Riesgo cardiovascular asociado al estado nutricional en pacientes adultos que acuden a consulta externa de nutrición y dietética - Hospital José Félix Valdivieso – Cantón Santa Isabel-abril a septiembre 2020

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the cardiovascular risk associated with nutritional status in adult patients attending the nutrition and dietetics outpatient clinic of the José Félix Valdivieso hospital in the Santa Isabel district, from dates: April to September 2020. METHODOLOGY: Descriptive, transversal and retrospective search to evaluate cardiovascular risk associated with nutritional status in patients attending outpatient visits for nutrition and dietetics. According to the inclusion and exclusion factors, the sample consisted of 95 cases, out of a total of 242 medical records reviewed. The data collection was performed using a digital database in Microsoft Excel 2013. Frequency and association tables were made between the variables and the Odss Ratio was calculated to measure the strength of association. RESULTS: The search population consisted of 95 adults between 19 and 64 years old. The female sex was more predominant with 53,68%. Cardiovascular risk was determined by the waist/height index. It was present in 77,9% of the population. The cardiovascular risk was higher in the male sex than the female sex. It was represented by 43,16% of males. CONCLUSION: The association between cardiovascular risk and nutritional status is positive, since the result of the Odds Ratio corresponds to 5.2, that is, the nutritional status factor is associated with a higher occurrence of the cardiovascular risk event with a 95% confidence interval between 1.79 to 15.17, a value that is significant for the research. Meanwhile, with the abdominal perimeter indicator the association is negative given the 0,47 Odds Ratio results. This demonstrates that the nutritional status acts a protective factor.