Riesgo cardiovascular relacionado con la ingesta alimentaria y el control metabólico en pacientes diabéticos del Hospital Civil de Borbón del cantón Eloy Alfaro provincia de Esmeraldas, 2014.

Abstract

Research base don a non-experimental cross-sectional design applied to cardiovascular risk associated with dietary intake and metabolic control in diabetic patients of the Civil Hospital of Borbón, belonging to Eloy Alfaro Canton, province of Esmeraldas. The variables atudied were: general characteristics, lifestyle, metabolic control by (laboratory values), dietary intake (frequency of consumption) by nutritional status (anthropometric assessment). Data were tabulated in Microsoft Excel and plotted in JMP 5.1 program. The Universe of 40 diabetic patients was formed by 57.5% women, 42.5% men aged 32 and 74, the education level 62.5% primary, 20% secondary and 10% higher. Family pathological history, 62.5% suffer diabetes, 20% hypertension and 2.5% ECV (cerebrovascular disease). Metabolic control, fasting glycemic index: 40%; poorly controlled, postprandial glycemic index: 32.5%; very poor, glycated Hb 32.5%: bad. Total colesterol: 45% bad, HDL colesterol 87.5% low, LDL colesterol: 90% stable, 57.5% triglycerides stable. A percentage of 23% of patients, suffers hypertension and 15% are pre-hypertensive. Regarding to nutritional status, it was found out that 52.5% suffers obesity, 27.5% overweight and 20% normal, according to waist circumference: 42.5% show a very increased risk whereas a 35% shows a very increased risk and, according to Framingham scale, a 12.5% presents an increased cardiovascular risk and 47.5% is moderate. The collected outcomes will be aimed at raising awareness of health personnel and Schedule a medical and, nutritional educational intervention.