Relación entre la composición corporal y perfil lipídico en pacientes con hipotiroidismo, 2016.

Abstract

This bachelor thesis is aimed to determine the relationship between body composition and lipid profile in patients diagnosed with hypothyroidism at the Andean Hospital. A descriptive, explanatory, and correlational investigation was conducted 133 patients having hypothyroidism, of which 73 were part of the sample. According to Pearson's correlation Theory was used to identify the relationship between components of body composition and lipid profile. There was a predominance of elderly patients than 50 years old (52.1%), female (72.6%), married (67.1%), and with a time of evolution of the disease between 1 and 5 years (58.9%). Patients with overweight (45.2%) and with a high percentage of body fat mass (87.7%) and visceral fat (65.8%) predominated. 45.2% of the patients presented total cholesterol, while 45.2% had high-density cholesterol levels at the limit and 41.1% high levels of low-density cholesterol; 43.8% had high triglyceride levels. It was concluded that there is a directly proportional correlation between changes in body composition and blood levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides, and cholesterol (low density); the relationship between changes in body composition and cholesterol (high frequency) was inversely proportional. The participation of the Clinical Nutritionist is necessary to carry out a complete approach to the nutritional status of patients, with an evaluation that includes anthropometric, biochemical, and intake parameters and thus avoid complications of a metabolic nature.