2017
DOI: 10.17533/udea.penh.v18n1a03
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Síndrome metabólico en un grupo de adultos mayores no institucionalizados según criterios de organismos internacionales

Abstract: ResumenAntecedentes: aunque el síndrome metabólico es frecuente en los adultos mayores, no es claro si aumenta el riesgo cardiovascular en este grupo poblacional. Objetivo: determinar la proporción de síndrome metabólico en un grupo de adultos mayores, según los criterios de organismos internacionales. Materiales y métodos: estudio descriptivo transversal en 141 adultos ≥ 60 años de Medellín-Colombia. El síndrome metabólico se clasificó según los criterios del National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treat… Show more

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“…Its prevalence varies according to factors such as gender, age, ethnicity; it is between 15% and 40%, being higher in the population of Hispanic origin (Cabalé Vilariño et al, 2011;Heiss et al, 2014;Aguilar, Bhuket, Torres, Liu, & Wong, 2015). In 2001 the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) in the Adult Treatment Panel III (ATPIII) determined that three or more of the following diagnostic criteria must be met in order to diagnose MS: high abdominal circumference (>102 cm in men and >88 cm in women), triglycerides ≥150 mg/dl, low HDL (men <40 mg/dl and women HDL <50 mg/dl), high blood pressure ≥130/85 mm Hg, glycaemia >110 mg/dl including Diabetes Mellitus (Castro & Yaqueline, 2016;Giraldo, Perdomo, Aristizábal, & Restrepo, 2017;Iliff, 2001).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Its prevalence varies according to factors such as gender, age, ethnicity; it is between 15% and 40%, being higher in the population of Hispanic origin (Cabalé Vilariño et al, 2011;Heiss et al, 2014;Aguilar, Bhuket, Torres, Liu, & Wong, 2015). In 2001 the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) in the Adult Treatment Panel III (ATPIII) determined that three or more of the following diagnostic criteria must be met in order to diagnose MS: high abdominal circumference (>102 cm in men and >88 cm in women), triglycerides ≥150 mg/dl, low HDL (men <40 mg/dl and women HDL <50 mg/dl), high blood pressure ≥130/85 mm Hg, glycaemia >110 mg/dl including Diabetes Mellitus (Castro & Yaqueline, 2016;Giraldo, Perdomo, Aristizábal, & Restrepo, 2017;Iliff, 2001).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%