• Ramón Marcano-Caraballo and José Castañeda-Silva.
• Centro de Salud Familiar Garín, Santiago, Chile.
• Rev Med Chil. 2022 Jan 1; 150 (1): 17-22.

BackgroundHypertension and diabetes are highly prevalent conditions in Chilean adults.AimTo describe the demographic and clinical profiles, risk factors and complications associated with arterial hypertension (AH) and diabetes mellitus (DM) in patients ascribed to a cardiovascular health program at a public primary health care center in Santiago.Material And MethodsReview of medical records of 583 patients aged 37 to 95 years (56% women). Gender, age, smoking habits, blood pressure, glycated hemoglobin levels, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides levels, nutritional status in the last control carried out, and associated cardiovascular complications were recorded.ResultsThirty four percent (201 participants) and 36% (210 participants) had a decompensated DM and AH, respectively. Dyslipidemia was the main associated cardiovascular risk factor. The prevalence of obesity was 43% (249 participants). Twenty percent had chronic kidney disease and 13% had diabetic retinopathy.ConclusionsThese patients have a high frequency of obesity, dyslipidemia, and chronic kidney disease.

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