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ArticleHigh blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension2023

Low Perception of Obesity as a Pathological Condition Among Italian Cardiologists.

Armando Ferrera, Allegra Battistoni, Oreste Lanza, Chiara Rossi, Giuliano Tocci, Massimo Volpe

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Article in High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Armando FerreraDivision of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome Sapienza, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy. armando.ferrera@uniroma1.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7291-2450
Allegra BattistoniDivision of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome Sapienza, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Oreste LanzaDivision of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome Sapienza, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Chiara RossiPresidio Ospedaliero Santo Spirito in Sassia, Rome, Italy.
Giuliano TocciDivision of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome Sapienza, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Massimo VolpeDivision of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University of Rome Sapienza, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Sapienza University of Rome · ITCTO Andrea Alesini · ITIRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele · ITPresidio Ospedaliero · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionObesity is not only an important modifiable cardiovascular risk factor but also a chronic disease with relevant consequences on morbidity and mortality in the general population. According to European guidelines, cardiologists must recognize and treat it properly.

aimsTo assess perception of obesity as a modifiable pathological condition and the importance to treat it in a real-world sample of cardiologists and residents in cardiology.

methodsA nationwide, web-based, epidemiological survey on the perception of obesity as a disease and as a modifiable cardiovascular risk factors was conducted in 137 medical doctors (cardiologists and residents in cardiology). Participants filled with their answers a questionnaire of 31 questions about perception of obesity and strategies on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice.

resultsOf 137 individuals enrolled in our survey only 5 (3.6%) reported to measure waist circumference in their clinical practice and only 3 (2.2%) reported to measure waist-to-hip ratio. One-hundred-twenty participants (87.6%) would not prescribe an anti-obesity drug to a patient with grade II obesity. Sixty-eight (49.6%) participants have never read or heard of a clinical trial on obesity. On the other hand, 134 (97.8%) routinely measured blood pressure in their clinical practice, 129 (94.2%) would prescribe a statin for a hypercholesterolemic patient and 132 (96.4%) subjects have read/heard a clinical trial on type 2 diabetes in their life.

conclusionsAlthough obesity is a chronic disease and an important modifiable cardiovascular risk factor such as arterial hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, cigarette smoke and diabetes, cardiologists and residents in cardiology substantially underestimate it ignoring that it should be treated as a proper disease.

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CardiologistsCardiovascular DiseasesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2HumansItalyObesityPerceptionRisk FactorsAnti-obesity drugsCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular risk factorsObesitySurvey

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