Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus in Sancti Spiritus City period 2014-2023
Abstract
Introduction: In 2019, Sancti Spíritus had the highest prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Cuba. Although local studies have examined its behavior and interventions with positive outcomes regarding its complications, no publications have analyzed its trends of prevalence for more than five years, considering distribution by municipalities and age groups.
Objective: To analyze the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the province of Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, during the period 2014-2023.
Method: An observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach was conducted in Sancti Spíritus, based on data from provincial statistical yearbooks from 2014 to 2023. Mathematical statistical methods were applied using Python, and Zotero was used for information management.
Results: The crude prevalence rate of diabetes mellitus showed an upward trend during the study period, increasing from 64,5 × 103 to 101,8 × 103, with a higher prevalence among females. In 2023, Sancti Spíritus, La Sierpe, and Yaguajay recorded the highest prevalence rates, followed in descending order by Fomento, Jatibonico, Cabaiguán, and Taguasco. The increase was significant across most age groups, peaking in the 50-64 age range.
Conclusions: Between 2014 and 2023, Sancti Spíritus exhibited a rising trend in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus, affecting most age groups and municipalities, with a marked predominance among women. In 2023 year, it remained the province with the highest prevalence of the disease in the country.
Downloads
References
1. Sapra A, Bhandari P. Diabetes. [Updated 2023 Jun 21]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 [citado 14 Mar 2025]; Jan-. Disponible en: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK551501/
2. OMS: Organización Mundial de la Salud [Internet]. Ginebra: OMS; 2022 [actualizado nov 2024] [citado 10 de marzo de 2025]. Diabetes [aprox. 1 pantalla]. Disponible en: https://www.who.int/es/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/diabetes
3. Organización Panamericana de la Salud [Internet]. Washington D.C: OPS; 2022 [actualizado 2022]; [citado 10 Mar 2025]. El número de personas con diabetes en las Américas se ha triplicado en tres décadas, según un informe de la OPS - OPS/OMS [aprox. 2 pantallas]. Disponible en: https://www.paho.org/es/noticias/11-11-2022-numero-personas-con-diabetes-americas-se-ha-triplicado-tres-decadas-segun
4. Revueltas Agüero M, Benítez Martínez M, Molina Esquivel E, Hinojosa Álvarez M del C, Venero Fernández S, Hernández Sánchez M. Prevalencia y mortalidad por diabetes en Cuba, decenio 2010- 2019. Rev Habanera Cienc Médicas [Internet]. 2022 [citado 14 Mar 2025];21(1):4239. Disponible en: https://revhabanera.sld.cu/index.php/rhab/article/view/4239/3054
5. Ministerio de Salud Pública. Anuario estadístico de salud 2023 [Internet]. La Habana: Dirección nacional de registros médicos y estadísticas de salud; 2024 [citado 10 Mar 2025]. Disponible en: https://files.sld.cu/dne/files/2024/09/Anuario-Estad%c3%adstico-de-Salud-2023-EDICION-2024.pdf
6. Bustillo Solano EE, Bustillo Madrigal EE, Pérez Francisco Y, Pérez Sosa R, Brito García Á, Iglesia Gonzáles Á; et al. Prevalencia de la diabetes mellitus y de la glucemia alterada en ayunas en un área de la ciudad de Sancti Spíritus. Rev cuba endocrinol [Internet]. 2013 [citado 10 Mar 2025];24(2):107-24. Disponible en: http://scielo.sld.cu/pdf/end/v24n2/end02213.pdf
7. Pérez Pérez CJ, Nápoles Corrales R, Nápoles García Y, Pérez Moya F. Modo de vida en la comunidad Reparto Olivos 3, Sancti Spíritus, Cuba. SPIMED [Internet]. 2023 [citado 10 Mar 2025];3(3):157. Disponible en: https://revspimed.sld.cu/index.php/spimed/article/view/157
8. Naranjo Hernández Y, Felipe Reyes T, Sánchez Carmenate M, Cuba-Rodríguez A, Naranjo Hernández Y, Felipe Reyes T; et al. Intervención de Enfermería en cuidados domiciliarios a los adultos mayores con diabetes mellitus. Arch méd Camagüey [Internet]. 2019 [citado 11 Mar 2025];23(3):339-48. Disponible en: https://revistaamc.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/6216/3686
9. García A. Disminuyen en Sancti Spíritus amputaciones por pie diabético. Escambray [Internet]. 2023 [citado 12 Mar 2025]; [aprox. 2 pantallas.]. Disponible en: https://www.escambray.cu/2023/disminuyen-en-sancti-spiritus-amputaciones-por-pie-diabetico/
10. Oficina Nacional de Estadística e Información. Anuario Estadístico de Sancti Spíritus [Internet]. Sancti Spíritus: ONEI; 2025 [citado 11 Mar 2025] Disponible en: http://www.onei.gob.cu/sites/default/files/publicaciones/2025-01/aep-sancti-spiritus-2023.pdf
11. Pérez Pérez CJ, Borjas Abradelo L, Lorenzo ramo Y. Archivos de Investigación Prevalencia de la Diabetes Mellitus en Sancti Spíritus durante el período 2014-2023 [Internet]. 2025 [citado 11 Mar 2025]. Disponible en: https://zenodo.org/records/15090954
12. Diaz-Horta O, Cintado A, Fernandez-De-Cossio ME, Nazabal M, Ferrer A, Roca J; et al. Relationship of type 1 diabetes to ancestral proportions and HLA DR/DQ alleles in a sample of the admixed Cuban population. Ann Hum Biol [Internet]. 2010 [citado 11 Mar 2025];37(6):778-88. Disponible en: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20569042/
13. Qi Q, Stilp AM, Sofer T, Moon JY, Hidalgo B, Szpiro AA; et al. Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes in U.S. Hispanic/Latino Individuals: Results From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). Diabetes [Internet]. 2017 [citado 14 Mar 2025];66(5):1419-25. Disponible en: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28254843/
14. Cerda-Flores RM, Dávila-Rodríguez MI, Cortés-Gutiérrez EI, Rivera-Prieto RA, Calderón-Garcidueñas AL, Gaspar-Belmonte JA; et al. Genética de la diabetes mellitus tipo 2 en el noreste de México. III. Alta prevalencia en los individuos con los apellidos Martínez y Rodríguez. Rev Salud Pública Nutr [Internet]. 2003 [citado 14 Mar 2025];4(3). Disponible en:
https://www.medigraphic.com/cgi-bin/new/resumen.cgi?IDARTICULO=22985
15. Ustáriz García CR, Morera Barrios LM, Hernández Ramírez P, Estrada del Cueto M, Bencomo Hernández A, García García M de los A; et al. Origen y composición genética de la población cubana. Rev cubana hematol inmunol hemoter [Internet]. 2011 [citado 14 Mar 2025];27(3):273-82. Disponible en: http://scielo.sld.cu/pdf/hih/v27n3/hih02311.pdf
16. Valdez Lopez MM, Albelo Ginnart RM, Gallo González G. Historia de Cuba. La Habana: Editorial Pueblo y Educación; 2000.
17. Ramos Palmero RM, Estrada Borges O. La malnutrición por exceso en niños asistentes a tres círculos infantiles de Sancti Spiritus. Rev cuban pediatr[Internet]. 2023 [citado 18 Mar 2025]; 57(3): 293-302. Disponible en: https://revpediatria.sld.cu/index.php/ped/article/view/5541
18. Ramos Palmero RM, Madrigal Pérez M. La obesidad en la tercera edad. Gac Méd Espirit [Internet]. 2012 [citado 18 Mar 2025]; 3(2): [aprox. 6 p.]. Disponible en: https://revgmespirituana.sld.cu/index.php/gme/article/view/989/995
19. Rodríguez C. Sancti Spíritus tiene potencialidades para mucho más. Escambray [Internet]. 2024 Feb 2 [citado 21 Mar 2025]; [aprox. 4 p.]. Disponible en: https://www.escambray.cu/2024/sancti-spiritus-tiene-potencialidades-para-mucho-mas/.
20. Maury CP. Consumo y preferencias alimentarias de la población cubana con 15 y más años de edad. Rev cuban aliment nutr [Internet]. 2009 [citado 21 Mar 2025];19(1):19. Disponible en: https://revalnutricion.sld.cu/index.php/rcan/article/view/821
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Carlos Javier Pérez Pérez, Lenayda Borjas Abradelo, Yovany Lorenzo Ramos, Pedro Ernesto Echemendía Lizano, Liliana López Borjas
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Copyright: Camagüey Medical Archive Magazine, offers immediately after being indexed in the SciELO Project; Open access to the full text of the articles under the principle of making available and free the research to promote the exchange of global knowledge and contribute to a greater extension, publication, evaluation and extensive use of the articles that can be used without purpose As long as reference is made to the primary source.
Conflicts of interest: authors must declare in a mandatory manner the presence or not of conflicts of interest in relation to the investigation presented.
(Download Statement of potential conflicts of interest)
The Revista Archivo Médico de Camagüey is under a License Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
This license allows others to distribute, to mix, to adjust and to build from its work, even for commercial purposes, as long as it is recognized the authorship of the original creation. This is the most helpful license offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licensed materials. The full license can be found at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
22 julio 2025