Original articleNew look at nutritional care for obese patient candidates for bariatric surgery
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Participants and procedures
A retrospective study was conducted by analyzing the medical records of 80 candidates for bariatric surgery at the center of bariatric surgery of the university hospital, from 2007 to 2008. During this period, we had a waiting list of 165 patients. The Research Ethics Committee of the institution approved the project. All patients underwent the same surgical technique of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass [8]. The study did not interfere with the medical-nutritional routine the patients followed.
Data collection
The
Results
A total of 80 patients were analyzed at random, all of whom were candidates for bariatric surgery. Of the 80 patients, 19% were men and 81% were women. The mean age, weight, and BMI was 45 ± 11 years, 145 ± 24 kg, and 54 ± 8 kg/m2, respectively. The socioeconomic and educational level, physical activity, smoking status, and alcohol intake are listed in Table 1. The marital status was single for 29% of the patients, married or cohabitating for 55%, divorced for 11%, and widowed for 5%.
Of the
Discussion
Women predominated among the patients studied, a typical characteristic of patients who seek bariatric surgery [4], [10]. The prevalence of women in the present sample might have been related to concern about body esthetics and to the availability of time because most of the women included were housewives [11].
No association was observed between the BMI and variables related to schooling, socioeconomic level, or practice of physical activity. Investigators have demonstrated that women with a
Conclusion
The present results indicate a high prevalence of micronutrient deficiency in morbidly obese candidates for bariatric surgery. Such deficiencies could aggravate the nutritional status of the patients after bariatric surgery, resulting in a poorer prognosis. Thus, a preoperative evaluation of the nutritional parameters and the food intake pattern is recommended for these patients, together with the necessary interventions. The limitations of our study included the lack of data regarding ethnic
Disclosures
The authors have no commercial associations that might be a conflict of interest in relation to this article.
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