Factores asociados a la diabetes mellitus en pacientes de 45 a 60 años del Centro de Salud # 8.

Abstract

The work factors associated in diabetes mellitus in patients aged 45 to 60 years, performed at the Health Center # 8. It is characterized that among the causes to develop Diabetes Mellitus type 2 are modifiable risk factors such as sedentary lifestyle, overweight and non-modifiable as age, ethnicity, gender that influence the onset of the disease. The general objective was to determine the most prevalent associated factor in diabetes mellitus in patients from 45 to 60 years of health center # 8. The methodology and data collection was carried out through surveys, it is a quantitative, descriptive and transversal research. It was evidenced according to the results that more of the population of adults surveyed are between 56 to 60 years old with 40%, who are mostly women in 67%, 70% are mestizos, according to the BMI they are 30 to 39.9 in obesity grade II, suffer from HTA 77%, consume more frequently water 47%, perform physical activity 43% as is walking daily, frequently consume fruits and vegetables 60%, 27% of patients suffer of diabetes by genetics due to their parents, 74% of patients treat the disease with daily consumption pills.