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RODRIGUEZ SARDINAS, Lázara Maidelys et al. Metabolic syndrome in older adults of the nursing home ¨ Carlos Castellano Blanco¨. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2023, vol.27, n.3  Epub 01-Mayo-2023. ISSN 1561-3194.

ABSTRACT Introduction: non-communicable diseases impede social and economic development worldwide, with a tendency to increase in incidence and mortality, a context in which the Metabolic Syndrome is inserted. Objective: To determine the incidence of metabolic syndrome in older adults of the ¨Carlos Castellano Blanco¨ nursing home in Pinar Del Rio. Methods: a descriptive observational study was carried out in the Nursing Home already mentioned, in the period from January to September 2020. The universe consisted of 160 elderly adults, 54 of whom had a diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome, leaving a sample of 40 elderly who met the inclusion criteria. The information was extracted from individual medical records, used to form a database in Microsoft Excel and processed by calculating absolute and relative frequencies and Chi-square test (X2) to establish the relationship between variables. Results: metabolic syndrome was diagnosed in 34 % of the older adults, predominantly in the male sex (60 %) and in the 60 to 69 years age group (62,5 %). Arterial hypertension, elevated triglycerides and type 2 diabetes mellitus were the most frequent components of the metabolic syndrome. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease represented 52 % of the patients and microalbuminuria 20 % of the sample; older adults without alterations in glycemic control predominated. Conclusions: the degenerative changes in the elderly justify the high frequency, particularities of the Metabolic Syndrome and the high risk of complications and mortality.

Palabras clave : METABOLIC SYNDROME; AGED; INSULIN RESISTANCE..

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