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NARVAEZ RAMOS, María del Cisne; SILVESTRE RAMOS, Rebeca  y  ORTEGA CASTILLO, Héctor Fabián. Resistencia a la Insulina en adultos con sobrepeso y obesidad. Rev Eug Esp [online]. 2024, vol.18, n.2, pp.18-33. ISSN 2661-6742.  https://doi.org/10.37135/ee.04.20.03.

This research aimed to analyze the relationship between insulin resistance, overweight and obesity. A population of 2,574 patients diagnosed with obesity and overweight was obtained, considering a sample of 334 patients. A descriptive, documentary, retrospective, cross-sectional, and correlational study was conducted. For data collection, the medical records recorded in the IBM AS400 operating system for the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute's medical care were used. The total result of the patients belonged to the female sex with a percentage of 77.84%, urban residence (73.65%), and higher education (60.5%). 52.8% of the individuals registered a BMI > 30kg/m2. Young adult patients with higher education, male sex, and urban sector registered the highest insulin resistance prevalence, 61.7%. In the bivariate analysis, patients with morbid obesity presented a higher risk of insulin resistance (PR: 1.5; 95% CI: 1. 29, 1.77). A significant relationship was established between family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus and the risk of developing insulin resistance (p<0.001; PR: 1.32; 95% CI: 1.12: 1.56). The values of hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, hyperuricemia, and elevated AST and ALT were significantly related to HOMA-IR > 3. It was concluded that insulin resistance is a frequent entity in overweight and obese patients, with a higher prevalence identified in the male gender, which predisposes to the progression of chronic diseases.

Palabras clave : Obesity; Overweight; Insulin Resistance.

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