Keywords
Chronic diseases
China
Culture
Lifestyle
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Abstract
Introduction: Chinese communities, both within China and worldwide, represent a significant part of the global population and play a prominent role in different scenarios, ranging from the economy to culture.
Objective: To analyze the sociodemographic and clinical profile of a Chinese community residing in the Colombian Caribbean, specifically in Barranquilla, Atlántico.
Methodology: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted; the sample consisted of 70 individuals belonging to the Chinese community.
Results: A total of 54.3% of the population had completed secondary education, and only 1.4% had university-level studies. Regarding the level of association between low HDL and gender, taking into account the low HDL levels reported in the screening, it was found that 27/33 men and 30/37 women presented levels considered protective against cardiovascular disease. A p-value of p = 0.544 and Cramer’s V = 0.0725 were obtained, indicating that there is no association between the variables analyzed.
Discussion: Chronic non-communicable diseases constitute a considerable burden on global public health, with a high mortality rate that impacts millions of people annually. Likewise, it has been reported that cardiovascular diseases account for the largest proportion of deaths due to chronic non-communicable diseases, followed by cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes. Similarly, it was highlighted that chronic kidney disease presented the highest annual growth rate between 2010 and 2019, followed by diabetes and cancer. Most of these deaths, approximately 58.1%, were associated with circulatory system disorders, followed by malignant tumors, which accounted for 24.4% of the total deaths.
Conclusions: The mean age of the population was 51 years, with a predominance of males. No significant association was found between low HDL levels and gender, nor between triglycerides and gender. A slight association was observed between family history and arterial hypertension (AHT), but not with diabetes mellitus (DM). No relationship was identified between physical activity and low HDL or triglyceride levels. However, a small association was found between the presence of a protective factor against cardiovascular disease and a healthy diet.
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