Diabetes mellitus em pacientes com tuberculose internados em hospital de referência em Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais

Abstract

Introduction: It is believed that the growing epidemic of diabetes mellitus is a threat to the global control of tuberculosis. Objective: To analyze the prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) in patients with tuberculosis (TB) admitted to a reference hospital for treatment of TB in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Method: A descriptive quantitative approach, cross-sectional. The sample consisted of 46 patients diagnosed with TB admitted in this hospital, from August to December 2013. Results: The prevalence of DM in patients with TB, the study period was 15%, and of these 71% they had already been diagnosed and 29% were diagnosed by screening research. The average fasting glucose was 100,8mg / dl. Regarding age, the average was 45 years, with a predominance of males (80%) and single marital status (57%); 78% studied up to primary school and 41% had informal employment. Regarding drop-treatment history, there was a value of 37%, with 17% of multidrug resistance. TB patients and aged over 50 years had a higher risk of developing DM (OR: 0.06; 95% CI 0.006 to .557, p = 0.005). No cases of HIV in the sample. Conclusion: Due to the importance of the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) suggest the need for studies on the association between TB and DM, it recommended the creation of a protocol for DM research in TB patients in order to track patients without the diagnosis and thus better target treatment, prevent complications and promote health.