BARIATRIC SURGERY REVERSES METABOLIC RISK IN PATIENTS TREATED IN
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| Authors: | Epifanio Feitosa da SILVA-NETO Cecília Ma Passos VáZQUEZ Fabiana Melo SOARES Danielle Góes da SILVA Márcia Ferreira Candido de SOUZA Kiriaque Barra Ferreira BARBOSA |
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| Affiliation: | From the Departamento de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Cidade Universitária Professor José Aloísio de Campos (Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Sergipe, Professor José Aloísio de Campos University City), Aracaju, SE, Brazil. |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundThe conventional treatment of obesity presents unsatisfactory results on weightloss and its long-term sustainability, therefore bariatric surgery has beensuggested as an effective therapy, determining sustainable long-term weight loss,reversal of components of cardiometabolic risk and improved quality and lifeexpectancy.AimTo investigate the clinical component of the cardiometabolic risk in patientsundergoing bariatric surgery assisted on outpatient basis.MethodsThe sample consisted of 47 patients with ages between 18 and 60 years, 72%females. Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and dyslipidemia were prospectivelyevaluated by using the Assessment of Obesity-Related Co-morbidities scale.ResultsOccurred improvement in these co-morbidities within 12 months after surgery.Co-morbidities resolved were greater than those improved.ConclusionThe study revealed that the Assessment of Obesity-Related Co-morbidities is asystem that can be effectively used to quantify the degree of reduction of theseverity of the cardiometabolic risk in response to bariatric surgery. |
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| Keywords: | Bariatric surgery Cardiometabolic risk Diabetes mellitus Hypertension Dyslipidemia |
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