Estudio intrasujeto de la influencia de una intervención nutricional en el cuidado de pacientes con hipertensión arterial del Club Renovación Dorada, Quito 2018

Abstract

The objective of the present research work was to analyze the influence of a nutritional intervention in the care of patients with hypertension at the Renovación Dorada Club in the city of Quito. It is a cross-sectional study, experimental design with intrasubject analysis. Participants were 75 elderly people and young adults aged from 36 to 90. The variables used in the study were dependent and independent variables and detailed control: sex, age, weight, height, body mass index, waist circumference, brachial circumference, total cholesterol, triglycerides and blood pressure. An Excel 2013 database was used for the analysis, which was transported to the PSPP software. A prevalence of 11% was found for the male and 89% for the female, after the nutritional intervention, the dystolic blood pressure showed a statistically significant improvement in both young adults and elder adults. in terms of body mass index for older adults, significant changes were observed (reduction of the values) with a statistical significance of 0.042, the BMI means of the young adults did not have statistical significance, laboratory values of cholesterol and triglycerides improved dramatically for both groups p<0.05, which indicates a positive response in the nutritional treatment, therefore it is suggested that the nutritional intervention is a fundamental part for changes in health parameters in hypertensive patients.