Cardiometabolic risk in engineering students of a peruvian university.

Abstract

Introduction: Cardiometabolic risk is known as a group of metabolic disorders that can lead to the development of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. This is a reflection of poor eating practices and physical inactivity, the same ones that begin during adolescence and middle age. college life.

Objective: To determine the cardiometabolic risk in engineering students of the Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo National University, Huaraz.

Material and Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional research, carried out in a sample of 211 students of the professional careers of Engineering of Food Industries and Industrial Engineering of the National University Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo. The data were obtained with the Body Mass Index, measurement of the abdominal perimeter, analysis of the lipid profile and glycemia, control of blood pressure and physical activity. To contrast the normality of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used and for the treatment and analysis of the variables with the statistical test of Spearman's Rho and Chi square.

Results: There is no relationship between cardiometabolic risk according to professional school in engineering students (p-value= 0.083). In Industrial Engineering, women present 4% high cardiometabolic risk and 37% moderate risk; while 2% males have high risk and 44% moderate risk. In Industrial Food Engineering, moderate risk is observed in 57% of women and 48% of men. Another important fact, according to Spearman's correlation coefficient, there is a significant correlation between cardiometabolic risk and physical activity.

Conclusion: A large percentage of engineering students at the Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo National University present moderate cardiometabolic risk, observing this condition in both men and women.