Consumo de calcio y su relación con los indicadores del síndrome metabólico en los adultos del Hospital José María Velasco Ibarra, 2020

Abstract

The objective of this research was to analyze the relationship between calcium intake and the indicators of the Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) in adults. The study population presented from 3 to 5 diagnostic criteria for MetS. The research was carried out in Tena canton, Napo province at José María Velasco Ibarra Hospital in the city of Tena. It has a cross-sectional, correlational analytical, not experimental design. A sample of a hundred adult patients (both men and women) who attended at the outpatient clinic of Nutrition and Dietetics Unit participated in this study. The information registered in the files was provided by the patients and their medical records. When correlating the daily calcium intake and the MetS indicators, a significant p value of less than 0.05 was obtained for triglycerides in male and female patients. While relating age with the same indicators, a significant value of p less than 0.01 was determined for abdominal circumference, systolic blood pressure and fasting glucose in both sexes. The relationship between daily calcium intake and the presence or absence of MetS established a significant p value of less than 0.01 only for triglycerides. It is concluded that there is an inversely proportional relationship in the presence of MetS between the daily calcium intake from animal and vegetable sources with the five indicators of the pathology. Therefore, it is recommended to carry out an experimental study related to this project which focuses on the metabolic changes of the patients when including food from source of calcium in their diet.