Estado nutricional, inflamação e comorbidades em mulheres candidatas à cirurgia bariátrica

Abstract

Introduction: Obesity is defined by a body mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 30 kg / m² and favors the development of chronic non-communicable diseases, which are responsible for the country's first cause of death. Methods: A cross-sectional study included 60 women with BMI between 35 and 70.0 kg / m2, who were candidates for bariatric surgery between the ages of 20 and 45 years and menacing. Participants were divid ed into two groups: the obese group and the superobe group. Socio-demographic and lifestyle characterization, clinical evaluation, anthropometric and food consumption, laboratorial analyzes. Results:Most of the patients presented some comorbidity, mainly dyslipidemias and SAH. There was a higher frequency of hypertriglyceridemia in superobes and hypercholesterolemia in obese women. The values of creatinine, uric acid and C-reactive-ultra sensitive protein were higher in the superobe. There was no difference in macro and micronutrient consumption between groups. Conclusion: The severity of obesity was related to the increase in inflammation, but both obesity and superobesy showed insulin resistance and a high prevalence of comorbidities.