Avaliação da frequência de Retinopatia Diabética em pacientes com Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2 no Ambulatório de Endocrinologia do Hospital Universitário da UFS

Abstract

Objetive: to assess the frequency of occurrence of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 DM assisted by the endocrinology ambulatory care of Federal University of Sergipe MEDICAL SCHOOL HOSPITAL, and relate the findings with the patients' blood glucose control. Method: it is a cross-sectional analytical-descriptive study. The study has been carried out among patients of the Medical School Hospital ambulatory care afflicted with Type 2 DM. The blood glucose control took in consideration the glycated hemoglobin level, being considered the blood glucose level of each patient’s in the last three ambulatory visits. Results: the sample was composed of 40 endocrinology ambulatory patients, all of them diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetic retinopathy was present in 42.5% of the patients, 10% of them had severe retinopathy. Retinopathy in any degree was absent in 57.5% of the patients who underwent examination. Between the variables current blood glucose control and the severity of retinopathy no significant relation was found (p=0.1). The same situation was detected when the time since the Type 2 DM diagnosis and the presence of diabetic retinopathy were compared (p=0.4), similarly when it was compared the age of the patients with the presence of retinopathy (p=0.5). Conclusions: there was no significant relation between the presence of DR and a good current blood glucose control, what is likely due to the optimization of the diabetes treatment provided by the UFS Medical School Hospital ambulatory care.