Epidemiological Analysis of the Heart Complications Related to Type 2 Diabetes mellitus in the Portuguese Hospital

摘要

Type 2 Diabetes mellitus is considered one of the leading causes of heart disease. The aim of this study was to characterize the major cardiac complications and their incidence in Type 2 diabetic patients throughout hospitalization. The study involved 1321 patients with Type 2 diabetes coded as “principal diagnosis” in three Central Hospitals of the Portuguese National Health System, admitted from January 1~(st)~( )to December 31~(st) of 2011. Data were collected from coded discharge summaries from each hospital. We observed significant incidence of congestive heart failure in the 3 institutions. A higher incidence of diabetes heart complications was observed among women than men in St. John of Porto and North Lisbon Hospital Centers (57,9% and 62,5% for women compared to 42,1% and 37,5% respectively, for men). , associated to diabetes mellitus (DM) with renal manifestations and DM without complication, type II, unspecified, about 37.24% and 36.5%, respectively. In contrast, at the University of Coimbra Hospital Center, diabetic men had higher incidence of heart complications (55,1% vs 49,9%). , approximately 42.3% associated to DM without complication, type II, unspecified. At Saint John of Porto and North Lisbon Hospital Centers, the 71 - 80 year age-group had the highest representation of heart complications, while at the University of Coimbra Hospital Center, the highest was in the 51 -80 years group. There was high incidence of cardiac complications in diabetic women associated to DM without complications and/or renal manifestations.