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    Factores de riesgo del s铆ndrome metab贸lico en adolescentes de San Juan y Mart铆nez

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    Introduction: metabolic syndrome is characterized by central obesity, metabolic abnormalities, dyslipidemia, hypertension and it includes different cardiovascular alterations; as well as the presence of diabetes mellitus. Objective: to characterize the risk factors of the metabolic syndrome in adolescents from San Juan and Martinez municipality during the year 2018.Methods: an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out. The target group consisted of 522 patients, 141 of them were chosen through a simple random sampling. Individual and family health histories were reviewed. The data obtained were processed by SPSS. Results: there was a predominance of female sex (58.87 %) and white race (80.14 %).聽 A history of hypertension in first line relatives was found in 63.1% and 61% showed average eating habits; 54.6% of the sample was found to be normal weight, 75.2% reported drinking alcoholic beverages and 88% were smokers.Conclusions: the presence of risk factors associated with the metabolic syndrome is increasing in adolescents, which brings about great probabilities for its development at this stage of life. Early diagnoses allow working on them and avoid future diseases and associated complications.聽聽Introducci贸n: el s铆ndrome metab贸lico se caracteriza por la obesidad central, anomal铆as metab贸licas, dislipidemia e hipertensi贸n arterial y comprende diferentes alteraciones cardiovasculares; as铆 como la presencia de diabetes mellitus.Objetivo: caracterizar los factores de riesgo del s铆ndrome metab贸lico en adolescentes de San Juan y Mart铆nez durante el a帽o 2018.M茅todos: se realiz贸 un estudio observacional, descriptivo y transversal. El universo estuvo constituido por 522 pacientes, se seleccionaron 141 adolescentes mediante un muestreo aleatorio simple. Se realiz贸 la revisi贸n de las historias de salud individual y familiar. Los datos obtenidos fueron procesados mediante SPSS.Resultados: existi贸 predominio del sexo femenino (58,87 %) y color de piel blanca (80,14 %). El 63,1 % present贸 antecedentes de hipertensi贸n arterial en familiares de primera l铆nea y el 61 % mostr贸 h谩bitos alimentarios regulares. El 54,6 % de la muestra se encontr贸 normopeso, el 75,2 % refiri贸 ingerir bebidas alcoh贸licas y el 88 % eran fumadores.Conclusiones: la presencia de factores de riesgo del s铆ndrome metab贸lico es cada d铆a mayor en los adolescentes, lo cual trae grandes probabilidades para desarrollarlo en esta etapa de la vida. El diagn贸stico precoz permite trabajar sobre ellos y evitar futuras enfermedades y complicaciones asociadas
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