Tesis
Influencia del hipotiroidismo en el estado nutricional en pacientes de consulta externa de nutrición y dietética del Hospital Provincial General Docente Riobamba. 2016.
Fecha
2018-10Registro en:
Parco Mullo, Hilda Leonor. (2018). Influencia del hipotiroidismo en el estado nutricional en pacientes de consulta externa de nutrición y dietética del Hospital Provincial General Docente Riobamba. 2016. Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo. Riobamba.
Autor
Parco Mullo, Hilda Leonor
Resumen
The objective of the present titling work is to analyze the influence of the thyroid profile on
nutritional status according to sex; this research is of an analytical, descriptive, cross-sectional
type, with an investigative-descriptive - correlational scope. The data of patients attending the
outpatient clinic of Nutrition and Dietetics of the Hospital Provincial Docente in Riobamba were
taken. A total of 60 patients with a medical diagnosis of hypothyroidism were evaluated. In de
male sex the parameters of percentage of body fat, LDL cholesterol, total cholesterol and
triglycerides increase in hypothyroidism. In females, the parameters of fat percentage and BMI
decreased in hypothyroidism; the LDL cholesterol, increase while the T4 hormone decreased in
both sexes; in the female sex, when TSH hormone was increased, LDL cholesterol decreased; in
the masculine relations with this hormone are not shown. in conclusion there are differences
according to sex in the relationship between the thyroid profile and nutritional status. It is
recommended to extend this study to other public and private hospitals in both female and male
sex belonging to the urban and rural areas.