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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2307-3349</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de salud publica del Paraguay]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. salud publica Parag.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2307-3349</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD - MSP Y BS]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2307-33492024000300010</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/rspp.2024.dic.03</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Correlación entre índice de masa corporal y control glucémico en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2: Estudio retrospectivo en un hospital de referencia de Paraguay]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Correlation between body mass index and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Retrospective study in a reference hospital in Paraguay]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Esquivel Brizueña]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rosalba Ramona]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Morínigo Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Macarena]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Araújo Pino]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Silvia Stella]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Asunción Facultad de Ciencias Químicas Dirección de Postgrado]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Lorenzo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Asunción Facultad de Ciencias Químicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Lorenzo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social Instituto Nacional de Salud Dirección de Investigación]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>14</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>10</fpage>
<lpage>16</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2307-33492024000300010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2307-33492024000300010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2307-33492024000300010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  La diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2) es un problema de salud pública creciente, frecuentemente asociada con sobrepeso y obesidad. El índice de masa corporal (IMC) y la hemoglobina glicosilada (HbA1c) son indicadores clave en el manejo de la DM2.  Objetivo: Correlacionar el IMC y la HbA1c en pacientes con DM2 atendidos en el Hospital Distrital de Capiatá, Paraguay, en diciembre de 2022.  Materiales y métodos:  Estudio correlacional con datos secundarios de 38 pacientes DM2. Se recolectaron datos demográficos, clínicos, antropométricos y bioquímicos. Se utilizó la correlación de Pearson para determinar la correlación entre IMC y HbA1c, con un nivel de significancia de p&lt;0,05. El protocolo de investigación fue aprobado por el Comité de Ética en Investigaciones de la FCQ-UNA (CEI913/2022).  Resultados:  El 65,8% fueron mujeres, con edad promedio de 55,8±5,2 años. El 86,8% presentó exceso de peso. La glucemia en ayunas promedio fue 245,0±57,0mg/dL y la HbA1c 8,8±3,4%. Se observó una tendencia al aumento de los niveles de HbA1c con el incremento del IMC. Los pacientes con peso normal presentaron una HbA1c promedio de 6,8±1,5% (buen control), mientras que aquellos con sobrepeso y obesidad mostraron valores de 8,6±2,7% (mal control) y 11,2±3,0% (control crítico), respectivamente. Estas diferencias resultaron estadísticamente significativas (p&lt;0,01). Se observó una correlación fuerte y significativa entre IMC y HbA1c (r=0,681, p&lt;0,01).  Conclusión:  Existe una correlación directamente proporcional entre el IMC y el control glucémico en pacientes con DM2. Estos hallazgos resaltan la importancia del control del peso en el manejo de la DM2.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a growing public health problem, frequently associated with overweight and obesity. Body mass index (BMI) and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) are key indicators in the management of T2DM.  Objective:  To correlate BMI and HbA1c in patients with DM2 treated at the Capiatá District Hospital, Paraguay, in December 2022.  Materials and methods:  Correlational study with secondary data from 38 DM2 patients. Demographic, clinical, anthropometric and biochemical data were collected. Pearson's correlation was used to determine the correlation between BMI and HbA1c, with a significance level of p&lt;0.05. The research protocol was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the FCQ-UNA (CEI913/2022).  Results:  65.8% were women, with an average age of 55.8±5.2 years. 86.8% were overweight. The average fasting blood glucose was 245.0±57.0mg/dL and the HbA1c was 8.8±3.4%. A tendency to increase HbA1c levels with increasing BMI was observed. Patients with normal weight had an average HbA1c of 6.8±1.5% (good control), while those with overweight and obesity showed values of 8.6±2.7% (poor control) and 11.2± 3.0% (critical control), respectively. These differences were statistically significant (p&lt;0.01). A strong and significant correlation was observed between BMI and HbA1c (r=0.681, p&lt;0.01).  Conclusion:  There is a directly proportional correlation between BMI and glycemic control in patients with DM2. These findings highlight the importance of weight control in the management of T2DM.]]></p></abstract>
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