Publications by authors named "Margarita Alonso-Fernandez"
Article Synopsis
- Gender significantly impacts health, making being a woman a potential risk factor due to associated inequalities and violence.
- Girls and young women are affected from before birth, influencing their health throughout their lives based on varying social contexts.
- Gender-based violence isn't just an adult issue; it begins in childhood and has serious consequences, yet it's often dismissed as a private matter rather than a global concern that requires attention.
Aim: This study aimed to investigate whether different levels of fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in prediabetes are associated with hyperfiltration.
Methods: A prospective cohort of 2,022 individuals aged 30-74 years took part in the PREDAPS Study. One cohort of 1,184 participants with prediabetes and another cohort of 838 participants with normal FPG and normal HbA1c were followed for 5 years.
In patients with type 2 diabetes, tight glycemic control prevents or delays the develop-ment of microvascular complications. In contrast, there is continued debate on the effect of macrovascular complications and the role of early glycaemic control on the ensuing cardiovascular disease. Although large randomised clinical trials have not shown a clearly beneficial effect of intensive control in the short term, subsequent follow-up studies of participants in these trials suggest a favourable cardiovascular effect in the long term.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To estimate the prevalence of known and undiagnosed depression in patients with type 2 diabetes attended in primary care setting in Spain, and to determine the factors associated with the presence of depression.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional and multicenter study performed in a random sample of patients with type 2 diabetes attended in 21 primary care centers. Depressive symptoms were measured with the self-administered Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9).
Aims: To evaluate the degree of glycemic control and its relationship with disease characteristics and antidiabetic treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), as well as the frequency of A1c use.
Methods: For this purpose, an observational, cross-sectorial, and multicenter study was performed. A total of 443 patients were monitored in 17 Spanish primary healthcare centers.
The prevalence of diabetes increases with age. In Spain, almost a third of persons older than 75 years have diabetes, and 10% of cases are undiagnosed. The approach in this age group is influenced by the coexistence of comorbidities and geriatric syndromes, as well as by the polypharmacy found in these patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To ascertain whether patients with type 2 diabetes are screened for diabetic foot, and to analyze the factors related to patients and centers associated to performance of such screening.
Material And Methods: A multicenter, epidemiological, cross-sectional study was conducted. The clinical records of 443 patients with type 2 diabetes monitored at Primary Care for at least 12 months were reviewed.