Epidemiological profile of chronic degenerative diseases and overweight/obesity in workers of a public child residence located in chilpancingo guerrero

Introduction: In Mexico, chronic-degenerative diseases constitute one of the most important public health problems, due to their high prevalence, complications and high mortality in people over 20 years old. In the state of Guerrero, heart disease and Diabetes Mellitus (DM) are among the five main causes of mortality. In addition to the above, obesity is a chronic disease that affects both, the population of industrialized countries and developing pathways, it is an important risk factor for triggering chronic-degenerative diseases such as Arterial Hypertension (AHT) and DM. Timely detection and treatment, as well as positive modification of lifestyles, would change the current scenario. Objective: Determine the prevalence and identify the risk factors associated with DM, AHT and Overweight/Obesity in the workers of the Benita Galeana Children's Residence dependent on the Autonomous University of Guerrero. Material and methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive, qualitative and observational study was carried out with a sample of 53 workers, over 20 years old, carried out from February to July 2019, in the city of Chilpancingo, Guerrero.
Results: Overweight/Obesity (RM 5,95% IC 2.10) and stress (95% IC 2.10) predispose workers to suffer from AHT.