Análisis de perfil lipídico y su relación con los factores de riesgo en conductores de transporte urbano de la ciudad de Ambato

Abstract

The lipid profile is a fundamental tool for the evaluation of lipid levels in the blood. Among the parameters that can be analyzed are: total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL cholesterol and HDL cholesterol. An alteration in values is known as dyslipidemia, which arises as a result of the person's lifestyle, that is, fat consumption, not doing physical activity, bad eating habits and alcohol consumption. Which can lead to the development of cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, among other pathologies. The objective of this study was to evaluate the serum concentrations of lipid profile and its relationship with risk factors in urban transport drivers in the city of Ambato, for which 90 drivers participated, of which 85 were male and 5 were female. Lipid profile analysis was carried out using a blood sample, information about lifestyle was collected through a survey and BMI calculation for each of the drivers. The results obtained in the research were that there is an incidence of Dyslipidemia of 84.44%, where 56% reported hypercholesterolemia, 61% hypertriglyceridemia, 23% low HBL and 44% mixed dyslipidemia. Regarding the calculation of BMI, 36% are normal weight, 43% are overweight, 18% have type I obesity, 2% have type III obesity and only 1% have type II obesity. On the other hand, according to their lifestyle, urban transport drivers have a high consumption of junk food, do not do physical activity and their workday causes them to spend more than 8 hours sitting.