Fortalezas familiares en la niñez y riesgo cardiometabólico en los adultos de una unidad de medicina familiar en Michoacán, México

Abstract

Objective

To determine the frequency of FFN in adults from a primary care unit in Michoacán and its relation cardiometabolic risk factors.

Setting

Unidad de Medicina Familiar No. 80, Morelia. Mich., México.

Design

Observational, retrospective, cross-sectional, and analytical.

Participant

Three hundred twenty-fiveparticipants aged 19 years and older.

Evaluations

Anthropometric measurements, fasting blood glucose, triglycerides, cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol levels were evaluated. The Childhood Family Strengths Questionnaire was utilized. FFN questionnaire was used and a protective (≥ 5) or non-protective (< 5) score was assigned to each participant. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square tests, and logistic regression analysis were performed.

Results

The 61.4% of the sample reported a protective score in the FFN questionnaire. The non- protective FFN score was associated with an increased risk of chronic disease and systemic arterial hypertension. In women, an association was observed between FFN and fasting hyperglycemia and metabolic syndrome; while in men, there was an association of FFN with diabetes diagnosis, increased triglycerides levels and low education level.

Conclusions

A non- protective FFN score increased cardiometabolic risk in adulthood in a gender-dependent way. These findings highlight the importance of considering early childhood experiences as determinants of long-term health and emphasize the need for a gender perspective in their analysis.