Risk factors for chronic noncommunicable diseases in university professors of the Faculty of Health Sciences of a national university 2024

• Mario José Da Silva González

  Universidad de Carabobo Naguanagua, Venezuela

  https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3321-2552

• Michel Issa Sarraf

  Universidad de Carabobo Naguanagua, Venezuela.

  https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4425-0880

• Grace Kelly Inojosa Villegas

  Universidad de Carabobo Naguanagua, Venezuela

  https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0167-2798

The university professor constitutes a population at risk for Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs). General Objective: To evaluate the risk factors for NCDs in university professors of the Faculty of Health Sciences of a National University. Subjects and Methods: This is an observational-descriptive, cross-sectional and prospective research. The sample was non-probabilistic, deliberate and of volunteers, represented by 162 teachers who met the inclusion criteria. The data collection instrument was a record card comprising the FINDRISC scale and the WHO HEARTS initiative, used to assess the 10-year risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, respectively. Results: The mean age was 52.10 years. The female sex (73.46%) was the largest population with a history of cardiovascular disease, renal disease, diabetes, overweight, obesity, smoking and a history of high blood glucose. In contrast, the male sex predominated in the average abdominal circumference, high blood pressure (44.44%) and pharmacological treatment for hypertension (32.72%). Both sexes consumed fruits and vegetables, and lacked physical activity equally. Conclusions: There was a statistically significant association between the level of metabolic risk and age groups, but not with sex. In terms of cardiovascular risk, the low level was more frequent and was the most frequent in both sexes. The second level of risk was moderate and was found in the male sex. Patients with high cardiovascular risk had the highest average age.

1. Mario José Da Silva González , Universidad de Carabobo Naguanagua, Venezuela

   Médico Cirujano General egresado de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad de Carabobo

2. Michel Issa Sarraf , Universidad de Carabobo Naguanagua, Venezuela.

   Médico Cirujano General egresado de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad de Carabobo.

3. Grace Kelly Inojosa Villegas, Universidad de Carabobo Naguanagua, Venezuela

   Médico Cirujano General egresado de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad de Carabobo.

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