There were twice as many professionals as students with three components, and three times as many professionals as students with four or more components. 27.7% of the participants did not have any component of MS.Īnalyzing the level of education, the professionals more frequently had two or more components. On the other hand, 9.2% of participants between 20 and 24 years old, and 13.1% of those between 25 and 30 years old had three or more components. Having three or more components was more frequent in the group of 45 to 65 years old (40%). Analyzing sex, 63.8% of men and 50.9% of women had one or two components. Table II describes the studied sample according to the number of components of MS in function of the studied variables. According to academic departments, the sample was distributed as follows: UIPE 5.3%, FN 19.6%, FM 30.2%, SND 24.2%, FD 12.6%, and FPC 8.0%. 42.8% were professors with an average age of 43 ± 9 years old, and 57.2% were students, in their last two years in college, with an average age of 24 ± 4 years old. The general characteristics of the participants were analyzed with descriptive statistics the independence hypothesis was tested with a χ 2 test 95% confidence intervals were estimated for each of the components a significance level of 0.05 was used, and the analysis were performed using SPSS version 18 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, EEUU).Ī total of 285 health care volunteers were included (29.1% men). All the analyses were performed as a function of the presence or absence of MS and its components. MS was codified as a dichotomic variable (Yes/No), and the number of criteria present on each participant was treated as a discrete variable. Results are presented as means ± standard deviations (quantitative variables) or as frequencies (n) for qualitative variables.
All of the participants signed an informed consent form, and received a document with information about the project, its implications, scopes, risks, and benefits. There was a lower presence of MS among women (OR 0.328 95%CI: 0.175 0.614 p 80 cm, and on men with WP > 90 cm 4 Body Mass Index (BMI) was estimated as the ratio between weight (kg) and height (m 2), and was interpreted according to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria 15 for purposes of this study, the overweight category was defined for those with BMI > 25.īefore data collection, the study obtained approval from the Bioethics Committee of the Medical Research Institute of the Faculty of Medicine of UdeA, certificate 008-29 from April 2010, and approval from the Research Development Committee (RDC), certificate 580-23 from July 2010. AO (29.8%) and HTN (29.8%) were the most frequent components of MS. 31.6% of participants were overweight with a Body Mass Index higher than 25 kg/m 2 (BMI). Results: 285 volunteers (29.1% men) with ages between 20 and 61 years were included. Descriptive and analytical statistical analyses were performed, including Χ 2 tests, and α = 0.05. The MS was diagnosed using the harmonized IDF/AHA definition. The collected data included anthropometrical, biochemical, socio-demographic, and lifestyle variables. Methodology: Cross-sectional study conducted between 20. Objective: To analyze the prevalence and distribution of MS and its components in healthcare personnel from the University of Antioquia. Introduction: Hypertension (HTN), atherogenic dyslipidemia, an increased glycemia in a fasting state, and abdominal obesity (AO), constitute a cluster of risk factors for cardiovascular disease named metabolic syndrome (MS). This project was financed with funds from the CODI 2010 Convocation from UdeA-Colombia, from the Interuniversity Services Corporation (CIS) from UdeA, and from the University Rovira i Virgili in Spain. Universitat Rovira i Virgili and CIBERobn. Colombia.ĢResearch Group in social determinants of nutrition and health status.ģLatin American network for the study of Metabolic Syndrome -RIBESMET-.ĤHuman Nutrition Unit.
González-Zapata 1,2,3, Gloria Cecilia Deossa 1, Julia Monsalve-Álvarez 1,2,3, Juliana Díaz-García 1,3, Nancy Babio 3,4 and Jordi Salas-Salvado 3,4ġSchool of Nutrition and Dietetics. Síndrome metabólico en personal del área de la salud de la Universidad de Antioquia-Colombia Estudio LATINMETS Metabolic syndrome in healthcare personnel at the University of Antioquia-Colombia LATINMETS study
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