Abstract

ARMAZA CESPEDES, Ada X. et al.   Nutritional risk factors associated with Metabolic Syndrome in military personnel of the Air Force Cochabamba, Bolivia . Gac Med Bol [online]. 2016, vol.39, n.1, pp.20-25. ISSN 1012-2966.

Objective: the objective was to determine the prevalence of risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome. Methods: a population of 204 patients military assets, to which an individual survey was applied and blood sample was taken where lipid profile, glycemic profile, taking blood pressure was assessed was studied and evaluation of nutritional status. Results: several variables were analyzed in relation to risk factors of metabolic syndrome, and found that being overweight at different degrees is one of the factors that stand out, with high values of lipid profile. Conclusions: the health and nutritional status of military personnel of the Air Force is being affected by several aspects such as physical activity, diet and but.

Keywords : metabolic syndrome; obesity; Airforce; Bolivia.

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