Determinación de dislipidemias, hiperglicemia y síndrome metabólico en adultos de 40 a 60 años, de la comunidad de Pulucate, cantón Colta, provincia de Chimborazo

Abstract

The main objective of this reseacrh study was to focus on metabolic diseases which have been catalogued as a threat to the public health system, since they directly affect the socioeconomic development, life and health of millions of people worldwide. The aim of this research was to determine the prevalence of dyslipidemias, hyperglycemia and metabolic syndrome in adults aged 40 to 60 years in the community of Pulucate, Colta canton, province of Chimborazo, for which a non-experimental, observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted; the 154 participants were randomly selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, who were taken data of clinical relevance such as: anthropometric measurements, blood pressure values and a blood sample to determine the level of fasting glycemia, as well as their lipid profile; in addition to this, a survey duly validated by professionals in the area was applied to them to collect data on the risk factors associated with these pathologies; reporting that the prevalence of hyperglycemia is 7. 80%, dyslipidemia type I 12.34%, dyslipidemia type IIa 22.73%, and dyslipidemia type IIb 19.48; the results of the study showed that in the population studied the prevalence of metabolic syndrome reaches 41%, this if we consider the diagnostic attributes approved by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). Once the study was concluded, a significant prevalence of metabolic diseases in the adult population of Pulucate is evidenced, being the risk factors associated with these, overweight, maintaining an unhealthy diet, lack of regular physical activity and family history of cardiovascular diseases; the results obtained were socialized through a talk of sensitization and awareness of the pathologies studied, obtaining an acceptance of 90.9 % of the participants.