Perfil lipídico y su relación con el estado nutricional del personal operativo que labora en el Hospital General de Macas. agosto 2018- marzo 2019

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the lipidic profile and its relationship with the nutritional status of the operating personnel of the Macas General Hospital. August 2018- March 2019. METHODOLOGY: the present study is of a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional type performed in a non-probalistic sample constituted by the operative staff of the General Hospital of Macas. Nutritional status was evaluated by taking anthropometric measures (weight, height, waist circumference, waist / height ratio), dietary habits with the application of a food survey (Frequency of Consumption). These data were simultaneously related to the lipid profile data. RESULTS: The study population consisted of 189 adults, between 22 and 63 years, 66.14% corresponded to females and 33.86% to males. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 75.18% in the population, overweight presented a higher percentage (48.68%), and 26.5% corresponded to obesity. The male sex had a higher prevalence of dyslipidemia (56.25%), compared to the female sex (41.60%). The population consumed a hypercaloric diet of 2979.92 kcal, which 53.91% corresponded to carbohydrates, 34.02% fats and 10.16% proteins. CONCLUSIONS: There is a high prevalence of overweight and obesity, associated with a high caloric intake, with an impact on the distribution of visceral fat reflected by a high waist / height index and lipid alterations in the blood that constitutes a greater risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.