Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Elderly diabetics are often fragile patients at high cardiovascular risk. The medical, human and socio-economic impact of diabetes is heavy in the elderly. Symptoms in this particular population are often insidious and atypical, which can delay diagnosis and the establishment of effective treatment. Indeed, management is not always easy because it must take into account multiple parameters. The objective of our study was to study the observance and particularitie...

Background and Aim: A direct link between obesity and micronutrient deficiencies has been established. These nutritional dificencies are mainly caused by poor-quality diets but also due to increased demands and have been associated with a wide range of physiological and functional impairments. The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional status of obese patients and to investigate the possible association between funnctional disorders and micronutrient intake.<p cla...

Aim of the study: Functional disorders might be caused by micronutrient deficiencies. The objective of our study is to screen the micronutrient deficiencies of postmenopausal diabetic women and determine their impact on the functional disorders.Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study made within the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis, including 55 postmenopausal diabetic women which benefited from a dietary survey. Functional disorders...

Introduction: Sleep is essential for the proper functioning and the well-being of the body. Poor sleep quality has many negative effects on the patient health. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of sleep disorders in patients with type 2 diabetes and to identify the associated factors.Methods: It is a cross-sectional study including 51 patients and conducted in the nutrition department A of the institute of nutrition of Tunis. The patie...

Background and Aim: Obesity is a major risk for the development of hypertension. These cardiovascular risk factors are associated with nutritional targets. The aim of our study was to determine clinical characteristics, body composition and hypertension-related dietary patterns of obese patients with high blood pressure.Methods: This was a cross sectional study including 70 patiens. Clinical characteristics, anthropometric measures were collected. Body c...

Introduction: Trophic disorders of the diabetic foot and their complications represent a major public health problem. Treatment must be accompanied by quality therapeutic education to allow patients to self-manage their disease. The objective of this work is to evaluate, with the help of a questionnaire, the knowledge of diabetic patients on the diabetic foot.Materials and Methods: We conducted a descriptive, cross-sectional study among 50 diabetic patie...

Introduction: Childhood obesity is a major global health problem that has reached alarming levels. We conducted our study to determine the influence of environmental factors on this international scourge. Methods: It was a comparative study involving 50 obese children (G1) and 35 normal-weight children (G2) aged between 6 and 13 years old. Our study was conducted in the outpatient department of Bechir-Hamza Children’s Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia from...

Introduction: Childhood obesity is influenced by various factors. Maternal health plays a crucial role in this public concern. We carried out our study aiming to uncover key insights into this relationship. Methods: It was comparative study in the outpatient department of Bechir-Hamza Children’s Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia, from December 26, 2022 to February 1, 2023. The study included 50 obese children (G1) and 35 normal-weight children (G2) aged be...

Introduction: Lower limb arterial disease (PAAD) is a serious complication of diabetes and is particularly common in patients at high cardiovascular risk. Its management in diabetic patients is a major public health problem, with sometimes tragic consequences for the patient. The objective of our work was to detect PAD in type 2 diabetics.Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study involving 122 type 2 diabetics hospitalized at th...

Introduction: Obesity exposes to multiple complications, including cardiovascular and metabolic ones. It can also cause respiratory problems, which are still insufficiently researched. The objective of this study was to detect respiratory abnormalities in a group of obese people followed in an obesity unit.Methods: This was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study of 100 obese patients consulting at the human obesity research unit of the Nation...