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Gerokomos

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Abstract

ORTIZ ROMANI, Katherine Jenny; MORALES QUIROZ, Kattia Consuelo; VELASQUEZ ROSAS, Julia Gladys  and  ORTIZ MONTALVO, Yonathan Josué. Geriatric patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and impact of modifiable factors. Peru. Gerokomos [online]. 2021, vol.32, n.3, pp.159-163.  Epub Oct 25, 2021. ISSN 1134-928X.

Objective:

to identify the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in geriatric patients and evaluate the impact of the risk factors (modifiable and non-modifiable) of this pathology.

Methods:

the study was retrospective case design and controls unpaired through medical records and had 250 geriatric patients from a public hospital in North Lima grouped in cases (150 older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus) and controls (100 older adults without type 2 diabetes mellitus) during the year 2018. A univariate, bivariate and multiple analysis was used with the Stata version 14 program.

Results:

the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus was 50%. In addition, the modifiable factors associated with diabetes mellitus were increased triglycerides (adjusted OR: 1.06 95% CI: 1.03-1.09) and overweight (adjusted OR: 2.93; 95% CI: 0.988.70).

Conclusion:

the percentage of type 2 diabetes mellitus in geriatric patients is 60%. Likewise, high triglyceride and overweight values are the modifiable impact factors to the presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Keywords : Diabetes mellitus, type 2; risk factors; aged; triglycerides; overweight.

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