Metabolic evaluation of Honduran employees of two institutions using a SECA 514 bioelectric impedance device

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to assess the body composition of Honduran employees of two institutions. It was a cross-sectional descriptive study of prevalence, and the sampling was non-probability voluntary composed of 41 women and 29 men. There was a significant difference for glucose between the employees of the two institutions (p<0.05) and likewise for the systolic pressure between the employees of the two institutions. Hemoglobin was associated with higher levels of visceral fat (r=0.40232, p=0.033), muscle mass (r=0.4682, p <0.0001) and cellular quality (r=0.5396, p<0.0001). There was a positive relationship between cholesterol and people¿s age (r=0.2643, p=0.0248) of institution 1 and 22% of institution 2; approximately 27% of the women of population 1 were categorized with diabetes. Overweight and obesity was positively related to blood pressure (r = 0.0003, p = 0.4173) and basal caloric expenditure (r=0.5215, p<0.0001). Higher levels of physical activity and higher angular phase values were correlated with muscle mass percentages (r=0.9529, p<0.0001) and (r=0.5990, p<0.0001) respectively. The body fat values were positively correlated with people¿s age (r=0.37698, p=0.0011). Higher cell quality values were associated with higher body water content (r = 0.43855, p = 0.0001), muscle mass (r=0.65086, p<0.0001) and lower percentages of body fat (r=-0.4604 p<0.0001), decreasing as the age of the participants increased (r=-0.3298 p=0.0047).