ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE DIETARY PATTERN AND INSULIN RESISTANCE IN A POPULATION OF PATIENTS FROM SAN LUIS CAPITAL, ARGENTINA

FLORENCIA N. CLAVELES CASAS | ; FLORENCIA S. BARRERA; | CRISTOFER M. LOPEZI | |; |NALEN DEL V. CHACON ; PAULA DI SCIULLO; DARIO RAMIREZ |; GOMEZ MEJIBA, SANDRA;

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Congreso; SAIC; 2019

Abstract/Resumen: The nutritional pattern has an important impact on public health quality becauseits relationship with the prevalence of obesity-associated chronic metabolicabnormalities. Herein we sought, for the first time, to determine whether, in alocal population of patients, there is a relationship between the nutritionalpattern and the potential risk of insulin resistance (IR). The sample included 29 female and 38 male patients, aged between 18 and 80 years-old, from theneighborhoods located at the downtown area of the Capital city of San Luis, Argentina. The nutritional pattern and IR were determined by analyzing avalidated food frequency questionnaire and anthropometric measurements, physical- activity questionnaire and biochemical data; respectively. Anthropometric measures included body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, waist/hip ratio, physical activity level questionnaire. Thebiochemical indicators of an increased IR risk included high fasting blood-glucose concentration, TG/HDL-cholesterol ratio and C-reactive proteinconcentration. Variables that were associated with a significantly high IR riskincluded high BMI, waist perimeters, triglycerides/HDL-cholesterol ratio and sedentary lifestyle. An unhealthy diet and poor physical activity were closelyassociated to IR when considering the percentages of the main food groups andthe parameters of IR. The data obtained allowed us to suggest that, in ourpopulation sample, the nutritional pattern is moderately healthy given the lowconsumption of healthy foods against the high consumption of high-energy foods. It is necessary to implement health policies aimed at strengthening theimportance of healthy diets and lifestyles to reduce the incidence of IR.Supported by PROICO 100218/PICT3369/PIP916/PUE-IMIBIO-S