THE LIFESTYLE ASSOCIATED with the CONTROL of ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION and DIABETES MELLITUS in A CARE CENTER in LIMA, during the COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Paz M.C.-D.; Cisneros-Núñez Y.Z.; Guillén-Ponce N.R.; De La Cruz-Vargas J.A. · Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana (2021) · DOI: 10.25176/rfmh.v22i1.3759

Resumen

Introduction: Hypertension and diabetes mellitus 2 are prevalent diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed lifestyle and disease control, which can trigger serious complications. Objectives: To determine the association between lifestyle and the control of chronic non-communicable diseases: arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus during the COVID-19 pandemic in patients of an Urgent Care Center. Methods: Observational, cross-sectional and analytical study. A sample of 158 patients, between 30 and 79 years old, was included. Control files and medical records were analyzed, anthropometric values were measured, and lifestyle was evaluated through surveys. Results: 51.3% were male, an average of 61 years, 57.6% with married marital status and 51.9% with higher educational level. In the multivariate analysis of patients with arterial hypertension, a significant association between non-control of the hypertensive disease and an unhealthy lifestyle was evidenced (PR = 2.538; p = 0.000; 95% CI = 1.608-4.006). On the other hand, the diabetic population obtained a significant association between the lack of control of diabetes mellitus with an unhealthy lifestyle (PR = 5.498; p = 0.013; 95% CI = 1.440-20.995), in addition to the prevalence of glycemic lack of control in patients with pathological abdominal girth was 1.6 times more than in people with normal abdominal girth (PR = 2.623; p = 0.038; 95% CI = 1.057-6.508). Conclusions: Lifestyle is significantly associated with the control of arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus. There is a significant association between abdominal circumference and control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Instituciones: Universidad Ricardo Palma