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With the growing trend of using the internet and smartphones, these have been incorporated as everyday elements in our lives, having a wide range of utilities that allow us to access a large amount of information in a matter of seconds. The development of mobile applications for health use becomes strategies that help access information anywhere, anytime, providing advantages to the development of knowledge. At present, the market of the “Applications” of health has a constant growth and within them in subjects related to the prescription of medications such as antibiotics. An application for mobile and tablets in Android and iOS format is applied, this application contains a multiplatform web and mobile client, in which the data of antibiotics, microorganisms, infectious diseases and the process of matching them with the Different elements of the system, for the development model used is analysis, design, development, testing and application support, with a solid and recognized architecture. The construction of the application allows the standardization in the use of antibiotics without ignoring the expertise of health personnel, the application allows us to provide information quickly and reliably for decision making at the time of prescribing.

Objetive Determine the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and the factors associated in patients older than 40 years admitted to the Department of Internal Medicine of the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital of Cuenca between June and November 2013. Methodology A cross-sectional study was performed on a representative, randomized sample. The sample was calculated based on the 95% confidence level, 4% inference error and 19% smoking prevalence. Data were collected directly and analyzed in the software Epi Info 7. Results The mean age was 63.8 years, women 55.34%. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes was 33.98%, 39.47% in women and 38.29% in ≥ 65 years. The association between type 2 diabetes with sedentary provided RP: 2.48 p <0.05, with mixed dyslipidemia RP: 2.34 p <0.05, with family history of diabetes RP: 2.07 p <0.05, with central obesity RP: 1.80 p <0.05, with hypertriglyceridemia RP 1.65 p <0.05, with hypercholesterolemia p <0.05 with hypertension OR: 1.61 p <0.05, with diabetic dyslipidemia RP: 1.59 p <0.05, with overweight and obese RP: 1.40 p <0.05, with binge drinking RP: 0.93 p = 0.63, with smoking RP:0.90 p = 0.61 and with hazardous alcohol consumption RP: 0.72 p = 0.29. Conclusion The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus was 33.98%, significantly associated with sedentary lifestyle, mixed dyslipidemia, family history of diabetes, central obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, diabetic dyslipidemia, overweight and obesity. KEYWORDS: TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; FACTORS ASSOCIATED; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS.