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Factores de riesgo cardiovascular en adolescentes de una ciudad del Paraguay / Cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents in a city of Paraguay
Delor, Raúl Real; Duarte, Sandra Elizabeth; López, Nelson.
  • Delor, Raúl Real; Hospital Nacional. Depto. de Medicina Interna. Itauguá. PY
  • Duarte, Sandra Elizabeth; Hospital Nacional. Depto. de Medicina Interna. Itauguá. PY
  • López, Nelson; Hospital Nacional. Depto. de Medicina Interna. Itauguá. PY
Acta méd. colomb ; 42(1): 30-34, ene.-mar. 2017. tab, graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS, COLNAL | ID: biblio-886336
RESUMEN
Resumen

Introducción:

los factores de riesgo cardiovascular aparecen tempranamente en la niñez y adolescencia. Los principales son hipertensión arterial, obesidad, la dieta inadecuada, el sedentarismo, el alcoholismo y el tabaquismo.

Objetivo:

determinar la prevalencia de factores de riesgo cardiovascular en adolescentes del Colegio Nacional de Enseñanza Media Diversificada de Itá (Paraguay) que asistieron al control clínico en meses de marzo y abril del 2015.

Metodología:

estudio observacional, descriptivo, prospectivo, de corte transversal que incluyó a 132 adolescentes de ambos sexos.

Resultados:

las prevalencias fueron hipertensión arterial sistólica 1.5%, sobrepeso 8.3%, obesidad 2.7%, sedentarismo 58.3%, tabaquismo 6.8% y han tomado alcohol ocasionalmente 47.7%. El sobrepeso y la obesidad no mostraron relación estadísticamente significativa con las cifras elevadas de presión arterial.

Conclusiones:

la prevalencia de hipertensión arterial y exceso de peso encontradas fueron bajas. Llama la atención la alta frecuencia de bajo peso y la tendencia al sedentarismo. Entre los tabaquistas, dos tercios corresponden al sexo femenino.
ABSTRACT
Abstract

Introduction:

cardiovascular risk factors appear early in childhood and adolescence. The main ones are arterial hypertension, obesity, inadequate diet, sedentary lifestyle, alcoholism and smoking.

Objective:

to determine the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents of the National School of Diversified Middle Education of Itá (Paraguay) who attended clinical control in March and April 2.015.

Methodology:

observational, descriptive, prospective, cross-sectional study that included 132 adolescents of both sexes.

Results:

prevalences were systolic arterial hypertension 1.5%, overweight 8.3%, obesity 2.7%, sedentary lifestyle 58.3%, smoking 6.8% and occasional alcohol consumption 47.7%. Overweight and obesity did not show a statistically significant relationship with high blood pressure.

Conclusions:

the prevalence of arterial hypertension and excess weight found were low. Draws attention the high frequency of low weight and the tendency to sedentarism. Among smokers, twothirds correspond to women.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Heart Disease Risk Factors Type of study: Etiology study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Paraguay Language: Spanish Journal: Acta méd. colomb Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: Paraguay Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Nacional/PY

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Heart Disease Risk Factors Type of study: Etiology study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Paraguay Language: Spanish Journal: Acta méd. colomb Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: Paraguay Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Nacional/PY