Prevalência de pé diabético e fatores associados nas unidades de saúde da família da cidade do Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, em 2005

• Autor(a) principal: Vieira-Santos, Isabel Cristina Ramos
• Data de Publicação: 2008
• Outros Autores: Souza, Wayner Vieira de, Carvalho, Eduardo Freese de, Medeiros, Maria Carolina Wanderley Costa de, Nóbrega, Milka Gabrielle de Lira, Lima, Patrícia Michelly Santos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
• Texto Completo: https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/3503
• topic: Pé Diabético; Complicações do Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus; Programa Saúde da Família

One of the most important chronic complications of diabetes mellitus is diabetic foot. Severe progression of diabetes can lead to lower limb amputations. However, since evolution of the disease is slow, it is possible to implement prevention and control measures. The scope of the Family Health Program (in terms of the possibility of early diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and diabetic foot) favors epidemiological studies to determine the problem's magnitude. This article aimed to identify the proportion of individuals with diabetic foot treated at family health units in the city of Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil. An epidemiological survey was conducted with a probabilistic sample of medical charts of diabetic patients (N = 1,374) enrolled in six health districts in the city, analyzing relations between socioeconomic variables, health conditions, and the occurrence of amputation. Diabetic foot was observed in 9% of the sample. There was a positive and statistically significant association with the variables alcoholism and amputation (p < 0.001). The prevalence of lower limb amputations was 25.6% among individuals with complications and 2.3% of the total sample.