Caracterización del síndrome metabólico en pacientes ingresado en el Hospital General Guasmo Sur en el año 2019.

Abstract

Metabolic Syndrome is characterized by obesity, insulin resistance, high blood pressure and dyslipidemia, which allows type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases to appear and develop in people who suffer from it, therefore, they have been performed studies and the World Health Organization defines it as a biological and physiological disease due to the resistance it causes to insulin in patients. Objective. - Determine the Characterization of the Metabolic Syndrome in patients admitted to the General Hospital Guasmo Sur in 2019. Materials and methods, Type of Study: Level: Descriptive. Methods: Quantitative. Design: Transversal, Non-experimental. According to Time: Retrospective. Population and Sample. The population was made up of 471 patients. Technique: Indirect observation. Instrument: Indirect observation matrix. Results: we will mention the most relevant results in the study: 51% of the admitted patients were over 51 years of age; 72% were female; 95% come from the urban area; 55% were people with disabilities; while 96% are considered to be mestizos; 49% were patients who presented mixed hyperlipidemia; 33% were patients with hypertension and 57% had cardiovascular diseases. Conclusion: According to the history of MS, it was shown that more prevalence in older adults, as well as age, among the risk factors of Mixed Hyperlipidemia, this with greater vulnerability in adults over 51 years of age.