Glycemic disorders in overweight and obese patients

Abstract

Introduction: Obesity, overweight and glycemic disorders have increased internationally, to the point of constituting a current public health problem, due to the morbidity, mortality and disability they cause. Objective: To characterize overweight and obese patients with glycemic disorders. Methods: An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional research was carried out, in the period from January to December 2022, at the ¨Pedro Borrás Astorga¨ polyclinic, Pinar del Río province. The population consisted of 234 overweight and obese patients and through an intentional non-probabilistic sampling by criteria, a sample of 167 was selected. The variables studied were age, sex, toxic habits, cardiovascular risk factors, weight, height, muscle mass index, capillary blood glucose level. The variables were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: 57.4% were female patients and 44.3% were between 40 and 59 years old. Dyslipidemia was the most frequent cardiovascular risk factor in 76.6%. 44.3% were overweight, with a female gender predominating at 25.7%. Capillary blood levels of more than 6.11 mmol prevailed in 42.5% and with a body mass index between 25 and 29.9 Kg/m2. Conclusions: Glycemic disorders are frequent in overweight and obese patients, they are related to advanced ages of life and are associated with the presence of cardiovascular risk factors, so it is necessary to identify them early, modify them and control them.