| Journal: | Revista latinoamericana de hipertensión |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000436973 |
| ISSN: | 1856-4550 |
| Authors: | Contreras, Julio1 Graterol, Modesto3 Wilches, Sandra1 Garicano, Carlos2 Hernández, Juan Diego4 Martínez, María Sofía2 Chacín, Maricarmen2 Rojas, Joselyn3 Salazar, Juan2 Añez, Roberto2 Graterol, Rosemily1 Chacón, José1 Vera, Miguel1 Cerda, Marcos1 Ramírez, Carolina1 Riaño, Manuel1 Armesto, Luis1 Bautista, María1 Acuña, Marianela3 Hernández, Cindy1 Bermúdez, Valmore2 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidad Simón Bolívar, Grupo de Investigación Altos Estudios de Frontera, Cúcuta, Norte de Santander. Colombia 2Universidad del Zulia, Centro de Investigaciones Endocrino-Metabólicas "Dr. Félix Gómez", Maracaibo, Zulia. Venezuela 3Universidad del Zulia, Escuela de Economía, Maracaibo, Zulia. Venezuela 4Universidad del Zulia, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Maracaibo, Zulia. Venezuela |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Volumen: | 10 |
| Number: | 4 |
| Pages: | 72-78 |
| Country: | Venezuela |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| English abstract | The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of interrelated risk factors -including obesity, atherogenic dyslipidemia, hypertension, and insulin resistance, which exponentially increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to determine the prevalence of MetS according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the last harmonizing MetS criteria in adult individuals of both sexes from San José de Cúcuta, Colombia, a mediumsize city belonging to the North of Santander Department, with a population of 587.676 inhabitants according to the 2005 census information conducted by the National Statistic Administrative Department (DANE) with a projection by 2017 of 662.765 persons. Likewise, DANE projects that 68.5% (454.077 hab) of Cucutan population will be over 18 years by 2017, so that, using these data, the sample size for San José de Cúcuta is 2200 adult persons for a 95% confidence interval and a maximum accepted sampling error of 5%. Data derived from both, medical and laboratory examination (smoking habit, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, alcohol consumption, nutritional habits, physical activity by IPAQ, blood pressure, anthropometry, and blood chemistry and endocrinology panel) will be conducted by trained health professionals and medical students. There is a clear lack of evidence regarding the prevalence of cardio-metabolic risk factors and local cut-off points for biological quantitative variables i.e. abdominal circumference, body mass index, fasting insulin, Homeostasis Model Assessment, among others. In the near future, this study will contribute for new evidence, providing firsthand accurate evidence about MetS behavior in our country |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Sistema cardiovascular, Metabolismo y nutrición, Salud pública, Síndrome metabólico, Enfermedades cardiovasculares, Factores de riesgo, Dislipidemia, Obesidad, Hipertensión arterial |
| Keyword: | Cardiovascular system, Metabolism and nutrition, Public health, Metabolic syndrome, Cardiovascular diseases, Risk factors, Dyslipidemia, Obesity, Arterial hypertension |
| Full text: | http://biblat.unam.mx/hevila/Revistalatinoamericanadehipertension/2015/vol10/no4/1.pdf |
