Relación entre el perfil lipídico y la ingesta alimentaria en los funcionarios del Municipio del Cantón Guano, provincia de Chimborazo.

Abstract

The relationship between the lipid profile and food intake was analysed in the officials of the of Guano canton municipality, in the Chimborazo province. The research is a non-experimental, crosssectional,

hypothetical deductive study with a quantitative and correlational approach, in a population of 147 adults selected by inclusion and exclusion criteria, a nutritional survey was conducted and \ the participants were evaluated by means of the values of lipid profile, as well as anthropometric techniques, such as: waist circumference, weight, height, body mass index (BMI). To analyse the variables relationship, the JMP1.1 program was used with 95% reliability and a level of significance of 0.05. The obtained results reflect that: from the population 53.7% are female and 46.3% male; 85% with a third level instruction, 52% do not perform any type of physical activity therefore, 51% of them are overweight and 42% according to the waist circumference have very high risk of cardiovascular disease. According to the lipid profile, 68% had high LDL cholesterol values, 64% had optimal values for total cholesterol, 59% had optimal HDL cholesterol and 55% had high triglycerides. It was found: that there is a relation with the consumption of lipids and the consumption of carbohydrates. There is no relation between the lipid profile and the BMI, while there is a relationship between the lipid profile and the abdominal perimeter.