Introduction:

The social determinants of health allude to the impact of different demographic components on health and disease in the population.

Objective:

To identify the social determinants of health that influence the complication of hypertensive and diabetic patients suffering from renal failure.

Methodology:

A descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach in a sample of 86 patients. Results. In the Human Biology component, patients between 41 and 85 years of age prevailed predominantly in the 60-69 years, male gender; Mixed race, with both pathologies and higher incidence of hypertension, IRC at risk level III and high frequency of stress. In the socio-environmental component, economic income and educational level were low, with little employment opportunities, it was not appreciated that the basic sanitation and housing infrastructure systems had a significant impact on the complications presented. The Lifestyle component is the one that presents the most frequency, not only for the behaviors of the patients but also for the influence of the economic and social conditions, which affect an adequate diet. The Administrative Health Processes component presents the lowest frequency and the users show a good satisfaction with the quality of care of the institution.

Conclusion:

The frequency observed in this study for social determinants was for Lifestyle 53,49%; Socio-Environment 18,60%; Human Biology 17,44% and Health System 10,47%.

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