Valoración de alteraciones tiroideas y renales en la población de Chanchalito y Chisilivi en Cotopaxi

Abstract

The main purpose of this research study was the investigation of thyroid and renal alterations in the adult population to be evaluated from the communities of Chanchalito and Chisilivi. By analyzing and measuring the parameters of the thyroid-renal profile, and the clinical and statistical correlation between these variables. This task was worked with a sample of 207 individuals with which were carried out, the socialization of the study, the application of surveys on personal, family, and lifestyle habits, also considering risk factors and characteristic symptoms of thyroid and kidney diseases. The samples were taken from patients for subsequent processing in the clinical analysis Laboratory of the Faculty of Science at Escuela Superior Politécnica of Chimborazo, at the end the results of the samples were acquired. During the development of the study the following results were found; 21.34% of the population with hypothyroidism and 1.9% with hyperthyroidism. Regarding the alterations in kidney disease, a higher rate of involvement was found in individuals between 55 and 65 years of age with a 42.8% alteration. In this case, the presence of renal pathologies was not specified, since a comprehensive study of the patient is needed, accompanied by complementary clinical tests, for a diagnosis of clinical significance. Furthermore, it was found that there is no correlation neither clinical nor statistical demonstrated between renal and thyroid alterations, utilizing the calculation and overall pairwise Pearson's correlation coefficient analysis. It was recommended health personnel and the population studied, strictly and frequently control the values of the clinical parameters analyzed in this research.