Estudio del perfil lipídico en pacientes de 30 a 60 años en el Centro de Especialidades Reina del Cisne

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the lipid profile in patients aged between 30 and 60 years at the Centro de Especialidades Reina del Cisne. The study was descriptive, cross-sectional with a non-experimental design and the sample consisted of 150 people (93 women and 57 men), aged between 30 and 60 years. The lipid profile was determined by spectrometry in biochemical analysis where the concentration of cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoproteins (HDL) and the calculation of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) were analyzed with the Friedewald formula, establishing risk factors through a validated form. The Minitab® 19 Statistical Software program was used for the statistical analysis of the surveys and laboratory analyses. The results showed that 38% of the patients who were part of the study presented hypercholesterolemia, 50% hypertriglyceridemia, 88% decreased HDL, high levels of LDL with 16% and mixed dyslipidemia 33%, in addition, 70% of the population presented overweight and obesity. It is concluded that in the study population there is a high prevalence of alteration in the lipid profile mainly in females, highlighting hypertriglyceridemia related to risk factors such as obesity, overweight and the frequency of consumption of foods rich in fats, low physical activity and lack of health education. It is recommended to perform a global study representative of the entire population by using a control group to evaluate the changes that occur between people with normal weight and obese and overweight people, correlating this, with the risk factors presented by the population.