TITLE:
Diabetic and Prediabetic Profile of Patients in a Family Health Care Unit of Salvador, Northeastern Brazil
AUTHORS:
João Zallio Coelho, Pedro Julião Zallio Coelho, Sanchela Raiane Pereira de Oliveira, Alex Farias Soares, Jacqueline Novais Santana, Paulo Ricardo Bacelar Macedo, Juliana Silveira de Freitas, Danilo Guimarães Nogueira Andrade, Mirella Hansen de Almeida, Denise Rosso Tenório Wanderley Rocha, Alberto Krayyem Arbex
KEYWORDS:
Diabetes, Prediabetes, Comorbidities, Family Health Unit
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases,
Vol.6 No.1,
January
21,
2016
ABSTRACT: Diabetes Mellitus is one
of the most prevalent diseases in the world. In Brazil, 8.7% of the population
between 20 and 79 years of age has diabetes, estimating 11.6 million diabetics.
It is commonly associated with other co-morbidities such as hypertension,
dyslipidemia and obesity, which put these patients into a high cardiovascular
risk profile. This study was performed using the medical records of enrolled
population attending a Family Health Unit of Alto do Coqueirinho, Salvador,
Northeastern Brazil, consisting of one doctor, one nurse, one dentist, one
nursing technician and six community health workers. Medical records and data
provided by the system of the Primary Care Information (SIAB), showed total of
2495 patients. Considering the prevalence morbidities in this population,
hypertension was present in 9.8% of patients and Type 2 Diabetes in only 3.6%.
Since the prevalence of morbidities is the key indicator to the development of public
health policies, it seems important a better knowledge on the prevalence rates
of diabetes, prediabetes and its co-morbidities of this population. Future
plans and projects for health professionals will be based on a consistent
medical record.