Ferritina en adultos mayores de los sectores rurales de altitud mayor a 2500 m.s.n.m de la provincia de Tungurahua

Abstract

Serum ferritin is the form of iron that is stored in the body; it is considered a marker of acute inflammation, that is, its concentration increases in the presence of inflammatory problems and can decrease as required by the body. Objective: was the description of the influence of serum ferritin levels that live at an altitude higher than 2 500 meters above sea level in the province of Tungurahua. Methods: a cross-sectional, descriptive field, with a probability ratio (Odds ratio) based on the altitude at which the population was located and the ferritin concentrations. The selected study population were older adults between 60-80 years old between men and women from different sectors of the Tisaleo canton. A significant relationship was obtained between the development of common pathologies in the study population and ferritin; height was an important factor to take into account in terms of serum ferritin concentrations. Conclusions: that ferritin is a clinically relevant measurand in terms of inflammatory processes, the same ones that are common or frequent in the geriatric population