Profile of hospitalizations for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases in Salvador before and during the pandemic COVID-19

Abstract

Given the syndemic nature of the co-occurrence of the epidemics of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases and COVID-19, and the limitations observed in previous work, we aimed to better understand the differences in the hospital morbidity profile of endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and conditions in the resident population of the municipality of Salvador-Ba before and after the pandemic. This is a descriptive epidemiological study, restrospective (2018-2021) and based on secondary data from the SUS Hospital Information System to calculate the Hospital Morbidity Indicator (IMH). It was identified growth in the frequency of hospitalizations, between 2018 and 2019, in all specific causes; and decrease, in 2020, with the exception of diabetes mellitus. In 2021, an increase in the number of hospitalizations for obesity stands out, the highest in the last 8 years. The greatest variations in IMH (increase) were observed in the black population for all specific causes. Male individuals were more particularly affected in the occurrence of malnutrition and diabetes mellitus; in the female, obesity. The considerable increase in IMH in the child population for malnutrition stands out. The need to ensure the implementation of the National Health Policy of the Black Population is stressed.