Browsing by Author "Chinchilla Giraldo, Natalia"
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Item Dislipidemias y estrés en estudiantes universitarios: Un enemigo silencioso(Universidad Santiago de Cali, 2019) Chinchilla Giraldo, Natalia; López Peláez, Jessica (Directora)To identify the relation of the academic stress and the dislipidemia in university students in the city of Cali. There was realized a descriptive experimental study, the sample was shaped by 361 university students between 16 and 40 years of the faculty of health, which were selected in a random way. The used instruments were the sociodemografic questionnaire and the General Scale of Appraisal of the Stress (EAE-G). Of 212 participants (43 men and 169 women), with an average of 21 years, it was possible to observe that the participants consume a high index of carbohydrates and sugar, where the fried food, the fats and the alcoholic drinks had a high percentage. There were demonstrated differences of the level of low stress to the highest in each of them, where statistically they are not significant. The prevalence of the academic stress in the students presents a high index in the exam season. The results confirm that differences were found although statistically not significant between sex, age and levels of stress, there is an early tendency to suffer from Cardiovascular Diseases or diseases such as dyslipidemia, as it relates to the consumption of diets rich in carbohydrates and an unhealthy lifestyle, which results in the emergence of multiple diseases that can be prevented.Item Dyslipidemias and stress in university students: A silent enemy(2021) Jéssica, López Peláez; Chinchilla Giraldo, Natalia; Bermúdez Vera, Iván Mauricio; Álvarez Ramírez,Alba AydeeThe various activities that university students face generate stress and variation in healthy habits, producing alterations such as an increase in blood lipids, a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases. The purpose of this research is to identify the relationship between academic stress and dyslipidemia in students of the Faculty of Health of the Santiago de Cali University, Colombia. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out with simple random sampling. The sample was of 212 students, average age of 21 years, range between 16 and 40; from which a blood sample was extracted to quantify lipid levels. Likewise, the General Stress Appreciation Scale was applied. The statistical analysis was carried out with the R program version 3.5.1. Among the results, 26.4% of the population presents stress levels between medium, high and very high, being related to HDL-C> 40. There were no changes in cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL-C with stress. It is concluded that there is a low relationship between academic stress and lipid alteration, however, at low levels of stress, HDL-C was normal