“Factores de Riesgo Asociado a la Enfermedades no Transmisibles en Adultos. Biblián mayo-octubre 2022”

Abstract

Non-communicable diseases are a growing in public health worldwide; they are long- lasting ailments that affect the vast majority of the population regardless of sex, age, race, or social class. Objective: To determine the risk factors associated with these diseases in adults in Biblian. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study probabilistic with a sample of 362 patients. Techniques and instruments: A validated survey of critically exploring risk factors for chronic degenerative dieses. Results: 80.39% are between 36 and 63 years of age, 67% are women, 61.88% belong to the rural sector, 91.99 are not affiliated with the IESS, 50% have hypertensive parents, 70.72% are overweight or obese, 13.26% suffer hypertension, and 12.70% hold dyslipidemia. At the time of the survey, 87.29% had a headache, 34.25% are physically active 2.7 days a week, 46.40% of the most consumed foods are leguminous and others from animal origin, 16.85 smoke 1.75 cigarettes per day, 48.06% drink alcohol 2.23 days a week, and 93.61 consume coffee. The mean weight is 68.32 kg, height 154.38 cm, BMI 30.20, and grade 1 obesity 35.36%. Systolic pressure is 114.47, and diastolic 96.81. Conclusions: the prevalence is adult patients, women who belong to the rural sector, have hypertensive parents, and are overweight and obese. There is a high percentage of hypertensive patients with dyslipidemia; less than half are physically active. They primarily ingest legumes and junk food, are smokers, and drink alcohol, and their BMI reflects overweight and obesity.