Body composition and socioeconomic factors in patients with hepatic steatosis
Composição corpórea e fatores socioeconômicos em pacientes portadores de esteatose hepática
Acta sci., Health sci; 39 (2), 2017
Publication year: 2017
The study aimed to evaluate the association of the components of body composition (body mass index – BMI, waist circumference, basal metabolism, body fat percentage, fat weight, fat free percentage and lean weight) with gender, age, income and schooling in patients with hepatic steatosis. Descriptive and survey study, with quantitative analytical approach. Data were collected through ultrasound and bioimpedance tests. The significance was p < 0.05 and software used was SPSS 22.0. A sample of 114 patients with hepatic steatosis, 70.1% were women. The mean age was 46.2, only 11.4% had normal BMI. The mean BMI was 30.4, waist circumference 100.2 cm, fat percentage 37.97%, basal metabolism 1451.9 kcal, fat weight 31.0 kg. Statistical differences in several variables in relation to gender and age were found. However, no statistically significant differences were found regarding schooling and income. Changes in body composition were obvious in patients with hepatic steatosis.
O estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a associação dos componentes da composição corporal (índice de massa corporal – IMC, circunferência abdominal, metabolismo basal, percentual de gordura, peso gordo, percentual livre de gorduras e peso magro) com gênero, idade, renda e escolaridade em pacientes com esteatose hepática. Estudo descritivo tipo survey, com abordagem analítica quantitativa. Os dados foram coletados através de exames de ultrassonografia e bioimpedância. A significância foi p < 0,05 e o software usado SPSS 22.0. Uma amostra de 114 pacientes com esteatose hepática, 70,1% de mulheres. A média de idade foi 46,2 apenas 11,4% tinham IMC normal.