Nutrición, síndrome metabólico y obesidad mórbida / Nutrition, metabolic syndrome and morbid obesity

Objetivos: La obesidad y particularmente la obesidad mórbida (OM), es una enfermedad crónica con graves consecuencias en la salud por las comorbilidades asociadas y constituye un factor de riesgo desencadenante del síndrome metabólico (SM) y de enfermedad cardiovascular (ECV). En el presente estudio analizamos las alteraciones que la OM produce sobre los niveles plasmáticos de nutrientes (macro y micro). Métodos: Evaluamos retrospectivamente datos de 497 pacientes, 369 mujeres y 128 hombres diagnosticados de OM. La edad media de los pacientes fue de 40,07 (rango: 16-62). Previo al estudio se recogen medidas antropométricas, tensión arterial (TA) y niveles plasmáticos de: glucosa, lípidos, insulina, macronutrientes y micronutrientes. Resultados: El índice de masa corporal (IMC) superior en las mujeres y la circunferencia de la cintura (CC) de ambos sexos nos demuestra la existencia de obesidad visceral o abdominal. Hipertensión arterial (HTA) se encontró en el18, 6% de los hombres y el 33,5% de las mujeres. Un 55,1% de los hombres y el 42,3% de las mujeres fueron portadores de tres o más criterios diagnósticos que definen el SM. Encontramos glucemia e insulinemia y dislipemia. No existemal nutrición proteica, pero si valores elevados de proteína C-reactiva. No estaban alterados los niveles plasmáticos de los indicadores bioquímicos de macro y micronutrientes. Discusión y conclusiones: La alta incidencia de pacientes con HTA, portadores de tres o más criterios diagnósticos que definen el síndrome metabólico (SM), nos sugiere que una parte muy significativa de ellos sufría SM, el cual puede ser responsable del agrupamiento de los factores de riesgo de padecer ECV, que parecen confirmar la alta frecuencia de hipertensión arterial encontrada y los niveles elevados de proteína C-reactiva. No encontramos alteraciones en los niveles plasmáticos de marcadores bioquímicos de nutrientes (AU)

Introduction: Obesity, and specifically morbid obesity (MO), is a chronic disease with serious health consequences related to the associated comorbidities and constitutes a leading risk factor for the metabolic syndrome (MS) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). In the present study we analyze the abnormalities related to MO in the plasmatic levels of nutrients (both macro and micronutrients).Methods: We retrospectively evaluated data of 497 patients, 369 women and 128 men diagnosed of MO. The average age of the patients was 40.07 (rank: 16-62). Previous to the study an thropometric measures, blood pressure(BP) and plasma levels of insulin and macronutrients and micronutrients were measured. Results: The higher body mass index (BMI) in women and the waist circumference (WC) in both sexes demonstrates the existence of visceral obesity. Hypertensive disease(HD) was found in 18.6% of men and 33.5% of women. 55.1% of the men and 42.3% of the women had three or more criteria defining the risk of developing MetS. We found hyperglycemia, insulinemia and dyslipemia. We did not find protein malnutrition, but there were elevated values of reactive C-protein. Biochemical indicators of macro and micronutrients were not altered. Discussion and conclusions: The high incidence of patients with HD, carriers of three or more criteria that defines the metabolic syndrome (SM), suggests that a very significant part of our patients suffered the metabolic syndrome (MS). The term metabolic syndrome defines the group of factors of metabolic risk of CVD, which is confirmed by the elevated levels of reactive Cprotein. We did not find abnormalities in the plasmatic levels of biochemical markers of nutrients (AU)

[Nutrition, metabolic syndrome and morbid obesity]. / Nutrición, síndrome metabólico y obesidad mórbida.

INTRODUCTION: Obesity, and specifically morbid obesity (MO), is a chronic disease with serious health consequences related to the associated comorbidities and constitutes a leading risk factor for the metabolic syndrome (MS) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). In the present study we analyze the abnormalities related to MO in the plasmatic levels of nutrients (both macro and micronutrients). METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated data of 497 patients, 369 women and 128 men diagnosed of MO. The average age of the patients was 40.07 (rank: 16-62). Previous to the study anthropometric measures, blood pressure (BP) and plasma levels of insulin and macronutrients and micronutrients were measured. RESULTS: The higher body mass index (BMI) in women and the waist circumference (WC) in both sexes demonstrates the existence of visceral obesity. Hypertensive disease (HD) was found in 18.6% of men and 33.5% of women. 55.1% of the men and 42.3% of the women had three or more criteria defining the risk of developing MetS. We found hyperglycemia, insulinemia and dyslipemia. We did not find protein malnutrition, but there were elevated values of reactive C-protein. Biochemical indicators of macro and micronutrients were not altered. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The high incidence of patients with HD, carriers of three or more criteria that defines the metabolic syndrome (SM), suggests that a very significant part of our patients suffered the metabolic syndrome (MS). The term metabolic syndrome defines the group of factors of metabolic risk of CVD, which is confirmed by the elevated levels of reactive C-protein. We did not find abnormalities in the plasmatic levels of biochemical markers of nutrients.

[Vulvovaginitis in premenarche girls. A preliminary study]. / Vulvovaginitis en niñas premenárquicas. En atención primaria.

The study population consisted of 832 premenarcheal girls. Vaginal cultures are performed on 40 premenarcheal girls suffering from vulvovaginitis. All were less than 7 years old. This patients were seen in primary cares. In 23 cases (57.5%) E. coli was isolated, Enterococcus (30%), mixed flora (10%) and G. vaginalis (2.5%). Common clinical characteristics were pruritus (97.5%), vaginal discharge (67.5%). Dysuria and abdominal pain constituted accompanying symptoms. Only in one case masturbation was observed.