Prevalencia de depresión y dislipidemia en un grupo de adolescentes obesos mexicanos

Abstract

Objective: to determine the prevalence of depression and dyslipidemia in a group of obese adolescents aged from 10 to 19 years. Methods: cross-sectional and descriptive study with non-randomized sampling that included 74 obese adolescents from 10 to 19 years, who attended the Family Medicine Unit no. 171 of the Mexican Institute of Social Security, in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. It was made a capillary puncture using a glucometer to determine the level of cholesterol and triglycerides; the Birleson scale was applied to identify major depressive disorders in adolescents; and it was conducted an statistical analysis. Results: 74 adolescents were interviewed, 39 women and 35 men; 93.1% presented obesity class I, 5.4% class II and 1.4% class III; 59.5% did not show symptoms compatible with depression, the rest of the sample (40.5%) showed symptoms. 59% of the sample presented cholesterol figures (≥200mgdl) and 41% normal figures; 41% showed triglycerides ≥150mgdl and 59% showed normal levels. Conclusions: the prevalence of depression in obese adolescents was 40.5%; 59% of the adolescents presented alterations in cholesterol and 41% in triglycerides.