ResumenLa investigación que se presenta analiza desde el paradigma positivista deductivo-lógico, la relación entre la interdisciplinariedad de equipos emprendedores, y las evaluaciones sobre innovación e impacto en la sociedad de ideas de negocio propuestas por una muestra de 540 estudiantes universitarios agrupados en 116 equipos (formados por 4 o 5 estudiantes). Se calcula el Índice de Variación Cualitativa (IQV) para determinar el nivel de interdisciplinariedad de los equipos. Para el contraste de hipótesis de asociación entre las variables independientes y dependientes se emplea análisis de varianza (ANOVA). Después de confirmar la existencia de diferencias significativas, se aplica la prueba Post-hoc para establecer los niveles donde se hallaban dichas diferencias. Se concluye que el promedio de la evaluación obtenido en innovación y el impacto social de la ideas de negocios es significativamente mayor en los grupos con mayor nivel de interdisciplinariedad, que en los conformados por estudiantes de la misma disciplina. Palabras clave: emprendimiento; educación superior; interdisciplinario; idea de negocio Higher Education and Training in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship: A Study Case AbstractThis research analyzes from a deductive-logical positivist paradigm, the relationship between interdisciplinary of teams of entrepreneurs and the evaluation of innovation and impact on society of business ideas proposed by a sample of 540 university students grouped in 116 teams (formed by 4 or 5 students). Index of Qualitative Variation (IQV) is calculated to determine the level of interdisciplinary teams. To test the hypothesis of association between the independent variable and dependent variable the statistical technique analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used. After checking that there are significant differences the Post-hoc multiple comparisons test is applied, to determine the levels where such differences occurred. It is concluded that average evaluation obtained in innovation and the impact on society of the business ideas is significantly higher in the groups with higher level of interdisciplinary, than in those that are conformed by students of the same discipline.

Insulin resistance (IR) evaluation is a fundamental goal in clinical Background: and epidemiological research. However, the most widely used methods are difficult to apply to populations with low incomes. The triglyceride-glucose index (TGI) emerges as an alternative to use in daily clinical practice. Therefore the objective of this study was to determine an optimal cutoff point for the TGI in an adult population from Maracaibo, Venezuela. This is a sub-study of Maracaibo City Metabolic Syndrome Methods: Prevalence Study, a descriptive, cross-sectional study with random and multi-stage sampling. For this analysis, 2004 individuals of both genders ≥18 years old with basal insulin determination and triglycerides < 500 mg/dl were evaluated.. A reference population was selected according to clinical and metabolic criteria to plot ROC Curves specific for gender and age groups to determine the optimal cutoff point according to sensitivity and specificity.The TGI was calculated according to the equation: ln [Fasting triglyceride (mg / dl) x Fasting glucose (mg / dl)] / 2.The TGI in the general population was 4.6±0.3 (male: 4.66±0.34 vs. Results: female: 4.56±0.33, p=8.93x10 ). The optimal cutoff point was 4.49, with a sensitivity of 82.6% and specificity of 82.1% (AUC=0.889, 95% CI: 0.854-0.924). There were no significant differences in the predictive capacity of the index when evaluated according to gender and age groups. Those individuals with TGI≥4.5 had higher HOMA2-IR averages than those with TGI <4.5 (2.48 vs 1.74, respectively, p<0.001).The TGI is a measure of interest to identify IR in the general Conclusions: population. We propose a single cutoff point of 4.5 to classify individuals with IR. Future studies should evaluate the predictive capacity of this index to determine atypical metabolic phenotypes, type 2 diabetes mellitus and even cardiovascular risk in our population.

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Background: Insulin resistance (IR) evaluation is a fundamental goal in clinical and epidemiological research. However, the most widely used methods are difficult to apply to populations with low incomes. The triglyceride-glucose index (TGI) emerges as an alternative to use in daily clinical practice. Therefore the objective of this study was to determine an optimal cutoff point for the TGI in an adult population from Maracaibo, Venezuela. Methods: This is a sub-study of Maracaibo City Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence Study, a descriptive, cross-sectional study with random and multi-stage sampling. For this analysis, 2004 individuals of both genders ≥18 years old with basal insulin determination and triglycerides < 500 mg/dl were evaluated.. A reference population was selected according to clinical and metabolic criteria to plot ROC Curves specific for gender and age groups to determine the optimal cutoff point according to sensitivity and specificity.The TGI was calculated according to the equation: ln [Fasting triglyceride (mg / dl) x Fasting glucose (mg / dl)] / 2. Results: The TGI in the general population was 4.6±0.3 (male: 4.66±0.34 vs. female: 4.56±0.33, p=8.93x10 -10). The optimal cutoff point was 4.49, with a sensitivity of 82.6% and specificity of 82.1% (AUC=0.889, 95% CI: 0.854-0.924). There were no significant differences in the predictive capacity of the index when evaluated according to gender and age groups. Those individuals with TGI≥4.5 had higher HOMA2-IR averages than those with TGI <4.5 (2.48 vs 1.74, respectively, p<0.001). Conclusions: The TGI is a measure of interest to identify IR in the general population. We propose a single cutoff point of 4.5 to classify individuals with IR. Future studies should evaluate the predictive capacity of this index to determine atypical metabolic phenotypes, type 2 diabetes mellitus and even cardiovascular risk in our population.

Insulin resistance (IR) evaluation is a fundamental goal in clinical Background: and epidemiological research. However, the most widely used methods are difficult to apply to populations with low incomes. The triglyceride-glucose index (TGI) emerges as an alternative to use in daily clinical practice. Therefore the objective of this study was to determine an optimal cutoff point for the TGI in an adult population from Maracaibo, Venezuela. This is a sub-study of Maracaibo City Metabolic Syndrome Methods: Prevalence Study, a descriptive, cross-sectional study with random and multi-stage sampling. For this analysis, 2004 individuals of both genders ≥18 years old with basal insulin determination and triglycerides < 500 mg/dl were evaluated.. A reference population was selected according to clinical and metabolic criteria to plot ROC Curves specific for gender and age groups to determine the optimal cutoff point according to sensitivity and specificity.The TGI was calculated according to the equation: ln [Fasting triglyceride (mg / dl) x Fasting glucose (mg / dl)] / 2.The TGI in the general population was 4.6±0.3 (male: 4.66±0.34 vs. Results: female: 4.56±0.33, p=8.93x10 ). The optimal cutoff point was 4.49, with a sensitivity of 82.6% and specificity of 82.1% (AUC=0.889, 95% CI: 0.854-0.924). There were no significant differences in the predictive capacity of the index when evaluated according to gender and age groups. Those individuals with TGI≥4.5 had higher HOMA2-IR averages than those with TGI <4.5 (2.48 vs 1.74, respectively, p<0.001).The TGI is a measure of interest to identify IR in the general Conclusions: population. We propose a single cutoff point of 4.5 to classify individuals with IR. Future studies should evaluate the predictive capacity of this index to determine atypical metabolic phenotypes, type 2 diabetes mellitus and even cardiovascular risk in our population.