Relación entre intolerancia a la glucosa e índice de masa corporal en pacientes con tuberculosis del Centro de Salud Augusto Egas de Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas.

Abstract

The present research had as aim analyze the relation between glucose intolerance and body mass index (BMI) in patients with tuberculosis in the Center Health Augusto Egas - Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas 2017. The study was cross-sectional design no experimental, where the study population were 47 patients with tuberculosis who received the first phase of antifimic treatment, the anthropometric data (weight, size, waist circumference, percentage of fat mass) biochemical (proteins, albumin, hemoglobin, glucose) it was obtained in outpatient clinic and home visits with their agreement, It realized bivariate analysis of the BMI with glucose, dates were analyzed in STATA 14.0 software. In the results found a prevalence in the male sex with 59,8% to the 40,6% female sex, 100% were mestizo ethnicity, incomplete high school 59,3% and low popular stratum and low housing risk, 43,6% found with normal nutritional status and the 40,5% with overweight or obesity. It found differences statistically significant between BMI (0,001), the waist circumference (˂0,001), and the high glucose values. Observing clinical differences nevertheless statistically significant in function of fat mass and the glucose values (p=0,2). In conclusion, the glucose levels are relating to BMI, waist circumference and there is no relation to the fat mass percentage. It recommends comprehensive assessment including nutritional assessment and glycemic control in the patients with tuberculosis.