Objective: To determine the Prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Endocrinology Service of Arzobispo Loayza National Hospital.   Materials and methods: The study is a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical assessment performed in a sample including 115 patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus, aged between 40 and 70 years, in which plasma homocystein, folic acid and vitamin B12 levels were measured using direct chemoluminiscence, and factors associated with homocysteinemia were also assessed in this population. The SPSS software, version 12.0, Student’s t test, and the chi square test were used for variable assessments, with a 95% significance level. .   Results: 15% of patients had hyperhomocysteinemia. No significant correlation was found (p> 0.005) between homocysteine levels and factors associated...

Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de Hiperhomocisteinemia en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 que acuden al Servicio de Endocrinología del Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza.   Materiales y métodos: Estudio descriptivo analítico de corte transversal en una muestra de 115 pacientes con diagnóstico de diabetes mellitus tipo 2, con edades entre 40 y 70 años, en quienes se determinaron los niveles de homocisteína plasmática, ácido fólico y vitamina B12 por quimioluminiscencia directa, y los factores asociados a la hiperhomocisteinemia en estos pacientes. Para el análisis de los resultados empleamos el programa SPSS versión 12,0, la prueba de t student y chi cuadrado para la evaluación de las variables, con un nivel de significancia del 95%.   Resultados: El 15% de los pacientes presentaron hiperhomocisteinemia. No se encontró correlación signifi...

Cardiovascular diseases rank fourth place of disease burden in Peru, and in the last 7 years, the population of high cardiovascular risk has increased. Objective: Determine the cardiovascular risk and vascular age according to the Framingham score in patients attending the "Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza", as well as to determine the most prevalent factor. Furthermore, to determine the clinical characteristics of patients with mild and high risk. Material and Methods: This is a descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study. 238 hospitalized patients in internal medicine wards were surveyed. Variables such as age, gender, diabetes, smoking, BMI and blood pressure were considered. The data were analyzed using SPSS v.21. Results: The highest percentage of the population was found within the mild and high risk categories, with diabetes being the most prevalent factor. The average dif...