Alteraciones metabólicas en escolares con obesidad, consultas de Endocrinología Pediátrica, Clínica Doctor Virgilio Cedano, enero-junio 2019

The objective of the study was to determine the metabolic alterations present in schoolchildren with obesity who attend the Pediatric Endocrinology clinic of the Doctor Virgilio Cedano Clinic from January to June 2019, in the municipality of Higuey in the province of La Altagracia. A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection was conducted, where 68 clinical records were evaluated during the period January-July 2019. At the end of the investigation, it is concluded that the main metabolic alterations found in schoolchildren with obesity were acanthosis nigricans, vitamin D deficiency and dyslipidemias. The female sex was the most frequent. 38% of obese patients had a family history of type 2 diabetes. Insulinorresistencia has 49% of the population studied. Most obese schoolchildren have central obesity. 48% of patients with central obesity have insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is present in most patients with metabolic disorders.