https://paraguay.bvsalud.org/base_bdnpar?q=&filter=indexed_database%3A%22BDNPAR%22+AND+author%3A%22Torres+Boggino%2C+Estela%22 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:28:18 UTC https://paraguay.bvsalud.org/base_bdnpar/resource/?id=biblioref.referenceanalytic.1451749
Introduction.Hospitalization in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) isfrequent. Objective.To determine hospitalization and mortality risk factors inpatients with SLE admitted to the National Hospital from January 2016 to December 2019. Material and methods. observational descriptivewith an analytical componentandcross-sectional study. Patients over 15 years of age with a diagnosis of SLE were included. The variables were age, sex, comorbidities, abandonment of treatment, education, SLEDAI score, clinical characteristics and death. Results were expressed as frequency for qualitative variables, and mean and standard deviation for continuous variables. To establish associations between the qualitative variables, the chi-square test was used; and the strength of the associationwere measured by the Odds Ratio (OR)with its 95% confidence interval (CI). Results. 130 patients (mean age 31 ± 12.1) corresponding to 170 hospitalizations were studied, 92% were women and arterial hypertension presented 51.4%of the patients. The frequent cause of hospitalization was disease activity (75.8%). A 21.5% were admitted to theICU (intensive care unit). Education level, treatment abandonment and disease activity were associated to mortality(p<000001). Conclusions.Disease activity was a frequent cause of hospitalizationand associated to patient death. Treatment abandonment was also found to be a risk factor for death. Key words:hospitalization; systemic lupus erythematosus; risk factors]]> 1451749 Mon, 04 Sep 2023 00:00:00 UTC https://paraguay.bvsalud.org/base_bdnpar/resource/?id=biblioref.referenceanalytic.884853
Introduction: HDL cholestero (HDL-C) is a lipoprotein responsible for the remoral of excess cholesterol from arteries, low promote the formation of atheromatous plaques and if we add other cardiovascular risk factors, the vast majority to our adult population, it is no wonder how cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in our country. With early intervention on cardiovascular risk factors we could reduce mortality from this cause.Objetive: To determine the prevalence of low HDL-C in apparently healthy adult population and its association with other cardiovascular risk factors. Methods: Observational descriptive cross sectional study with analytical component of adult patients concurrent the Central Polyclinic Hospital IPS for any reason in the period April-May 2013. Results: In a population of 110 adult patients, apparently healthy, the frequency of low HDL-C was 48%, women were assiduous to consulation (83%) and majority had normal HDL-C tendency. The male came less to consultation and presented higher percentages of low HDL-C. Half of the patients had hypercholesterolemia; predominance of overweight and obesity over normal weigth, 95% of patients were sedentary. There was a low porcentage of glucose intolerance and high uncontrolled hypertension. The LDL-C was not high on average and showed no difference between low and normal HDL groups. Conclusions: Subjects were from the capital and the Central Departament, predominantly from urban areas. Most patients studied were adult women, overweight, sedentary, with high cholesterol and hypertension. The group with low HDL-C was assiociated with other risk factors such as male gender, overweight or obesity, physical inactivity, hipercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia and hypertension. Normal weight patients had low HDL-C in a significant proportion. Women, sedentary, overweight or obese, had normal HDL-C in a significant proportion. The majority of cardiovascular risk factors found in patients were modifiable.]]> 884853 Thu, 28 Jan 2021 00:00:00 UTC