Sedentarismo y obesidad central en pacientes con hipertensión arterial y diabetes mellitus tipo 2 en el Centro de Salud Carlos Elizalde

Abstract

Background: Once diagnosed arterial hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and the risk factors aren’t Modified as the Sedentary and center Obesity Will Have serious consequences in the Health, for which they are Responsible for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Complications, Giving concomitant diseases as a result, disabling and even death. Objective: Determine the sedentary lifestyle and central obesity in patients with arterial hypertension and type 2 diabetes at the Carlos Elizalde Health Center. Method and materials: A descriptive study was carried out, observational and a transversal slice, at the Carlos Elizalde Health Center, of the City of Cuenca. The convenience sample that was used on 61 Patients that participated with hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus, IN A PERIOD OF 3 MONTHS FROM SEPTEMBER 2016 until DECEMBER 2016. To determine sedentarism lifestyle and center obesity In hypertensive patients and with type 2 diabetes The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used, the Pérez - Rojas - García Sedentary Classification Test and the measurement of the Abdominal Circumference using a metric tape. The Data obtained through the Instruments were analyzed in the SPSS 22 Statistical Program and also Microsoft Excel 2010. Results: Of the 61 Participants of the study we obtained a mayor Number of Patients with arterial hypertension with 42.62%, also a significant Number of Patients with Both pathologies 26.23%. With respect to the sedentary lifestyle According to Rojas García Pérez test we obtained a number of cases with the mayor severe sedentary lifestyle with a 39,34%, As far as the iPAQ it leads with a 67,21% of Moderated Physical Activity and with a 85, 25% of the cases a center obesity is present. Conclusions: Patients who present simultaneously arterial hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus, have a mayor percentage of severe sedentary lifestyle with 14.75%; Those that suffer arterial hypertension have moderate physical activity with 31.15% and 36,07% have central obesity