Riesgo metabólico y su relación con la ingesta alimentaria y estilos de vida en el personal que labora en el Centro de Salud - Hospital Palora del cantón Palora 2014

Abstract

This was an observational and transversal research, and its purpose was to determine the metabolic risk factors related to food intake and life style of personnel who work at Palora Hospital Health Center. A survey was applied to identify the general characteristics, food intake and life style. For determining the metabolic risk factors, it was necessary to use biochemical and anthropometric factors; Microsoft Excel 2010, JMP 5, 1 software were used for the tabulation and variable analysis, and the general characteristics are: women 68.5% and men 31.5%; when making cluster analysis three groups were obtained, group 1 and 3 showed a body mass index between 28,9 and 45 kg/m2 , hip waist index between 0.94 and 1.15 cm, total cholesterol between 212 and 287 gr/dl, triglyceride between 129 and 217 mg/dl, HDL cholesterol between 48 and 52 mg/dl, LDL cholesterol between 77 and 82.5 mg/dl, all these values along with the high consumption of daily meals determined the metabolic risk, life style; 13% of population smoked tobacco, and 7.4% drink alcohol, 22.2% are active people and 77.8% are sedentary. It is concluded that the heavy consumption of simple carbohydrate and the inadequate life style increase the metabolic risk, thus it is recommended to promote sports and recreational activities among workers as a complement for their nutritional and mental health.