Estado nutricional y hábitos alimentarios de adultos diabéticos, pertenecientes a la parroquia de Machángara, Cuenca, Julio – Diciembre del 2022.

Abstract

In Ecuador, according to figures from the Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC), DM was the second cause of death in men and women with 8,333 deaths in 2019. In addition, there was an increase in mortality in Ecuador due to diabetes with 3,500 deaths to 4,693 deaths in 2018. This fact has caused DM to become a frequent pathology in our society and a public health problem. On the other hand, this study focused on evaluating the nutritional status and eating habits of diabetic adults, belonging to the parish of Machángara, Cuenca, June-December, 2022. The research design was analytical with a quantitative and cross-sectional approach.The data obtained were tabulated and analyzed in the IBM SPSS program and Microsoft Excel.The statistical measures that were used were relative frequency of proportion, percentage and Chi square. According to the results, a predominance of women was observed in contrast to men of 73.3% and 26.7%. Also, most of the participants were overweight and obese. The risk cardiovascular disease was high in the female sex with 68.18%.According to the Hg Ac1, there was inadequate metabolic control in 60% of the participants. In addition, none of the participants maintains an optimal diet quality, due to the lack of variability and correct selection in the quality of food.