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Prevalence of Impaired Fasting Glucose and Its Relationship with Basal Insulin Levels in Patients Aged 5 to 15 Years Attending a Polyclinic in Surco from January to June 2016
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 1905-07-09) Gil Saavedra, Margarita Patricia; Plasencia Vega, César Augusto
Objective: To determine the prevalence of altered fasting glucose and its relationship with basal insulin levels in patients aged 5 to 15 years attending a clinic in Surco from January to June 2016. Materials and Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective, quantitative study. The results of fasting glucose and insulin tests from 179 patients were obtained. The data collection instrument was the hospital system database, which was then entered into the Microsoft Office Excel 2010 program for statistical analysis. Variables: Two variables were studied: fasting glucose and basal insulin levels in patients aged 5 to 15 years. Results: The correlation coefficient between altered fasting glucose and insulin was -0.495. The prevalence of altered fasting glucose was 6.7%. The distribution of the population according to their altered fasting glucose levels and age group was as follows: 3 patients (1.7%) aged 5 to 8 years, 6 patients (3.3%) aged 9 to 12 years, and 3 patients (1.7%) aged 13 to 15 years. According to sex, the prevalence in females was 7 (3.9%) and in males was 5 (2.8%). Regarding the results of basal insulin, all patients had values within the reference range, with a wide data dispersion observed (coefficient of variation 13.9%). Conclusions: The prevalence of altered fasting glucose was 6.7%. No direct and statistically significant relationship was found with basal insulin levels (Pearson r: -0.495). It was observed that females had a higher number of patients with altered fasting glucose results, possibly due to age-related hormonal changes. A wide distribution of basal insulin values was observed. Recommendations: It is recommended to conduct further studies in Peru with children and adolescent populations to gather more data on basal insulin and compare it with other studies. Additionally, reference values for insulin in Peruvian children and adolescents should be studied to obtain data for our population.