Metabolic syndrome and its components. Medical Clinic 26. Policlínico Luis Augusto Turcios Lima

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome, initially defined by Reaven, is defined as the presence of a constellation of risk factors of metabolic origin affecting the same individual.  Objective: to characterize the metabolic syndrome and its components in the population aged 45-59 years of the clinic 26 of the Policlínico Luis Augusto. Turcios Lima from September 2020 to April 2022. Method: an analytical, cross-sectional study of cases and controls was carried out, the universe was constituted by all patients between 45-59 years old, performing inclusion and exclusion methods, 135 patients were surveyed of which 45 presented metabolic syndrome (cases) and 90 patients did not present it (controls). Statistical tests of chi-square, Odd ratio and 95% CI were performed. Results: abdominal obesity in women was found to be significantly higher 97.4% than in men 73.7% (p=<0.0001), there was association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic syndrome (p=0.006) (OR=2.72; 95% CI: 1. 22- 6.08), abdominal circumference above the normal range is a predictor of metabolic syndrome (p=0.002, undefined OR, 95%CI undefined).Conclusions: abdominal obesity as a risk factor affects more the female gender. There is a close relationship between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic syndrome. Abdominal obesity, arterial hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia and altered fasting glycemia are the risk factors most related to metabolic syndrome.