Niveles de glucemia y su relación con hábitos de tabaquismo en una muestra de adultos ecuatorianos, 2020

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze the association between basal glucose levels and smoking habits in a sample of Ecuadorian adults in the year 2020, and to observe if Ecuadorian adults with smoking habits tend to have increased blood glucose levels. The methodology used a cross-sectional observational study. The study population corresponded to Ecuadorian adults between the ages of 18 and 65 who know their current value of their fasting blood glucose, who have smoking habits, and who answered the virtual survey. The study sample was 188 people. For the data collection of the present investigation, a survey applied had questions selected and adapted from the World Survey of tobacco use in adults. Statistical analysis was performed with the Jamovi v2.2.5 program. As a result, it was observed that the median of basal glucose level is higher in current smokers, with a median of 108 and an interquartile range of 16, ex-smokers have a median of 106 and an interquartile range of 15, finally non-smokers have a median of 88 and an interquartile range of 12 (p<0.005). When performing an adjustment for the number of daily cigarettes in current smokers, it was evidenced that the number of daily cigarette smoked had statistical significance, in relation to the basal glucose level. As a conclusion, the alternative hypothesis is partially accepted: as they smoke, the value of basal glucose level increases.