Elevada frecuencia de dislipidemia y glucemia basal alterada en una población peruana de altura
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15533558 |
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| Authors | Germán Málaga (0000-0002-7828-300X, corresponding author), Claudia Zevallos-Palacios (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia), Maria Lazo, María de los Ángeles Lazo, Carlos Huayanay |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1726-4634 • E-ISSN: 1726-4642 |
| Publisher | National Institute of Health of Peru (PUBLISHER • PE) |
| DOI | 10.17843/rpmesp.2010.274.1527 |
| OpenAlex | W4245931096 |
| Language | ES |
| References cited | 1 |
We performed a cross sectional study in Lari (3600 m), a highland rural community from Arequipa, Peru. We evaluated a body mass index (BMI), glycemia and lipid profile in 74 over 18 year persons. The mean age was 51.7 ± 18.0 years, 62.2% were women, mean of BMI was 25.6 ± 3.7. Prevalence of hypercholesterolemia was 40.6%, “low HDL” in 77% of the population (93.5% in women vs 50% in men, p <0.001) and elevated level of LDL was 71.7%. The prevalence of impaired fasting glycemia was 27%. In conclusion, we found high prevalence of impaired fasting glycemia, hypercholesterolemia and especially “low HDL” in high altitude rural natives. These findings must be considered to realize interventions in high altitude populations to avoid future cardiovascular complications
Altitude (triangle · Body mass index · Environmental health · Population · Rural community · Rural population · Demography · High Altitude and Hypoxia · Medicine · Internal Medicine
| Highly cited | No |
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