HOSPITAL MORBIDITY FROM ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES MELLITUS IN ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF THE NORTHEAST REGION

• Autor(a) principal: Costa, Larissa Silva Gradil
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Pereira, Victor Guilherme, Campigotto, Roberto Spadoni, Neto, Antonino Martins de Andrade, Santos, Laren Carvalho, Vieira, Matheus Pereira, Pimenta, Natália Maria Riera, Borges, Rayssa Layrisse Alves, Paiva, Valdemilson Vieira, Feijão, Lucas Evangelista Alves
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences
• Texto Completo: https://bjihs.emnuvens.com.br/bjihs/article/view/535
• topic: Diabetes Mellitus; Hipertensão Arterial Sistêmica; Morbidade Hospitalar; Diabetes Mellitus; Systemic Arterial Hypertension; Hospital Morbidity

Currently, chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) constitute a serious global public health problem and contribute to increased mortality rates, hospitalizations and decreased quality of life. Diabetes mellitus (DM) and systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) are among the most prevalent NCDs and are the main risk factor for diseases of the circulatory system. Their treatment involves controlling glucose and blood pressure, in addition to changes in habits. food and lifestyle. This study aims to analyze the prevalence of hospital admissions caused by arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus in elderly residents of the northeast region of Brazil. This is an epidemiological, cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative and retrospective study of hospitalizations of elderly people for high blood pressure and diabetes mellitus in the Northeast region of Brazil, from 2019 to 2022. The information was obtained through the IT Department of the Unified Health System (DATASUS). The variables selected for analysis were: hospitalizations, region, year, sex, cost of hospital services and deaths. For data tabulation and analysis, the Microsoft Office Excel program (Microsoft©, 2013) was used. During the years 2019 to 2022, 368,516 thousand records of patients presenting with hypertension and diabetes were recorded in Brazil, with the Northeast having the highest number of hospitalizations for DM and SAH, 35% (n=132,527), followed by the Southeast region with 33% (n=33%) and South with 13%. The age group from 60 to 69 years old has a higher prevalence of cases for both morbidities, with SAH presenting 39.8% and DM 47%. The prevalence of hospitalizations for essential hypertension was higher in the states of Maranhão and Bahia, with 42.9% and 28.8%, respectively. Regarding diabetes, Bahia has a higher prevalence of hospitalizations, with 27.2%, while Maranhão has 24.1%. Females had the highest number of hospitalization records for both diseases, corresponding to 52.4% for a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and 59.2% for essential hypertension. 6,877 deaths were recorded, with Bahia having the highest number of deaths for both diseases. The results obtained from this study are capable of assisting in the planning of health actions, aimed at promoting health and preventing diseases, aimed at the elderly, in the Northeast region and in the state of Bahia, who have been shown to be more prone to the development of NCDs.