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Observational studyObesity surgery2019

Polyneuropathy in Severely Obese Women Without Diabetes: Prevalence and Associated Factors.

Lisiane Stefani Dias, Otto Henrique Nienov, Fernanda Dapper Machado, Camila Perlin Ramos, Daiane Rodrigues, Rodrigo Koprovsky Menguer, Helena Schmid

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Observational study in Obesity surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lisiane Stefani DiasPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde: Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Otto Henrique NienovPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde: Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Fernanda Dapper MachadoPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde: Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Camila Perlin RamosPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde: Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Daiane RodriguesPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde: Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Rodrigo Koprovsky MenguerCentro de Tratamento da Obesidade, Hospital Santa Rita/Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Helena SchmidPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde: Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil. hschmid@hcpa.edu.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0907-6293
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BRSanta Casa Hospital · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundObesity and its complications are prevalent in women and increase with age. Polyneuropathy (PNP) is a complication of obesity and bariatric surgery (BS). In subjects with severe (grades II and III) obesity and without DM who are candidates for BS, the prevalence of PNP and associated conditions are not well characterized. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of PNP in severely obese (SO) women without DM or common nutritional deficiencies in order to determine factors associated with the presence of PNP.

methodsA cross-sectional study was performed on 450 SO women. They were evaluated with the Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument, a Sleep Apnea Questionnaire, and the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Data on blood pressure, body mass index, waist circumference, serum glucose, glycated hemoglobin, LDL and HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, vitamin B12, and postmenopausal (PM) status were also collected. Patients with DM and other common causes of PNP were excluded. To evaluate which variables were independently associated with PNP (dependent variable), Poisson regression models were used.

resultsThe prevalence of PNP was 11.6%. In univariate analysis, PNP was associated with age, PM status, and diagnosis of systemic arterial hypertension (p < 0.001, p < 0.001, and p = 0.016, respectively), and there was a trend toward an association with sleep apnea risk (p = 0.101). In multivariate analysis, PM status (PR = 2.836, 95% CI 1.735-4.636, p = 0.001) and age (PR = 1.0511, 95% CI 1.031-1.071, p = 0.001) were independently associated with PNP diagnosis in two different models.

conclusionEven prior to BS, PNP is highly prevalent and is associated with PM status and age in SO women without diabetes.

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AdultCross-Sectional StudiesDeficiency DiseasesDiabetes MellitusFemaleHumansMichiganObesity, MorbidPolyneuropathiesPrevalenceRisk FactorsAgingBariatric surgeryPolyneuropathyPostmenopauseSevere obesity

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