Diabetes mellitus and comorbidities in elderly people from the Lugu community: A critical-reflective analysis.

IF 4.2 3区医学 Q1 ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM World Journal of Diabetes Pub Date : 2024-11-15 DOI:10.4239/wjd.v15.i11.2162

José Carlos Tatmatsu-Rocha, José Carlos Gomes-Pinto

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Abstract

Ageing has a close relationship with chronic non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes mellitus and high blood pressure. These pathologies are often associated with changes in eating habits and promote crucial physiological changes which act silently in the long term in the elderly population. Due to the speed of urban development and technological advances, there has been an increase in the population's life expectancy. However, it is essential to know the socio-demographic profile and prevalent comorbidities of the elderly population, which can provide a reliable and broad database to enable the outline of strategies and the promotion of efficient health policies. In this sense, the purpose of this editorial is to contribute to the debate surrounding the article that analysed epidemiological data from the Lugu community. Diabetes mellitus, hypertension and cardiovascular pathologies and their comorbidities were the most prevalent conditions in this community. Such data could contribute to develop public policies constructively and assertively, allowing investments in the prevention and treatment of these pathologies.

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麓谷社区老年人的糖尿病和合并症：批判性反思分析

老龄化与糖尿病和高血压等慢性非传染性疾病密切相关。这些病症往往与饮食习惯的改变有关，并促进重要的生理变化，这些变化在老年人群中长期悄无声息地发挥作用。由于城市发展速度和技术进步，人口的预期寿命有所延长。然而，了解老年人口的社会人口概况和普遍存在的并发症至关重要，这可以提供一个可靠而广泛的数据库，以便制定战略大纲和促进有效的卫生政策。从这个意义上说，这篇社论的目的是为围绕分析麓谷社区流行病学数据的文章展开的辩论做出贡献。糖尿病、高血压和心血管疾病及其并发症是该社区最常见的疾病。这些数据有助于建设性地、果断地制定公共政策，为预防和治疗这些病症进行投资。

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World Journal of Diabetes ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM-

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期刊介绍： The WJD is a high-quality, peer reviewed, open-access journal. The primary task of WJD is to rapidly publish high-quality original articles, reviews, editorials, and case reports in the field of diabetes. In order to promote productive academic communication, the peer review process for the WJD is transparent; to this end, all published manuscripts are accompanied by the anonymized reviewers’ comments as well as the authors’ responses. The primary aims of the WJD are to improve diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive modalities and the skills of clinicians and to guide clinical practice in diabetes. Scope: Diabetes Complications, Experimental Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetes, Gestational, Diabetic Angiopathies, Diabetic Cardiomyopathies, Diabetic Coma, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Diabetic Nephropathies, Diabetic Neuropathies, Donohue Syndrome, Fetal Macrosomia, and Prediabetic State.