PREVALENCIA DE DIABETES MELLITUS Y DISLIPIDEMIAS EN INDíGENAS DEL RESGUARDO CA？AMOMO-LOMAPRIETA, COLOMBIA

introduction: diabetes mellitus is a public health problem and is associated with dyslipidemia and improper lifestyles. objective: to determine the prevalence of diabetes and dyslipidemia and its association with socio-demographic determinants and riskfactors in adults from the ca？amomo-lomaprieta indian reservation. methods: cross-sectional study with data collected from primary sources. measurement of glucose, lipid profile, anthropometric measurements and risk factors. were observed. we estimated summary measures, proportions and confidence intervals; statistical tests bivariate and multivariate logistic regression. data stored and analyzed in spss 18.0. results: the prevalence of dyslipidemia was 68.9% and 8% diabetes; significant associations were found between diabetes and body mass index, metabolic syndrome and total obesity and dyslipidemia with age, central obesity and blood glucose. conclusion: high prevalence of diabetes, dyslipidemia and other risk factors, evidence that the indians are a group at high risk for developing cardiovascular disease.