Socio-Economic Development and Mental Health: Case Study of the Spanish Region of Aragon (2010-20).

Introduction: Considering health as a cross-cutting element of all public policies leads to rethinking its interactions with the environment in which people live. The collection of large volumes of data by public administrations offers the opportunity to monitor and analyze the possible associations between health and territory. The increase in the incidence and prevalence of mental health diseases, particularly depression, justifies the need to develop studies that seek to identify links with the socioeconomic and environmental setting. Objective: The objective of this study is to explain the behavior of the depression in a mediterranean region of Northeastern Spain from an ecological and diachronic perspective. Methods: We conducted a correlation and multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify explanatory factors of the prevalence of depression in 2010 and 2020 and in the variation rate. Potential explanatory factors are related to the socioeconomic status and to the territorial development level. Results: The regression models retained both socioeconomic and territorial development variables as predictors of the prevalence in both years and in the variation rate. Rural areas seem to play a protective role against the prevalence. Conclusion: It is under the territorial prism that epidemiological studies could offer useful guidelines for proactive decision-making. The integration of data on diseases and territory must be considered when developing policies for the creation of healthier environments and for directing health services with more specific resources to where they may be needed.

TREATMENT OF SUBCLINICAL HYPERTHYROIDISM: EFFECT ON BODY COMPOSITION.

BACKGROUND: subclinical hyperthyroidism (SHT) is associated with harmful effects on cardiovascular system, bone metabolism and progression to clinical hyperthyroidism. Loss of weight is a common fact in patients with clinical hyperthyroidism and of particular relevance in elderly patients. OBJECTIVE: to assess changes in body composition after radioiodine therapy for SHT due to toxic nodular goiter. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: prospective controlled cohort study. Patients with persistent SHT due to toxic nodular goiter were purposed to receive treatment with radioiodine (treatment group) or to delay treatment until the study was over (control group). All treated patients received 555 MBq of ¹³¹I. Body composition (lean mass, fat mass and bone mineral content) was determined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) at baseline and 12 months after. RESULTS: twenty-nine patients were studied (age 69.5 ± 11.5; 75.9% women; BMI 27.1 ± 5.7 kg/m²; serum thyrotropin (TSH) 0.20 ± 0.21 µUI/mL; serum free thyroxine (T4) 1.01 ± 0.19 ng/dL), 17 belonging to the treatment group and 12 to the control group. Study groups were comparable, although there was a trend for the treatment group to have more fat mass. No longitudinal changes in body composition were noted in either group, except for a trend to gain fat mass. However, when individuals with age > 65 years were selected, only patients who received radioiodine therapy showed a significant increase in body weight (from 64.1 ± 10.0 to 66.9 ± 9.2 kg), BMI (from 27.3 ± 4.8 to 28.7 ± 4.5 kg/m²), fat mass (from 26.1 ± 8.5 to 27.8 ± 7.9 kg), lean mass (from 36.3 ± 0.4 to 37.4 ± 0.4 kg) and skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) (from 6.0 ± 0.6 to 6.3 ± 0.6 kg/m²). CONCLUSIONS: treatment of SHT has impact on body composition in subjects older than 65 years. Weight gain reflects increases in fat and, more interestingly, in lean mass.

Introducción: el hipertiroidismo subclínico (HS) se asocia a efectos deletéreos sobre el sistema cardiovascular, el metabolismo óseo y puede progresar a hipertiroidismo clínico. La pérdida de peso es habitual en los pacientes con hipertiroidismo clínico y adquiere especial relevancia en los sujetos añosos. Objetivo: evaluar los cambios en la composición corporal después del tratamiento del HS por bocio nodular con radioyodo. Sujetos y métodos: estudio de cohortes prospectivo controlado. A los pacientes con HS persistente debido a bocio nodular tóxico se les ofreció la opción de recibir tratamiento con radioyodo (grupo tratamiento) o retrasar dicho tratamiento hasta que el estudio hubiera acabado (grupo control). Al final, todos los pacientes recibieron 555 MBq de 131I. La composición corporal (masa magra, masa grasa y contenido mineral óseo) se determinó por absorciometría con rayos X de doble energía (DEXA) al inicio y a los 12 meses. Resultados: se estudiaron 29 pacientes (edad 69,5 ± 11,5; 75,9% mujeres; BMI 27,1 ± 5,7 kg/m²; tirotropina sérica (TSH) 0,20 ± 0,21 µUI/mL; tiroxina libre sérica(T4) 1,01 ± 0,19 ng/dL), 17 pertenecientes al grupo tratamiento y 12 al grupo control. Los grupos de estudio fueron comparables, aunque existía una tendencia del grupo tratamiento a presentar más masa grasa. No se detectaron cambios en la composición corporal en ningún grupo, salvo una tendencia general a ganar masa grasa. Sin embargo, cuando se seleccionaron los individuos con edad > 65 años, sólo los pacientes que recibieron tratamiento con radioyodo mostraron un significativo incremento de peso (de 64,1 ± 10,0 a 66,9 ± 9,2 kg), IMC (de 27,3 ± 4,8 a 28,7 ± 4,5 kg/m²), masa grasa (de 26,1 ± 8,5 a 27,8 ± 7,9 kg), masa magra (de 36,3 ± 0,4 a 37,4 ± 0,4 kg) e índice de masa muscular esquelética (de 6,0 ± 0,6 a 6,3 ± 0,6 kg/m²). Conclusiones: el tratamiento del HS tiene impacto sobre la composición corporal en sujetos mayores de 65 años. La ganancia de peso refleja incrementos en la masa grasa y, lo que es más interesante, en la masa magra.

Treatment of subclinical hyperthyroidism: effect on body composition / Tratamiento del hipertiroidismo subclínico: efecto sobre la composición corporal

Background: subclinical hyperthyroidism (SHT) is associated with harmful effects on cardiovascular system, bone metabolism and progression to clinical hyperthyroidism. Loss of weight is a common fact in patients with clinical hyperthyroidism and of particular relevance in elderly patients. Objective: to assess changes in body composition after radioiodine therapy for SHT due to toxic nodular goiter. Subjects and methods: prospective controlled cohort study. Patients with persistent SHT due to toxic nodular goiter were purposed to receive treatment with radioiodine (treatment group) or to delay treatment until the study was over (control group). All treated patients received 555 MBq of 131I. Body composition (lean mass, fat mass and bone mineral content) was determined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) at baseline and 12 months after. Results: twenty-nine patients were studied (age 69.5 ± 11.5; 75.9% women; BMI 27.1 ± 5.7 kg/m²; serum thyrotropin (TSH) 0.20 ± 0.21 µUI/mL; serum free thyroxine (T4) 1.01 ± 0.19 ng/dL), 17 belonging to the treatment group and 12 to the control group. Study groups were comparable, although there was a trend for the treatment group to have more fat mass. No longitudinal changes in body composition were noted in either group, except for a trend to gain fat mass. However, when individuals with age > 65 years were selected, only patients who received radioiodine therapy showed a significant increase in body weight (from 64.1 ± 10.0 to 66.9 ± 9.2 kg), BMI (from 27.3 ± 4.8 to 28.7 ± 4.5 kg/m²), fat mass (from 26.1 ± 8.5 to 27.8 ± 7.9 kg), lean mass (from 36.3 ± 0.4 to 37.4 ± 0.4 kg) and skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) (from 6.0 ± 0.6 to 6.3 ± 0.6 kg/m²). Conclusions: treatment of SHT has impact on body composition in subjects older than 65 years. Weight gain reflects increases in fat and, more interestingly, in lean mass (AU)

Introducción: el hipertiroidismo subclínico (HS) se asocia a efectos deletéreos sobre el sistema cardiovascular, el metabolismo óseo y puede progresar a hipertiroidismo clínico. La pérdida de peso es habitual en los pacientes con hipertiroidismo clínico y adquiere especial relevancia en los sujetos añosos. Objetivo: evaluar los cambios en la composición corporal después del tratamiento del HS por bocio nodular con radioyodo. Sujetos y métodos: estudio de cohortes prospectivo controlado. A los pacientes con HS persistente debido a bocio nodular tóxico se les ofreció la opción de recibir tratamiento con radioyodo (grupo tratamiento) o retrasar dicho tratamiento hasta que el estudio hubiera acabado (grupo control). Al final, todos los pacientes recibieron 555 MBq de 131I. La composición corporal (masa magra, masa grasa y contenido mineral óseo) se determinó por absorciometría con rayos X de doble energía (DEXA) al inicio y a los 12 meses. Resultados: se estudiaron 29 pacientes (edad 69,5 ± 11,5; 75,9% mujeres; BMI 27,1 ± 5,7 kg/m²; tirotropina sérica (TSH) 0,20 ± 0,21 µUI/mL; tiroxina libre sérica(T4) 1,01 ± 0,19 ng/dL), 17 pertenecientes al grupo tratamiento y 12 al grupo control. Los grupos de estudio fueron comparables, aunque existía una tendencia del grupo tratamiento a presentar más masa grasa. No se detectaron cambios en la composición corporal en ningún grupo, salvo una tendencia general a ganar masa grasa. Sin embargo, cuando se seleccionaron los individuos con edad > 65 años, sólo los pacientes que recibieron tratamiento con radioyodo mostraron un significativo incremento de peso (de 64,1 ± 10,0 a 66,9 ± 9,2 kg), IMC (de 27,3 ± 4,8 a 28,7 ± 4,5 kg/m²), masa grasa (de 26,1 ± 8,5 a 27,8 ± 7,9 kg), masa magra (de 36,3 ± 0,4 a 37,4 ± 0,4 kg) e índice de masa muscular esquelética (de 6,0 ± 0,6 a 6,3 ± 0,6 kg/m²). Conclusiones: el tratamiento del HS tiene impacto sobre la composición corporal en sujetos mayores de 65 años. La ganancia de peso refleja incrementos en la masa grasa y, lo que es más interesante, en la masa magra (AU)

Tromboembolia pulmonar en un paciente con trombofilia familiar de origen genético debida a homocigosis en mutación 20209C>T / Pulmonary embolism in a patient with familial thrombophilia due to homozygotic genetic mutation in 20209C>T

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