Diabetes como factor de riesgo de severidad en insuficiencia renal crónica en adultos en el periodo del 1 de enero del 2022 al 31 de diciembre del 2022 en el Hospital General Monte Sinaí.

Abstract

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is manifested by high blood sugar levels, due to problems with the production or use of insulin. while chronic kidney failure is the progressive loss of kidney function, which can result in severe complications such as dialysis or kidney transplant. Objective: Determine the role of diabetes as a risk factor for the severity of chronic renal failure in adults at the Monte Sinaí General Hospital, in the year 2022. Methodology: The quantitative approach, crosssectional cohort analytical research and retrospective, and descriptive level, the sample being 323 patients and the technique was the review of medical records. Results: The majority of patients with CKD were between 43 and 59 years old (36.5%), male (53.6%), of mestizo ethnicity (97.5%), from the province of Guayas (98.5%), with less than one year diagnosis (25.7%) and with diabetes (69.3%). Likewise, 34.7% had a severity level of CKD G3a, of which 18.6% were diabetic and 20.7% had type 2 diabetes, while 68.1% who had type 2 diabetes had been diagnosed 1-5 years ago. (36.8%). Conclusion: Diabetes represents a significant risk factor for the severity of chronic kidney disease in adults.