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Item Conocimiento de los adultos mayores en la prevención de hipertensión arterial(Universidad Técnica de Ambato/ Facultad de Ciencias de Salud /Carrera de Enfermería, 2023-09-28) Gavilanez Remache, Pablo Andres; Guallichico Maura, Martha LuciaThe present investigation allowed to identify the knowledge that older adults have about the prevention of arterial hypertension, taking into account the high rates of morbidity in the world, it can be affirmed that this pathology is increasing Methodology: A quantitative investigation was carried out at a descriptive level. with a cross section that allowed us to measure the level of knowledge of a population of older adults selected through inclusion and exclusion criteria through convenience sampling, where the survey was the optimal instrument for data collection, previously prepared with 13 closed questions and validated by means of Cronmbcah's Alpha statistical formula, after its application, data was manually tabulated, obtaining response frequencies as a result, it should be noted that the research respected at all times the ethical aspects of medical research in rights established in the Declaration of Helsinki. Result: It was possible to identify that 75% of the older adults know about HTA, likewise their diet is based on fruits, vegetables and vegetables avoiding high consumption of salt, alcohol and cigarettes, however they do not attend controls frequently , more than half do their medical checkups once a year. Conclusion: Knowledge is the basis of prevention, although the elderly are a vulnerable entity due to their physiological condition in the face of AHT, they can obviously improve their quality of life through healthy habits and routines.Item Prevalencia del síndrome metabólico en el personal de salud(Universidad Técnica de Ambato/ Facultad de Ciencias de Salud /Carrera de Enfermería, 2023-09-27) Bautista Cueva, Julissa Yadira; Velasco Acurio, Evelin FernandaIntroduction: The metabolic syndrome (MS) has affected countless people in recent years, since it has currently harmed mainly people over 20 years of age, with a higher percentage in the female gender according to the sample of this research. Objective: To determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in health personnel. Methods: Descriptive design study with a quantitative approach, where laboratory tests and anthropometric measurements were taken together. The sampling was of the census type since 50 nursing professionals were taken from sentinel hospitals in the city of Ambato. The statistical process was carried out by tabulating the data using the statistical program SPSS 2.0. Results: Among the main ones, Through the analysis carried out it was possible to show that around 30% of the population studied between 20 and 50 years of age, has at least 3 diagnostic criteria of metabolicsyndrome such as: elevated blood pressure, increased body mass index, abdominal perimeter with high risk, higher HOMA index, high levels of basal glucose, cholesterol and triglycerides. Conclusions: Metabolic syndrome is an alteration that affects at least 30% of health personnel, since 18 patients out of 50 participants have more than three diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome, without having an underlying and/or diagnosed disease.