OBJECTIVE Obesity often clusters with other major cardiovascular disease risk factors, yet a subset of the obese appears to be protected from these risks. Two obesity phenotypes are described, (i) "metabolically healthy" obese, broadly defined as body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m(2) and favorable levels of blood pressure, lipids, and glucose; and (ii) "at risk" obese, BMI ≥ 30 with unfavorable le...

Purpose: Using adjusted body weight (AdjBW) for heparin dosing in obese patients is a common but not validated clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether using AdjBW in obese patients would lead to quick achievement of therapeutic activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) and low bleeding risk with heparin therapy. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted...

It is evident that the metabolism of some trace metals is altered in diabetes mellitus and these micronutrients may have specific roles in the pathogenesis and progression of the disease. The aim of this study was to determine the status of trace elements; iron, copper, selenium and lead in obese diabetic patients. The study was carried out on two hundred and four (204) subjects, aged 20-68yrs ...

BACKGROUND Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions world-wide. OBJECTIVE To compare the types of food in the diet and the nutrient intake of obese children with those of non-obese children. METHODS A total of 95 obese and 592 non-obese children aged between 6 and 10 years participated in the study. A body mass index (BMI) value exceeding the 95th percentile for age and gender was...

Results: Mean age of the children in the obese group (n= 27) was 8.1 ± 2.6 while that in the non-obese group (n= 71) was 8.6 ± 2.9 (p= 0.41). Asthma symptom score in obese and non-obese groups were not significantly different (p= 0.73). Children in the obese group had lower ACQ scores when compared to the non-obese group (1.2 ± 0.9 vs 1.7 ± 1.0, p= 0.04) however this significance was lost when ...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate relationship between body mass index (BMI) and recurrence/survival determine whether is a risk factor. Methods: A retrospective 125 patients with breast cancer performed. Age, sex, menopausal situation, index, tumor size, axillary lymph node involvement number, degree, hormone receptor cerbB-2 overexpression, grade, chemotherapy dose treatmen...

BACKGROUND Existing data suggest that obesity correlates with airway hyper-reactivity. However, the incidence of bronchospasm during bariatric surgery in obese patients has not been well studied. METHODS This was a prospective observational study comparing 50 obese versus 50 non obese patients undergoing elective laparoscopic surgery over a 2 year period. Bronchospasm was detected clinically ...

Objectives: Obesity is often perceived to be a risk factor for adverse outcomes following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Several studies have been unclear about the relationship between obesity and the risk of adverse outcomes. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between obesity and in-hospital outcomes following CABG, while adjusting for confounding factors. Met...

Objectives: Insulin resistance and dyslipidemia are common comorbidities of polycystic ovary syndrome. We aim to evaluate the association between triglycerides/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio, insulin resistance, serum androgen levels in patients with Methods: enrolled a total 40 syndrome 20 healthy control subjects this cross-sectional study. The were divided into two subgroups obes...