Relationship between smoking and the most relevant noncommunicable diseases in El Salvador

Abstract

Introduction. Tobacco use is one of the main risk factors for the development of non-communicable diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cancer, cardiovascular diseases and chronic kidney failure. Objective. To analyze the relationship between smoking and the diagnoses of hypertension, diabetes, kidney failure and cancer in users of the El Salvador health network, 2019. Methodology. An analytical cross-sectional study was carried out with a population of 63 061 users with a history of smoking and a diagnosis of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, kidney failure and / or cancer. Results. The prevalence of smoking at the country level was (1,2 %), with passive smoking predominating, followed by active smoking and exsmokers. Indirect smoking predominates in women, with a prevalence of (0,7 %), and in men, direct tobacco consumption predominates with a prevalence of (0,1 %), passive smoking predominates in people among the 25 to 59 years (48,1 %). Finally, a positive correlation was found between the prevalence of tobacco consumption with the diagnosis of arterial hypertension (0,4), as well as that of cancer (0,4), followed by diabetes mellitus (0,2) and insufficient chronic kidney (0,09). Conclusions. Smoking is related to the diagnosis of hypertension, diabetes, kidney failure and cancer in users of the El Salvador health network.