ECE2023 Eposter Presentations Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition (355 abstracts)
Complications of obesity: a retrospective study of a Tunisian population
Eya Safi , Ramla Mizouri , Zeineb Zemni , Imen Ouderni , Ben Ali Khaoula , Olfa Lajili , Nadia Ben Amor , Rym Ben Othman , Faten Mahjoub , Berriche Olfa & Jamoussi Henda
National Institute of Nutrition, A, Tunis, Tunisia
Objective: To study the characteristics of obesity in a Tunisian population and determine the associated complications.
Methodology: Retrospective study including 60 obese patients followed at the obesity unit of the National Nutrition Institute of Tunis.
Results: The mean age was 44±11.08 years with a female predominance of 87%. The average body mass index (BMI) was 35.7±4.8 kg/m². Obesity class I, class II and morbid obesity were observed in 51.7%, 30% and 18.3% of cases respectively. Sleep apnea syndrome was noted in 26.7% of patients. It was significantly more frequent in cases of morbid obesity than in the other classes (P=0.001). High blood pressure was present in 22.4% of the population without significant difference according to the severity of obesity (P=0.21). Metabolic complications were dominated by hypoHDLemia (56.9%), glucose intolerance (31%), hyperuricemia (27.6%) and hypertriglyceridemia (22.4%). Only the association of hyperuricemia with class III obesity was statistically significant (P=0.006). Digestive complications were dominated by hepatic steatosis in 25% of obese patients. It was significantly more present in cases of morbid obesity (P=0.003). Osteoarticular complications were present in 51.7% of cases with no statistically significant difference according to BMI.
Conclusion: Complications of obesity, especially morbid, were frequent in our population. This imposes the implementation of preventive measures as well as an adequate management of this pathology.
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