Prevalencia de factores de riesgo cardiovascular en niños de 6 a 12 años que acuden a la Escuela San Francisco de Asís de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The main causes of death in Ecuador are based on diseases of cardiovascular origin that develop from childhood such as: obesity, malnutrition, sedentary lifestyle among others, these generally go unnoticed. Without proper control from an early age, there is a tendency in adulthood to contract other non-communicable chronic pathologies such as: arterial hypertension, myocardial infarctions, ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus and cerebrovascular accident that worsen the lifestyle and can lead to death. The general objective of this research work was to determine the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in children aged 6 to 12 years who attend the San Francisco de Asis School in the city of Guayaquil. For this, a quantitative approach with a descriptive, non-experimental, cross-sectional approach was used. Using the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the sample of 60 schoolchildren of the corresponding ages was reached. In turn, for the analysis of the data obtained in the study, the Microsoft Excel 2016 and IMB SPSS Statistic 22 programs were used. In conclusion, the prevalence of the students of the San Francisco de Asís Educational Unit of the city of Guayaquil, present 23% with overweight, 22.9 obesity, plasma cholesterol 13% and at the limit 87%, high triglyceride in 32 %, and glycemia altered by 98%. That is why it is recommended to carry out a control every 3 or 6 months depending on the evolution, and provide suggestions to parents on how to eat.