Prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad de acuerdo al Índice de Masa Corporal y el porcentaje de grasa en pacientes con cáncer de mama

espanolIntroduccion: El cancer de mama en Mexico representa la principal causa de neoplasia. El sobrepeso y obesidad son actores de riesgo para desarrollar esta patologia, los cuales estan relacionados con habitos de alimentacion y estilo de vida inadecuados. Objetivo: Identificar la prevalencia de sobrepeso, obesidad de acuerdo al Indice de Masa Corporal y el porcentaje de grasa, con la presencia de cancer de mama en las pacientes diagnosticadas en el centro oncologico estatal ISSEMyM. Material y metodo: Estudio prospectivo, transversal, observacional y descriptivo. Donde se seleccionaron pacientes de recien diagnostico de Cancer de Mama a las cuales se les realizo antropometria y evaluacion de la composicion corporal mediante bioimpedancia electrica. Se analizaron los datos mediante el programa SPSS 21.0, se hizo analisis bivariado con Chi2 y correlacion de Pearson. Resultados y discusion: Se incluyo un total de 160 pacientes, el 90.63% fueron adultas maduras. Tanto en IMC y % de grasa las participantes se encontraban por encima de los parametros de normalidad. El 76.89% presentaron un exceso de peso segun su IMC. El 81.25% tenia un % de grasa no saludable obesidad (muy alto). Conclusiones: Las pacientes con diagnostico de Cancer de Mama presentan alta prevalencia de sobrepeso, obesidad y porcentaje de grasa elevado. EnglishIntroduction: In Mexico, breast cancer is the main cause for neoplasia. Overweight and obesity are considered to be risk factors that contribute to this condition, but they can be modified since they are directly connected with eating habits and an inadequate life style. Objective: To identify the prevalence of overweight and obesity according to the body mass index and fat percentage in patients who have been diagnosed with breast cancer at the Centro Oncologico Estatal ISSEMyM. Method and material: Prospective, transversal, observational and descriptive study, some patients who had just been diagnosed with breast cancer were chosen. These patients underwent an anthropometry and an evaluation of their body composition through bioelectrical impedance. The data was analised through the program SPSS 21.0 and a bivariate test made with Chi2 and in reprocity to Pearson. Results and discussion: A total of 160 patients were included, 90.63% of them were adult women and they were above the normal parameters for MBI and fat percentage. 76.89% of the patients were overweight according to their MBI. 81.25% had a fat percentange which was not healthy, since it was very high, and they were obese. Conclusions: Patients diagnosed with breast cancer showed high prevalence of overweight, obesity and a high fat percentage