Determinación de riesgo de diabetes en mujeres afiliadas al IESS, Loja

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Abstract:Introduction: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) constitutes more than 90% of diabetes cases worldwide. Ecuador ranks ninth in diabetes prevalence in South and Central America. The prevalence in the region shows that, between 45 and 54 years of age, it is higher in men, but in people between 65 and 75 years of age, the prevalence increases in women. Objective: To determine the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in women affiliated with the Hospital del Día Central Ambulatory Care Center of the IESS, Loja, Ecuador. Methods: Cross-sectional analytical observational study, with a sample of 824 participants, applying the FINDRISC test. Qualitative variables were presented in simple frequencies and percentages, quantitative variables in measures of central tendency and dispersion. Bivariate analysis was performed with chi square and Student's T or ANOVA. In association analysis, the odds ratio (OR) was calculated. Finally, three logistic regression models were carried out. Results: 39.9% of the participants had a risk of developing diabetes (>12 points), whose distribution by the score obtained showed that 19.5% of the participants had a moderate risk, 17.7% a high risk and 2 .7% very high. The variables of high glucose levels are of great importance, since they are the strongest predictor for the risk of DM2, in second place is the family history of DM2 and in third place is the use of medications for HTN.