Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de los factores asociados y las complicaciones crónicas en pacientes adultos mayores con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 en el Centro de Atención Primaria nivel III Es Salud – El Agustino. Metodología: Estudio descriptivo de tipo cuantitativo y corte transversal. La muestra conformada por 142 pacientes diabéticos adultos mayores seleccionados por muestreo no probabilístico, según criterios de inclusión y exclusión, a quienes se les aplicó un instrumento construido por las investigadoras, probándose su validez y fiabilidad en una prueba piloto a 50 pacientes de características similares. Resultados: El 60.6% presentó DM 2 como antecedente familiar. Según el índice de masa corporal, el 34.5% presentó estado nutricional normal, mientras que el 32.4% presentó sobrepeso y el 29.6% obesidad; según la circunferencia de cintura, el 68.3% presentó ...

Objective: To determine the prevalence of associated factors and chronic complications in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Primary Health Care Center Level III Es Salud, El Agustino. Materials and methods: Descriptive study of quantitative type and cross section. The sample consists of 142 elderly diabetic patients selected by non-probabilistic sampling, according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, to whom an instrument for investigations is applied, proving its validity and reliability in a pilot test to 50 patients of similar characteristics. Results: 60.6% presented DM 2 as a family history. According to the body mass index, 34.5% presented normal nutritional status, while 32.4% presented overweight and 29.6% obesity; According to the waist circumference, 68.3% presented a high risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Regarding the practice of healthy...

Objective: To determine the prevalence of associated factors and chronic complications in elderlypatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Primary Health Care Center Level III Es Salud, El Agustino.Materials and methods: Descriptive study of quantitative type and cross section. The sample consistsof 142 elderly diabetic patients selected by non-probabilistic sampling, according to inclusion andexclusion criteria, to whom an instrument for investigations is applied, proving its validity and reliabilityin a pilot test to 50 patients of similar characteristics. Results: 60.6% presented DM 2 as a familyhistory. According to the body mass index, 34.5% presented normal nutritional status, while 32.4%presented overweight and 29.6% obesity; According to the waist circumference, 68.3% presented ahigh risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Regarding the practice of healthy habits, 99.3...