Relación entre el estado nutricional y perfil lipídico en el Club de Pacientes Diabéticos del Hospital Cantonal de Paute.

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between nutritional status and lipid profile in patients of Diabetic Club of Cantonal Paute Hospital, Azuay province, a cross-experimental study was applied, evaluating 33 patients. For this study a calibrated scale, stadiometer, and laboratory tests were used, obtained from the medical records of patients, the data were processed in Microsoft Excel and statistical software JMP5.1. The average patients age was 64 years old, 72,7% female and 87,9% married. The body mass index was found 6,1% patients normal, 33,3% overweight, 42,4% slight obesity, 12,1% moderate obesity and severe obesity with 6.1%. Exists 3% hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia 51,5% in LDL desirable levels of high density lipoproteins and low density lipoproteins HDL low levels in diabetic patients. It concluded that nutritional status is not related to lipid profile in this study group. It recommended to monitor, control and diabetic training, to diabetic club, individually or collectively in different medical and nutritional issues.