Riesgo de Diabetes mellitus tipo 2 a 10 años en pacientes mayores de 39 años que acuden a los principales centros de salud de la ciudad de Loja, en el 2022

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Abstract: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease, characterized by hyperglycemia, prevalence rates are higher every year, which is why it is considered a priority health problem in Ecuador. Several prevention mechanisms have been developed for this disease, one of them is the creation of a prediction model such as FINDRISK, which is an equation based on simple variables to predict the presence of diabetes mellitus in 10 years. In this context, this project focused on the assessment of the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus, in a population over 39 years of age that attends the "Hugo Guillermo Gonzales" and "Daniel Álvarez" care centers. Methodology: the design is analytical cross-sectional, we worked with a sample of 105 people, the study variables were age, sex, weight, height, BMI, alcohol consumption, tobacco, physical activity, TAS abdominal perimeter; TAD. The statistical analysis presented the qualitative variables in percentages and the quantitative ones with measures of central tendency, in addition, relationship measures such as chi-square and Studen's T and correlation tests were obtained. Results We worked with 42 men and 63 women, with a mean age of 54 years for men and 51 years for women, with respect to the risk of diabetes, it was observed that the majority of men 33.3% have a slightly elevated risk while 25.4% of the women had a high risk and another 25.4% slightly elevated. In addition, waist circumference and BMI were the ones that presented a positive and moderate correlation with Risk of diabetes mellitus. Conclusions: the risk of diabetes mellitus is higher in women than in men, in addition to the BMI and the waist index, being the ones that best correlated, they are variables to take into account in relation to cardiovascular risk.