Relación entre el síndrome metabólico con la calidad de vida en adultos obesos entre los 30 a 59 años de edad en la Clínica Piedrahita, Provincia de Esmeraldas 2017.

Abstract

The objective of the present investigation was to analyze the relationship between the metabolic syndrome and the quality of life in obese adults, between 30 and 59 years of age, at the Piedrahita clinic.in Esmeraldas. Province. It is a cross-sectional study, not experimental, in which a survey was applied to 70 participants, selected through inclusion criteria. The metabolic syndrome was defined according to the panel of treatment for adults (ATPIII 2005), and the Quality of life, was evaluated through the weight impact survey, in the quality of life (IWQOL-Lite), is an instrument that It consists of 31 items, five items (physical function, self-esteem, sex life, public concern and work), where the highest scores were associated with lower quality of life and lower scores higher quality of life. The data were processed in the JMP v 5.1 statistical program. It was done an analysis of descriptive statistics, significance tests and analysis of variance. The metabolic syndrome influenced the worsening of quality of life, specifically in the field of physical function, observing, altered blood pressure (p = 0.0319), very high triglycerides (p = 0.0088), and low HDL cholesterol (p = 0.0056). In addition, it was observed that subjects with a higher degree of obesity had a lower quality of life (p = 0.0002). In this study it is concluded that the physical function of the quality of life was affected by the metabolic syndrome, so it is recommended to implement weight reduction programs to reduce the risk factors of the metabolic syndrome and improve the quality of life specifically the physical function.