Evaluación del estado de salud de la población geriátrica de adultos mayores comunitarios del Cantón Loja, durante mayo a diciembre del 2013

Abstract

The metabolic syndrome is a well - known entity nowadays and has been ranked as the presence of central obesity associated with two or more of the following components: lipid disorders, high blood pressure, elevated fasting plasma glucose, high triglyceride. The geriatric conditions are a set of common symptoms in elderly people associated to the functional deterioration and contribute to the complex health status of this population. The present research aims to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and to assess the overall health status of the elderly citizens of Loja – Ecuador. Of the 56 elderly people (28 were men and 28 women). We found an important prevalence of metabolic syndrome (54%), mainly female (63.30 %). According to the rapid screening we found that the main problem were depression (66.70 %) followed by some degree of physical disability (63.50%) and visual problems (47.60%).