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    Lipid profile and its relationship with body mass index in adolescents of the Particular Educational Unit “Universitaria de Azogues”, Ecuador
    (2019) Alvarez Ochoa, Robert Ivan; Conchado Martinez, Julio Hector; Garces Ortega, Juan Pablo; Cordero Cordero, Gabriela Del rosario; Saquicela Espinoza, Luis Alberto; Chuquiralagua Ruiz, Paul Emanuel; Yumisaca Tiuquinga, Silvia Veronica; Gonzalez Ortiz, Diana Patricia; Torres Perez, Angelica Estefania; Rodriguez Torres, Diego Andres
    All rights reserved. Introduction: Dyslipidemia and excess weight in adolescents are risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases both in this period and in adulthood. Materials and methods: a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out that included 74 third and fourth year students of the “Private Educational Unit “Universi-tary of Azogues”, to which the body mass index (BMI) was determined from the weight and height, proceeding later to the extraction of a blood sample for the assessment of the lipid profile. Total cholesterol (TC), HDL-cholesterol (c-HDL) and triglycerides (TG) levels were determined using commercial kits (Spinreact®) and LDL-cholesterol (c-LDL) according to Human Frisonex®. Results: It was evidenced in the analysis that 70.3% of students had normal weight and 29.7% were overweight. 35.1% had CT levels in the limit and 9.5% were high. 51.3% showed TG levels and in 9.5% they were high. 94.6% had acceptable levels of c-HDL and c-LDL. 8.1% of the overweight students had high levels of CT and TG. Conclusions: 29.7% of adolescents were overweight and a significantly higher percentage (8.1%) high levels of CT and TG. The percentages of adolescents with overweight, limit and high levels of CT and TG suggest the need to follow them.
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    Reporte de la situación actual del tabaquismo en la población rural de Quingeo, Ecuador
    (2017) Garces Ortega, Juan Pablo; Bermúdez, Valmore; Ortiz Benavidez, Rina; Ludizaca Gonzalez, Diana Paola; Torres Perez, Angelica Estefania; Cárdenas Calle, Juan Pablo; Encalada Mora, Pedro Andres; Jacome Verdugo, Giovanny Homero; Pineda Alvarez, David Manuel; Vasquez Procel, Xavier Alfredo; Torres , Maritza; Bermejo , Angélica; Añez, Roberto J.; Rojas, Joselyn
    Introduction: Tobacco use has expanded worldwide and is a major modifiable risk factor for chronic noncommuni-cable diseases. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the epidemiological behavior of smoking and associated factors in the rural population of Quingeo, Ecuador.Materials and methods: A cross-sectional, analytical field study was carried out in which 530 individuals of both sexes over 18 years of age were selected from the rural population of Quingeo through a multi-stage ran-dom sampling. A complete medical history and physical examination were applied. Smoking was classified as: non-smokers; current smokers and former smokers. A lo-gistic regression model was constructed to estimate Odds Ratio (95% CI) for factors associated with being a current smoker.Results: 12.8% (n=68) were current smokers, 7.9% (n=42) former smokers and 79.3% (n=420) did not smoke. A statistically significant association was found between smoking status and labor status (χ2=18.472, p<0.001), socioeconomic status (χ2=16,138, p<0.003) and educational status (χ2=24,539, p<0.001), where em-ployees and with a secondary and higher education pre-sented the highest prevalence of current smokers, while the lower class presented the lowest prevalence of current smokers. The main risk factors for smoking were male (OR=10.33, 95% CI: 4.69-22.77, p<0.001), alcohol con-sumption (OR=4.51, 95%CI: 2.10-9.67, p<0.001), and high abdominal circumference (OR= 2.35, 95% CI: 1.05-5.23, p= 0.036).Conclusions: We report a low prevalence of current smok-ers in the rural population of Quingeo. Factors associated with being a smoker were male gender, work status, edu-cational level, socioeconomic status, alcohol consumption and abdominal obesity. Anti-smoking campaigns should be maintained by promoting a healthy lifestyle, with an emphasis on alcohol users and obese people.