Relación de grasa visceral y circunferencia de la cintura en adultos del Colegio Ángel Polibio Chávez del cantón Guaranda, provincia de Bolívar. 2013.

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to relate the visceral fat with the waist circumference in adults between the ages of 21-66 years at Polibio Chavez High School in the city of Guaranda. The investigation was not experimental and transversal, made to 53 adults. The sources of data were: general survey complied data; pathological lifestyles and records. Anthropometric details were taken using the method to identify visceral fat bioimpedance. The 60.4% of adults were women, 86.7% with third level of higher instruction, 56.6% with a family record on cardiovascular disease and diabetes, 74.4% with a light physical activity, 71.7% did not consume alcohol and 79.2% did not smoke, 66% of adults had excess malnutrition, 71.7% had cardiovascular risk according to waist circumference and 39.6% with altered visceral fat; the 90% of de population had high percentages of fat body and 52.8% with low levels of lean mass. The visceral fat increases more in men than in women, in addition to older and less physical activity increased the level of visceral fat. There is a correlation between the measures (P: 0.001), by relating the visceral fat and waist circumference in the diagnosis of cardiovascular risk.