Endocrine Abstracts

BackgroundSpondylarthritis may be associated with substantial burden of comorbidities, which can increase the cardiovascular risk. Obesity if associated with spondylarthritis not only can rise the risk of a possible heart disease but it may also deteriorate their functional prognosis.ObjectivesThe main target of this study was to evaluate the frequency of obesity in spondylarthritis patients.<p class="abs...

Introduction: High blood pressure and type 2 diabetes are two pathologies that are often closely linked. The objective of our work is to determine the prevalence of hypertension and its effects on degenerative complications in a type 2 diabetic population.Methods: This is a retrospective study including 147 patients, followed at the Tunis National Institute of Nutrition for type 2 diabetes and comorbidities.Results: The mean age of...

Introduction: The metabolic syndrome is a major public health problem. Its prevalence is constantly increasing, especially in children and adolescents. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in a population of obese children and adolescents.Method: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study including 47 children and adolescents recruited at the obesity unit of the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis. Each patient underw...

Introduction: Obesity is a major health problem through its numerous complications especially metabolic complications associated with cardiovascular risk. The aim of our work was to describe the clinico-metabolic profile of obese Tunisian adults.Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study involved 174 obese patients who consulted between July and December 2020 at the Obesity Unit of the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis. ResultsThe avera...

Objective: Our objective was to determine the relationship between mean blood gamma-GT (GGT) levels and chronic complications of type 2 diabetes.Patients and Methods: This was a descriptive study including 89 diabetic patients followed at the department A of the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis.Results: The mean age was 56.44 &pm;13.02 years. The mean GGT level was 54.77&pm;61.13 IU/l. Diabetes was uncontrolled in 93% of ca...

Introduction: The objective of our study was to calculate the risk of cardiovascular event and arterial age in an obese Tunisian population.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in service A of the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis. 25 patients were included. The score from The Framingham Heart Study(1) was used to calculate cardiovascular risk and arterial age.Results: The mean age was 44.28+13.2 years, the ave...

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&pm;11.08 years with a female predominance of 87%. The average body mass index (BMI) was 35.7&pm;4.8 kg/m². Obesity class I, class II and...

Introduction: Obesity is the disease of modern society whose prevalence continues to increase.The aim of this study was to compare the cardio-metabolic profile of morbid obesity with that of moderate to severe obesity.Methods: It was a retrospective study conducted at the obesity unit of the national institute of nutrition in Tunis including 174 obese patients We divided the population into two groups. Group 1 (G1) with morbid obes...