Results: 9

La cirugía bariátrica reduciría el riesgo de cáncer relacionado a la obesidad
Bariatric surgery would be associated with a decreased risk of obesity-related cancer

Obesidad en la mortalidad de pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca y fracción de eyección reducida
Obesity in the mortality of patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction

Rev. cuba. med; 61 (2), 2022
Introducción: La asociación entre obesidad y menor mortalidad en pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca y fracción de eyección del ventrículo izquierdo es controversial. Objetivo: Evaluar la asociación entre obesidad y mortalidad en pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca y fracción de eyección redu...

Reference Equation for the Six-Minute Walk Test in Brazilian Patients with Obesity

Abstract Background: Obesity has repercussions on functional capacity (FC). The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a useful tool for assessing submaximal FC, and the distance reached at 6 minutes of walking (D6MW) is a relevant prognostic marker. Objective: This paper aims to establish a reference equation...

Lower long-term mortality in obese patients with community-acquired pneumonia: possible role of CRP

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between obesity and mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in China. METHODS: In total, 909 patients with CAP were recruited for this study from January 2010 to June 2015. All patients were selected and divided int...

Associação entre excesso de peso e obesidade e mortalidade em capitais brasileiras e províncias argentinas

Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a associação da prevalência de excesso de peso e obesidade com as taxas de mortalidade total e específica nas capitais brasileiras e províncias argentinas. Estudo ecológico com dados secundários, em que as exposições principais foram as prevalências...

Impacto del sobrepeso y obesidad en la mortalidad por enfermedades no trasmisibles en Cuba
Impact of overweight and obesity in mortality due to non-communicable diseases in Cuba

Introducción: La mortalidad por sobrepeso y obesidad es prevenible, ambas condiciones representan un problema de salud en Cuba. Objetivo: estimar la mortalidad atribuible al sobrepeso-obesidad en la población de 20 años o más. Métodos: estudio descriptivo que utilizó fuentes de datos secundarias pa...

Association of body mass index with short-term outcomes after cardiac surgery: retrospective study and meta-analysis

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (3), 2018
The relationship between higher body mass index (BMI), decreased morbidity and mortality is known as the "obesity paradox", and has been described in cohorts of patients with hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, coronary and peripheral artery diseases, non-cardiac surgery, and end-stage renal disease. ...

Adult obesity, disease and longevity in Mexico

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.1), 2015
Objective. To obtain estimates of the effects of overweight and obesity on the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and adult mortality. Materials and methods. We use three waves (2000, 2002, 2012) of the Mexican Health and Aging Survey (MHAS).We employ parametric hazard models to estimate mortality and co...