Prevalencia y factores de riesgo asociados a la poliglobulia en personas adultas de la comunidad chumug san francisco, parroquia de licto, cantón riobamba

Abstract

The main objective of this research study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with polygobulia in the community of Chumug San Francisco at the Licto parish. Through a cross-sectional, descriptive, and quantitative study. The study was carried out by gender and age from 30 to 65 years old in a population of 84 patients after informed consent; anthropometric data and blood pressure measurements were collected. Blood samples were extracted, which were taken with due biosecurity norms, performing the clinical analysis of erythrocytes, hematocrit, hemoglobin, and ESR manually. The statistical package SPSS and Microsoft Excel were used for the analysis, associating the readings and the risk factors by tabulating the surveys, and with the data obtained, the results were socialized. The results showed that 41.67% were overweight and 13.09% obese; 44.05% had high blood pressure and 29.77% had hypertension; 45.43% of the patients were sedentary; 46.43% had stress in their work activities; 55.95% were engaged in agriculture and 70.24% had not attended medical check-ups during the last year, these being highly significant risk factors for polyglobulia (P<0.001). It was concluded that the prevalence was 27.38%, of which 14.28% correspond to men and 13.09% to women, where the age with the highest risk of polyglobulia is from 40 years of age. It is recommended that patients with polyglobulia change their lifestyle in terms of eating habits, and avoid excessive alcohol consumption, likewise, excessive intake of red meat should be avoided, and increase physical exercise to lead a healthy lifestyle.