Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Obesity and unhealthy eating pattern have been associated with altered sleep quality. We aimed to assess the sleep quality in a population of obese patients.Methods: This cross-sectional study included 45 patients who consulted the obesity unit of the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis. The sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI, which defines a poor sleeper profile for a score ≥5 poin...

Introduction: The health benefits of physical activity have been demonstrated in many diseases, including obesity. The aim of our study was to assess the physical activity level of obese patients.Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted on 55 obese patients who consulted the obesity unit of the National Institute of Nutrition in Tunis between March and July 2022. The level of physical activity was assessed by the Ricci and Gagnon questi...

Introduction: Monogenic diabetes MODY is common but remains under diagnosed because genetic study is expensive in our country.Method: We report the case of an 18-year-old patient with no personal pathological history admitted in October 2022 for diabetes management. Her diabetes was diagnosed accidentally on July 2022: Systematic capillary blood glucose done when she had a Hysteria’s crisis revealed values higher than 2 g/l. From July to October, th...