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Enfermería universitaria
versión On-line ISSN 2395-8421versión impresa ISSN 1665-7063
Resumen
AVILA-ALPIREZ, H. et al. Adolescent obesity and related metabolic syndrome development criteria. Enferm. univ [online]. 2018, vol.15, n.4, pp.352-360. ISSN 2395-8421. https://doi.org/10.22201/eneo.23958421e.2018.4.534.
Objective
To identify the main metabolic syndrome (MS) criteria in adolescents with obesity.
Methods
This is a descriptive and transversal study. The sample was constituted by 122 high school level adolescents selected by simple aleatory sampling. Weight, size, waist circumference, artery pressure, and a blood sample were taken.
Results
Obesity of degree I was prevalent (68%). The main criterion for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome was the abdominal obesity, which was found in 98.4% of the sample. 25.4% of these participants also showed 3 or more metabolic syndrome related criteria. An association between the levels of glycaemia and obesity was also found (p<0.01).
Conclusions
The findings revealed a high metabolic syndrome prevalence among the participants. Having abdominal obesity is a clear sign of problems related to weight which, frequently, is present among young populations with obesity. The adolescence is an early stage when people can be educated to live a healthy life and prevent chronic-degenerative illnesses.
Palabras llave : Metabolic syndrome; obesity; adolescents; Mexico.