Prevalencia de microalbuminuria como indicador de nefropatía diabética tipo II en pacientes de 40 a 80 años del área de endocrinología del Hospital de Especialidades Teodoro Maldonado Carbo del 2018 al 2021.

Abstract

Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease characterized by a carbohydrate metabolism disorder, due to deficient insulin secretion or peripheral tissue resistance, causing decreased effectiveness. Objective: To determine the prevalence of microalbuminuria as an Indicator of Type II Diabetic Nephropathy in patients from 40 to 80 years of age in the Endocrinology area of the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Specialty Hospital from 2018 to 2021. Materials and methods: The research work is observational, cross-sectional, retrospective, developed at the Hospital de Especialidades Teodoro Maldonado Carbo in the city of Guayaquil during the period 2018 - 2021. Results: 364 patients with a diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus were studied, of this total and in relation to the distribution of diabetic patients without kidney damage, according to gender, 46% of the sample corresponds to the male gender, while the remaining 54% represents the female gender leading the trend and prevalence Conclusions: There is a higher prevalence of microalbuminuria and Diabetes Mellitus in the female gender. Most of these cases are found in the age group of 60 to 69 years. In the BMI analysis, the large percentage of patients are above obesity with a BMI range of 25 to 29.9%.