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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0034-7523</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Medicina]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev cubana med]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7523</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias MédicasEditorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0034-75232020000100003</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Índice glucosa-triglicéridos como marcador de resistencia a la insulina en pacientes con diagnóstico de hipertensión arterial esencial]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Glycemia-triglyceride index as marker of insulin resistance in essential hypertensive patients]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Yanes Quesada]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marelys]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cruz Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jeddu]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cabrera Rode]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eduardo]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Obdulio]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Calderin Bouza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Raúl]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Yanes Quesada]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Miguel Angel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Endocrinología y Enfermedades Metabólicas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico &#8220;Hermanos Amejeiras&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>59</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-75232020000100003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-75232020000100003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-75232020000100003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  El índice glucemia-triglicéridos se utiliza para el diagnóstico presuntivo de la resistencia insulínica, que en los pacientes hipertensos se relaciona con la severidad de la hipertensión arterial.  Objetivo:  Determinar la utilidad del índice glucemia-triglicéridos como marcador de resistencia a la insulina en pacientes adultos con diagnóstico de hipertensión arterial esencial.  Métodos:  Se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal en 232 pacientes con diagnóstico de hipertensión arterial esencial. Se calculó el índice glucemia-triglicéridos y se comparó con el índice HOMA. Para este análisis se utilizó la curva ROC, la correlación de Pearson y el Índice de Kappa, se consideró significativo un valor de p menor a 0,05.  Resultados:  Se obtuvo un punto de corte de 8,1 que mostró una sensibilidad de 98,6 con una especificidad de 41,4. La curva ROC mostró un área bajo la curva con valor de 0,694 &#8776; 0,7. Se observó correlación positiva (p=0,008) Índice de Kappa=88,4 %.  Conclusiones:  El índice glucemia-triglicéridos resulto ser útil en pacientes con hipertensión arterial como marcador de resistencia a la insulina con un punto de corte de 8,1.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  The glycemia-triglyceride index is used for the presumptive diagnosis of insulin resistance, which in hypertensive patients is related to the severity of high blood pressure.  Objective:  To determine the utility of the glycemia-triglyceride index as a marker of insulin resistance in adult patients diagnosed with essential arterial hypertension.  Methods:  A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in 232 patients diagnosed with essential arterial hypertension. The glycemia-triglyceride index was calculated and compared with HOMA index. For this analysis, ROC curve, Pearson correlation and Kappa index were used, p value less than 0.05 was considered significant.  Results:  We obtained an 8.1 cut-off point, showing 98.6 sensitivity and 41.4 specificity. The area below the ROC curve showed 0.694 &#8776; 0.7 value. Positive correlation was observed (p = 0.008). Kappa index = 88.4%.  Conclusions:  The glycemia-triglyceride index turned out to be useful in patients with essential hypertension as a marker of insulin resistance with a cut-off point of 8.1.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Índice glucemia-triglicéridos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[resistencia a la insulina]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[hipertensión arterial]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Glycemia-triglyceride index]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[insulin resistance]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[arterial hypertension]]></kwd>
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