NUTRITIONAL AND CLINICAL PROFILE OF OLD DIABETIC PATIENTS INSTRUMENTED IN A MEDIUM COMPLEXITY INSTITUTION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH NETWORK OF THE FEDERAL DISTRICT

Authors

  • Marcela Matos Magalhães de Azevedo ESCS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51723/ccs.v29i02.259

Abstract

Introduction: Diabetes is characterized by a group of metabolic diseases involving hyperglycemic disease. In relation to the elderly, it can be associated with more emphasis to the complications, dysfunctions and insufficiency of several organs, compromising the life standard of the individual.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to analyze the nutritional status, as well as to draw a brief general clinical profile of type 2 diabetic elderly admitted to the medical clinic of a medium complexity public hospital located in the Federal District.

Methods: Clinical, anthropometric variables and the respective classifications available in the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MAN) were considered. Twenty-two elderly men and women with a diagnosis of type 2 DM for at least 1 year participated in the study.

Results: The number of participants in the study was higher among the female subjects (68.18%) and the mean age was 71.3 years. The percentage found for nutritional status showed that 45.45% of the participants were overweight. Regarding the causes of hospitalization, diabetes was not the main cause in any of the records. From the total of 22 elderly, 12 presented a reliable source regarding the determination of the time of diagnosis, which remained on average in 9.3 years. Regarding the length of hospital stay, the minimum period was 7 days and the maximum interval was 3 months.

Conclusion: The study showed that overweight was the most frequent among males. MAN was sensitive in assessing nutritional risk in these elderly people with diabetes. It can also be inferred that, despite not being the main cause of hospitalization, decompensated diabetes is closely related to the primary causes listed in this study, such as cardiac, renal and cerebrovascular alterations. However, more studies are needed to validate these findings, including a greater number of elderly diabetics, in different care settings for the elderly, different Brazilian populations, and through different assessment instruments.

 Key words: elderly; type 2 diabetes; clinical profile; nutritional status; anthropometry.

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2019-04-15

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Clínica Assistencial

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NUTRITIONAL AND CLINICAL PROFILE OF OLD DIABETIC PATIENTS INSTRUMENTED IN A MEDIUM COMPLEXITY INSTITUTION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH NETWORK OF THE FEDERAL DISTRICT. Com. Ciências Saúde [Internet]. 2019 Apr. 15 [cited 2024 Nov. 20];29(02):81-92. Available from: https://revistaccs.espdf.fepecs.edu.br/index.php/comunicacaoemcienciasdasaude/article/view/259