Detection of risk factors for insulin resistance in universitary students

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diabetes mellitus, prediabetic state, insulin, risk factor, lifestyles

Abstract

Introduction: insulin resistance is the inability of the hormone to exert its usual biological effects on the carbohydrates, lipids and proteins metabolism; consequently, it conditions the metabolic imbalance, so that its detection provides the possibility that having identified it in a timely manner and if the factors that originate it are identified, strategies can be implemented to prevent diabetes mellitus type 2 in the medium and long term. Objective: to detect risk factors to develop insulin resistance in prediabetic university youngsters. Method: a longitudinal descriptive study was carried out on 756 new students. Anthropometric data and laboratory results were analyzed and subjects were classified as healthy, with prediabetes and diabetes (or both) according to the International Diabetes Federation. Results: 3.56% of students have fasting glucose values suggestive of prediabetes, a significant number have problems of overweight and obesity and alterations in cholesterol and triglyceride values, in correlation with the family history data there is a considerable number of students with diabetes, obesity and hypercholesterolemia in direct family members, which increases complications risk of each condition in medium and long terms. Conclusions: a high prevalence of overweight and obesity was observed, which suggests a higher risk of incidence to develop insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus in adulthood.

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José Bernardo Héctor Escobar Henrriquez, Universidad Veracruzana, Facultad de Bioanálisis, Xalapa

Químico Clínico. Maestro en Investigación Clínica. Profesor de tiempo completo, Facultad de Bioanálisis, Universidad Veracruzana.

Miguel Chimal Muñoz, Universidad Veracruzana, Facultad de Bioanálisis, Xalapa

Químico Clínico. Facultad de Bioanálisis, Universidad Veracruzana.

María Luisa Moreno Cortés, Universidad Veracruzana, Facultad de Bioanálisis, Xalapa

Químico Clínico. Doctorado investigador del Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Área Biomedicina, Facultad de Bioanálisis, Universidad Veracruzana.

Omar Lagunes Merino, Universidad Veracruzana, Facultad de Bioanálisis, Xalapa

Químico Clínico. Doctor en Neuroetología. Profesor de tiempo completo, Facultad de Bioanálisis, Universidad Veracruzana.

Claudia Belén Ortega Planell, Universidad Veracruzana, Facultad de Bioanálisis, Xalapa

Químico Clínico. Maestro en Neuroetología. Técnico académico, Facultad de Bioanálisis, Universidad Veracruzana.

Pamela Escobar Castillo, Universidad Veracruzana, Facultad de Bioanálisis, Xalapa

Químico Clínico. Maestro en Administración y Gestión en Sistemas de Salud. Técnico académico, Facultad de Bioanálisis, Universidad Veracruzana.

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2018-07-04

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Escobar Henrriquez JBH, Chimal Muñoz M, Moreno Cortés ML, Lagunes Merino O, Ortega Planell CB, Escobar Castillo P. Detection of risk factors for insulin resistance in universitary students. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2018 Jul. 4 [cited 2025 Jun. 28];12(3):332-8. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/971

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Vol. 12 No. 3 (2018): July-September

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