Objective. To determine the relationship between atherogenic indices and the presence of abdominal obesity in residents of the district of Trujillo, Peru. Atherogenic indices related to obesity can provide additional information to the risk established by obesity. Methods. The study was a non-experimental, descriptive correlational and cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 319 adults between the ages of 25 and 65 years who attended four health centers in the city between July and December 2019. To evaluate the atherogenic indices, the lipid fractions of cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-C and LDL-C were measured using the Mission Cholesterometer®. Regarding the presence of abdominal obesity, the waist circumference indicatorsestablished by the Latin American Diabetes Association were used. Results. The statistical analysis used to  relate both variables was the chi square t...

La relación entre el índice aterogénico y la obesidad abdominal suministra más información sobre el riesgo cardiovascular de una persona, que utilizar ambas variables aisladas. Esto abarca un panorama de padecer enfermedades cardiovasculares en un determinado tiempo. El presente trabajo de investigación fue de tipo descriptivo correlacional con un diseño no experimental de corte transversal, tuvo como objetivo principal determinar la relación entre los índices aterogénicos y la presencia de obesidad abdominal en pobladores del distrito de Trujillo, 2019. La muestra estuvo conformada por 319 personas adultas cuyas edades oscilan entre 25 y 65 años. Para evaluar los índices aterogénicos se midieron las fracciones lipídicas de colesterol, triglicéridos, cHDL y cLDL mediante el uso del monitor de colesterol “Mission”. Con respecto a la presencia de obesidad abdominal se re...

Objective. To determine the relationship between atherogenic indices and the presence of abdominal obesity in residents of the district of Trujillo, Peru. Atherogenic indices related to obesity can provide additional information to the risk established by obesity. Methods. The study was a non-experimental, descriptive correlational and cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 319 adults between the ages of 25 and 65 years who attended four health centers in the city between July and December 2019. To evaluate the atherogenic indices, the lipid fractions of cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-C and LDL-C were measured using the Mission Cholesterometer®. Regarding the presence of abdominal obesity, the waist circumference indicators established by the Latin American Diabetes Association were used. Results.The statistical analysis used to relate both variables was the chi square test in...