Determinar si la hipercolesterolemia e hipertrigliceridemia son
factores asociados a miomatosis uterina en pacientes del Hospital Regional
Docente de Trujillo.
Material y Métodos: Se llevó a cabo un estudio de tipo analítico,
observacional, retrospectivo de casos y controles. La población de estudio
estuvo constituida por 276 pacientes, las cuales fueron divididas en 2 grupos:
con miomatosis uterina o sin miomatosis uterina; se calculó el odds ratio y la
prueba chi cuadrado.
Resultados: La frecuencia de hipercolesterolemia en pacientes con o sin
miomatosis uterina fue de 19% y 9% respectivamente. La hipercolesterolemia
es factor asociado a miomatosis uterina con un odds ratio de 2.38 el cual fue
significativo (p<0.05). La frecuencia de hipertrigliceridemia en pacientes con o
sin miomatosis uterina fue de 25% y 14% respectivamente. La
hipertrigliceridemia es factor asociado a miomatosis uterina con un odds ratio
de 2.12 el cual fue significativo (p<0.05).
Conclusiones: La hipercolesterolemia e hipertrigliceridemia son factores
asociados a miomatosis uterina en pacientes del Hospital Regional Docente de
Trujillo.To determine if hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia are
factors associated with uterine myomatosis in patients of the Regional Teaching
Hospital of Trujillo.
Material and Methods: An analytical, observational, retrospective casecontrol
study was conducted. The study population consisted of 276 patients,
which were divided into 2 groups: with uterine myomatosis or without uterine
myomatosis; The odds ratio and chi-square test were calculated.
Results: The frequency of hypercholesterolemia in patients with or without
uterine myomatosis was 19% and 9%, respectively. Hypercholesterolemia is a
factor associated with uterine myomatosis with an odds ratio of 2.38 which was
significant (p <0.05). The frequency of hypertriglyceridemia in patients with or
without uterine myomatosis was 25% and 14%, respectively.
Hypertriglyceridemia is a factor associated with uterine myomatosis with an
odds ratio of 2.12 which was significant (p <0.05).
Conclusions: Hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia are factors
associated with uterine myomatosis in patients at the Regional Teaching
Hospital of Trujillo
