies are of great value in establishing the profile of these patients and setting goals to be drawn about the management of this disease.