Behaviors and comorbidities associated with microvascular complications in diabetes

Abstract

Objective: To know the prevalence, behavioral factors and comorbidities associated with microvascular complications in diabetes mellitus. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 318 people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, approached by telephone survey. A standardized questionnaire was used for data collection, the comorbidities were added and for the analysis, the Person chi-square test. Results: More than half of participants (53.8%) reported that microvascular complications were present and the most frequent were ophthalmologic (42.8%), vascular (14.5%) and kidney (12.9%). Among the factors associated with complications, we highlight the inadequate number of meals (49.8%), no physical activity (50.6%), smoking (32.4%), addition of salt to ready to eat foods (86.4%) and hypertension (58.3%). Conclusion: The prevalence of microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus was 53.8%, and behavioral factors as the number of meals per day, physical activity, smoking, addition of salt to ready to eat food and comorbidity, hypertension.