Validez del Índice Triglicéridos HDL como marcador diagnóstico de sobrepeso y obesidad en adolescentes de la consulta externa del Hospital General Riobamba, periodo enero-diciembre 2021.

Abstract

The objective of this research was to validate the Triglycerides/HDL index as a diagnostic marker of overweight/obesity in adolescents at the Riobamba General Hospital. The type of research was descriptive, correlational; and the design used was non-experimental and cross-sectional in a population of 140 adolescents between 12 and 18 years old, who were attended in the outpatient clinic of the Riobamba General Hospital of the Social Security Institute (IESS), period January to December 2021. The information was obtained through the review of medical records, and was subsequently processed in the SPSS statistical package with descriptive and inferential analysis. In the results, anthropometric and biochemical variables were determined, showing that the mean weight in the study population was 65.51 Kg ± 16.56. The highest triglyceride/cholesterol-HDL index was found in males with a mean of 4.09 ± 2.70 vs. females with 3.60 ± 1.91, who also presented a nutritional status compatible with overweight and obesity. The best cohort point of the Triglycerides/Cholesterol-HDL index to detect overweight/obese subjects was 2.39, with a sensitivity of 80%, specificity of 52%, positive likelihood ratio of 1.68, negative likelihood ratio of 0.37. It can be concluded that the triglyceride/HDL cholesterol index is a valid tool for the early diagnosis of overweight/obesity in adolescents, and that it is useful because of its easy accessibility, wide availability and low cost in professional practice.