Conocer la frecuencia de dislipidemias, hiperglicemia, sobrepeso y obesidad en pacientes adultos hipertensos y normotensos de Trujillo durante el periodo 2007-2012. Material y métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo observacional, en el que se incluyeron 504 pacientes adultos entre 20-79 años, captados en campañas de salud entre los años 2007 – 2012. Se analizaron los siguientes parámetros: dislipidemias, hiperglicemia, sobrepeso y obesidad en pacientes hipertensos y normotensos de Trujillo. Resultados: La prevalencia de hipertensión arterial (HTA) fue de 28%. Se encontró una mayor prevalencia de hiperglicemia (35.9%) en hipertensos, tanto en varones (39.4%) como en mujeres (32.4%) hipertensos. Así mismo una mayor frecuencia de sobrepeso (51.7%) y obesidad (19.3%) en hipertensos, siendo esta diferencia significativa también en ambos géneros en obesidad y solo en mujeres h...

Introduction: 'Sacha inchi' is the best vegetable source supplying omega-3 (45-55 %), and it is also the main source of unsaturated fatty acids (35-60 %). Objective: To determine if there is any effect of Plukenetia volubilis Linneo ('Sacha inchi') in the lipid panel in young adults. Methods: The study had an experimental design including 28 participants who were medical students between 18 and 25 years old. They were randomly assigned into 2 groups: control and experimental, the second group received 30 grams of Plukenetia volubilis Linneo or 'Sacha inchi' per day for 6 weeks. The lipid panel of all participants was determined using enzymatic methods. Weight and caloric intake were measured at the beginning, and after 3 and 6 weeks of treatment. Results: The control group had the following lipid values at the beginning of the study were as follows: total cholesterol: 175,09 mg/dL; trigl...

Introduction: 'Sacha inchi' is the best vegetable source supplying omega-3 (45-55 %), and it is also the main source of unsaturated fatty acids (35-60 %). Objective: To determine if there is any effect of Plukenetia volubilis Linneo ('Sacha inchi') in the lipid panel in young adults. Methods: The study had an experimental design including 28 participants who were medical students between 18 and 25 years old. They were randomly assigned into 2 groups: control and experimental, the second group received 30 grams of Plukenetia volubilis Linneo or 'Sacha inchi' per day for 6 weeks. The lipid panel of all participants was determined using enzymatic methods. Weight and caloric intake were measured at the beginning, and after 3 and 6 weeks of treatment. Results: The control group had the following lipid values at the beginning of the study were as follows: total cholesterol: 175,09 mg/dL; trigl...