Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is a bunch of metabolic disturbances related to insulin resistance and is considered a global public health problem. The screening and management of MetS is particularly challenging in psychiatric practice.Objectives: We aim to identify clinical and therapeutic factors associated with MetS in a Tunisian psychiatric population.Methods: We conducted a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional ...

Introduction: Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) represents a cluster of vascular risk factors related to insulin resistance such as abdominal obesity, hypertension, and glucose and lipid dysregulations. Multiple studies suggest an increasing metabolic risk in psychiatric patients. ObjectivesWe aim to assess epidemiological and clinical features of MetS in a Mediterranean psychiatric population. MethodsWe conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study involving 126 patients attending th...

Introduction: Mortality among patients with schizophrenia and psychotic disorders(SAPD) is two to threefold higher than in the general population and is widely attributed to cardiovascular and metabolic morbidity.Objectives: We aim to highlight the metabolic profile of Mediterranean patients diagnosed with SAPD.Methods: We conducted a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study involving 55 patients who attended the psychiatry...

Introduction: Diabetic neuropathy is the most common cause of neuropathy worldwide and is known to affect approximately half of all diabetic patients. It significantly impairs the quality of life of patients.Aim of the study: To establish the predictive factors of distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSPN) in diabetic patients.Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study including 116 patients. The diagnosis of PNDS was establi...

Introduction: The prevalence of diabetes in the world population is increasing day by day so that its frequency reaches epidemic proportions. As a result, the complications of diabetes are becoming more and more frequent. Diabetic neuropathy, the most common complication which affect up to half of the patients.Purpose of the study: To establish the prevalence of distal symmetrical polyneuropathy (DSPN) in diabetic patients and demonstrate the importance ...