Determinación de los factores de riesgo para enfermedades cardiovasculares y síndrome metabólico en el personal docente, administrativo y de servicios de la Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja durante el periodo abril 2010 – 2011

Abstract

This research aims to determine the cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome in UTPL staff. We conducted a randomized descriptive research in which a biomedical and occupational addressed survey was applied, blood tests, anthropometric Framingham Scale AMR tables D / WHO was applied to calculate the risk and the criteria IDF 2005 for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome. Being obtained Central obesity was the highest prevalence reported (62.33%) followed by elevated levels of LDL cholesterol with 56.16%, 38.01% overweight, 36.3% were sedentary. The 18.49% had metabolic syndrome. Besides there were found a prevalence of 19,52% of tabaquism. Both men and women had low cardiovascular risk with the application of Framingham and AMR D / WHO tables. Most of the studied population had low calculated risk levels and metabolic syndrome in women predominantly. Despite the above, it should strengthen campaigns promoting healthy habits. We found an important prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors due to addressed prevention and promotion programs should be implemented.