Relación entre perfil lipídico e índice de masa corporal en pacientes diabéticos atendidos en consulta externa de medicina interna del Hospital de Especialidades Eugenio Espejo Quito 2013.

Abstract

Thisisaninvestigation of non-experimental designof cross-sectionaltype, whichhad as objectiveto determine therelationshipbetweenLipidProfile and BodyMassIndex of diabeticpatientswhoattend toInternal Medicine consultationof HOSPITAL EUGENIO ESPEJO. The variables studiedwere: generalcharacteristics, nutritional status, and Lipidprofile. The data weretabulatedbytheJMPstatistical software version 5.1. Thestateduniversebelonged to 100 patients, settlingofthe 79% women, 21% men ,aged 50 and 65years, level of instruction4% illiterate, 69 % primarystudies, 23% secondary and 10% superior. Nutritionevaluation: 35% presentedOverweight, 22% Obesity I, 62% excessof bodyfat and 25% normal fatmass, glucose 65% are treated and 85% presentsHbA1chigh. LipidProfile: triglycerides49%, veryhightotal cholesterol: 14% high Col LDL: 92% desirable HDL: 54% high, BloodPressure63% Normal, 16%Hypertension. According to therelationshipbetweennutritional status and triglyceride / Col HDL show that 65 % are high; and masspercentagefat 65 % are elevated. Nutritional status isnotrelatedwiththelipidprofile and bodycomposition, becauseitis a populationthatcarries a good control and performphysicalactivity. Itisrecommendedto Monitor thosepatientswithelevatedlevelsof glucose and bodyfat, total cholesterol and triglycerides and promotephysicalactivity to preventdiseases in thefuture.