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Scheme Of Intermittent Fasting And Reduction Of Anthropometric Measures, Lipid Profile, Blood Pressure And Cardiovascular Risk, Javier Wong–Gonzales, José A. Quispe-Palacios, José Ricardo Espinoza-Vargas
Scheme Of Intermittent Fasting And Reduction Of Anthropometric Measures, Lipid Profile, Blood Pressure And Cardiovascular Risk, Javier Wong–Gonzales, José A. Quispe-Palacios, José Ricardo Espinoza-Vargas
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
Introduction: Lifestyle is a fundamental role in the risk of cardiovascular diseases and chronic diseases. Objective: To evaluate the effect of the 16/8 intermittent fasting scheme against anthropometric measurements, lipid profile values, blood pressure and cardiovascular risk. Method: Longitudinal analytical study with intervention. Fifteen patients treated in the nutrition area in a private center between January and October 2020 submitted to the 16/8 intermittent fasting scheme for four months, seeking to reduce anthropometric measurements, lipid profile, blood pressure and / or cardiovascular risk. Variables: body weight, body mass index (BMI), waist-hip index (WHI), abdominal circumference, lipid profile, cardiovascular risk according …
Diagnostic Performance Of Lipid Accumulation Indices And Triglyceride And Glucose Index For Metabolic Syndrome In A Sample Of Peruvian Adult Population, Jesús Enrique Talavera, Leyla Rodas Alvarado, Jenny R. Torres-Malca
Diagnostic Performance Of Lipid Accumulation Indices And Triglyceride And Glucose Index For Metabolic Syndrome In A Sample Of Peruvian Adult Population, Jesús Enrique Talavera, Leyla Rodas Alvarado, Jenny R. Torres-Malca
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
Objectives: To determine the diagnostic performance of the lipid accumulation product (LAP), visceral adiposity index (VAI), triglyceride and glucose index (TyG) and body mass index (BMI) for metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a sample of Peruvian adults. Methodology: Study of diagnostic tests of the “National Survey on Nutritional, Biochemical, Socioeconomic, and Cultural Indicators related with Chronic Degenerative Diseases”. An analysis of ROC curves (Receptor Operation) was made, and their respective area under the curve (AUC) obtaining the different parameters such as sensitivity (Sens) and specificity (Spe). It was stratified according to sex and according to age. To choose the cut-off point, …