Addressing gender and social inequities: the challenge of metabolic control in women with type 2 diabetes in Quito.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasingly prevalent in low- and middle-income countries. Metabolic control reflects not only clinical care and individual behaviors but also intersecting social determinants such as sex, education, and insurance status.

Objective

To identify sociodemographic factors associated with poor metabolic control among patients with T2DM at a public outpatient clinic in Quito, Ecuador.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study of adults with T2DM (ICD-10 E10-E14) attending the clinic in the first semester of 2018. Clinical variables included body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, and laboratory results (HbA1c, total cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C, triglycerides). Sociodemographic variables were age, sex, education, marital status,

SUBMITTER: Flores-Sacoto KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12590566 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature