Determinación del síndrome metabólico en el personal administrativo de la Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil (UCSG), mayo - agosto del 2018.

Abstract

The metabolic syndrome is a disorder characterized by simultaneously presenting central obesity, dyslipidemia, high levels of glucose, high arterial pressure and decreased HDL cholesterol. The purpose of this research was to determine the Metabolic Syndrome of the personnel of the Catolica Santiago de Guayaquil University in 2018. Non-experimental study, with a descriptive, cross-sectional scope that evaluate 100 people (72 women and 28 men) of the labor staff between 22 and 72 year. To collect the information, a nutritional clinical history was made and anthropometric measures and laboratory tests were taken. The diagnosis of metabolic syndrome was determined according to the criteria established by the National Cholesterol Education Program and the Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP-III), which consists of presenting at least 3 of the 5 components. As a result, it was obtained that 47% of the sample had high abdominal circumference, 41% altered triglyceride values, 32% increased blood pressure, 8& glycemia in altered aid and 21% decreased HDL cholesterol. In conclusion, the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome was 23% of the sample taken, occurring more frequently in the male gender.