Prevalencia de alteraciones séricas de urea y creatinina en adultos mayores con y sin síndrome metabólico de las parroquias urbanas del cantón Cuenca, 2016

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Metabolic syndrome is a cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, the likelihood of developing complications such as diabetes, kidney disease take it that where serum urea and creatinine will be elevated. OBJECTIVE: Determine the prevalence of alterations serum urea and creatinine in mayors adult with and without metabolic syndrome on urban parishes of canton Cuenca, 2016. METHODOLOGY: Descriptive study on 378 patients higher 65 years old, wich lives in Cuenca`s canton, data were obtained by surveys that included personal data, informed consent was requested, anthropometric measures were taken; for colorimetric quantification of urea and creatinine serum of all patients she was analyzed in the Diagnostic Center of the Faculty of Medical Sciences. For data processing SPSS, Epi Info and Excel was used. RESULTS: Clinical examinations indicated that 1.25% male patients had levels greater than 50 mg/dl urea, others had normal values (10-50mg/dl). In the case of women it indicated that 2.4% had levels higher than normal value of urea and other women reported normal values. In the case of creatinine, they indicated 31.3% males have normal values (0.7-1.3mg/dL); 3.6% had low values (<0.7mg/dl) and 1.6% exhibited high (> 1.3mg/dl). Meanwhile 47.8% of women had normal levels of creatinine (0.6-1.1mg/dl); 8.0% had low values (<0.6mg/dl) and 7.8% showed values greater than 1.1mg / dl