Caracterización del estado nutricional en pacientes adultos de 18 a 60 años que acuden a Consulta Externa del área de Nutrición del Hospital General Guasmo Sur durante el periodo de agosto 2023 – octubre 2023.

Abstract

Malnutrition is considere done of the main problems worldwide and is most common in underdeveloped countries. Overweight and obesity prevail in the adult population and malnutrition in the child population. (1) The objective of this study is to characterize the nutritional status of adult patients aged 18 to 60 years who attend the Outpatient Clinic of the Nutrition area of the Guasmo Sur General Hospital during August to October 2023. A retrospective cross-sectional analytical descriptive design was adopted. The sample included 183 patients, technique: information was collected from the database requested from the institution, considering anthropometric values and biochemical data to determine malnutrition and other nutritional conditions. Additionally, diseases were classified according to the ICD-10 chapters. The main results indicate a high prevalence of malnutrition due to excess with 21,90% of the population overweight, 21,30% with morbid obesity and 20,20% with grade 1 obesity, associated with endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases. The study concludes that malnutrition is significant problem among this population, emphasizing the need for effective nutritional intervention strategies to improve the health and quality of life of patients.