Revista Brasileira de Obesidade, Nutrição e Emagrecimento

175-177

Authors: Antonio Coppi Navarro

Editorial

184-190

Authors: Alessandra Xavier dos Santos

Introduction: overweight is a public health problem and is associated with high prevalence of Systemic Arterial Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus (DM), especially in morbidly obese. Objective: To determine the prevalence of hypertension and DM in obese candidates for bariatric surgery. Materials and Methods: retrospective study in a hospital, with 83 candidates for bariatric surgery, both sexes, aged between 18 and 59 years with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 35 kg/m² with hypertension and/or DM or BMI ≥ 40 kg/m² with or without comorbidities. Data were collected: name, age, sex, weight, height, BMI and existence of hypertension and/or DM (those ones were reported). For statistical analysis we used the software IBM SPSS 19, considering statistically significant, p<0.05. Results: female predominance (73.5%). The mean age and BMI ± standard deviation were, respectively: 41.5 ± 11.4 years and 52.39 ± 10.57 kg/m². Most of obese patients had BMI ≥ 50 kg / m² (53.0%). The prevalence of DM was 27.7%, hypertension, 71.1%. The prevalence of DM and associated hypertension was 27.7% because all diabetic patients were also hypertensive. Discussion: the female predominance can be explained by greater prevalence of obesity or because they tend to seek medical treatment. The hypertension is common in obese diabetic patients, which increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases. The prevalence of comorbidities may have been underestimated in this study because they were reported by the patients. Conclusion: the prevalence of hypertension found in candidates for bariatric surgery was 71.1%. All obese diabetic patients were also hypertensive, so the prevalence of DM and associated hypertension was 27.7%. There was no significant difference between both sexes in relation to BMI and comorbidities. Key words: Obesity, Bariatric Surgery, Systemic Arterial Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus.

197-203

Authors: Ivana Souza de Jesus Peixoto, Rafaela Liberali

The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the profile of adhesion and permanence of women aged 54-80 years, practitioners of a physical activity program in Amargosa - Bahia. For data collection, carried out a descriptive study using a questionnaire, adapted social profile proposed by Fiamoncini. The data indicated that most participants (79.17%) joined the activity for aesthetic reasons and the main reason which led them to stay (54.19%) was the improved quality of life and health. The physical benefit showed as the most relevant, acquired through physical exercise, was the improvement of general health (62.52%) and participation in the program provided in the body changes as more willing (66.69%) and well-being feeling. The results indicate that participation in physical activity program improves the elder’s quality of life, because an active lifestyle is primordial to preserving the health, to the maintenance of functional capacity and independence of these individuals. Key words: Physical activity, Quality of life, Health, The elderly.