Lifestyle and metabolic syndrome in hospital health personnel, 2022

Flores C.Y.A.; Ureta C.A.-O. · Revista Espanola de Nutricion Comunitaria (2023)

Resumen

Background: The metabolic syndrome is a set of cardiovascular risk factors that together with an inadequate lifestyle can generate significant morbidity and mortality in the adult population, affecting their health and productivity. The objective was to determine the relationship between lifestyle and metabolic syndrome (MS) in health personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic in a hospital in Ate district, 2022. Methods: Non-experimental, descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional design. The participants were 416 workers from a hospital in Ate district. MS was assessed according to the definition of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and lifestyle using the Fantastic questionnaire. For the association of variables, a chi-square test was applied. Results: 304 (73.1%) women and 112 (26.9%) men participated, aged between 30-59 years (n=395, 94.9%) and over 60 years old (n=21, 5.1%). The prevalence of MS was 52.2%. A relationship was observed between lifestyles and MS. When the clinical characteristics of the health personnel were identified, it was found according to the components of the MS differentiated by gender, in women and men who, in addition to presenting central obesity, HBP, elevated triglycerides and altered glycemia. Conclusions: The prevalence of MS was present in more than half of the participants, being higher in women; an association was found between the presence of MS and lifestyles.

Instituciones: Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola