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Foi realizado um estudo transversal comparativo sobre a evolução nutricional de pacientes obesos graves candidatos à cirurgia bariátrica assistidos pelo Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) e a Rede Suplementar de Saúde (RS). O tempo médio de acompanhamento pré-operatório foi 14,3 ± 7,7meses no SUS e 2,4 ± 1,7meses na RS. Houve predominância feminina entre os pacientes assistidos pelo SUS (80,6%) e pela RS (75,7%). Foi observada uma redução significativa do peso, do IMC e na Circunferência da Cintura (CC) e nos valores de Colesterol Total dos pacientes de ambas as redes de saúde. Os pacientes assistidos pelo SUS não apresentaram diminuição significativa nos valores de LDL, Triglicérides e Glicemia de Jejum, enquanto que os pacientes assistidos pela RS apresentaram uma redução significativa desses valores. A maior perda ponderal entre os pacientes do SUS explica-se pelos mesmos terem sido acompanhados por um tempo mais longo. A redução insignificante da maioria dos indicadores bioquímicos dos pacientes do SUS pode ser justificada pelos mesmos apresentarem um grau mais avançado da obesidade.

BackgroundThe conventional treatment of obesity presents unsatisfactory results on weight loss and its long-term sustainability, therefore bariatric surgery has been suggested as an effective therapy, determining sustainable long-term weight loss, reversal of components of cardiometabolic risk and improved quality and life expectancy.AimTo investigate the clinical component of the cardiometabolic risk in patients undergoing bariatric surgery assisted on outpatient basis.MethodsThe sample consisted of 47 patients with ages between 18 and 60 years, 72% females. Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and dyslipidemia were prospectively evaluated by using the Assessment of Obesity-Related Co-morbidities scale.ResultsOccurred improvement in these co-morbidities within 12 months after surgery. Co-morbidities resolved were greater than those improved.ConclusionThe study revealed that the Assessment of Obesity-Related Co-morbidities is a system that can be effectively used to quantify the degree of reduction of the severity of the cardiometabolic risk in response to bariatric surgery.

this disease which is low cost, simple and reliable for the assessment of adolescents, especially in primary care. There are numerous anthropometric methods used to evaluate overweight and obesity. Some techniques are applicable for primary health care, like weight and height measurement, waist and hip circumference and the calculation in between these measurements; however, there is still controversy about the effectiveness of some methods for measuring overweight/obesity in children and adolescents 2 .

Background: Obesity is a pathology with a growing incidence in developing countries. Objective: To evaluate the evolution of cardiometabolic, anthropometrics, and physical activity parameters in individuals undergoing bariatric surgery (BS) in the public healthcare system (PUS) and private healthcare system (PHS). Methods: A longitudinal, observational, and retrospective study was conducted with 111 bariatric patients on two different health systems, with 60 patients from the PUS and 51 from the PHS. Cardiometabolic risk (CR) was analyzed by the assessment of obesity-related comorbidities (AORC) on admission and 3, 6, and 12 months after BS, and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was surveyed before and 12 months after BS. In addition, cardiometabolic risk was also assessed by biochemical (fasting glucose and complete lipidogram) and anthropometric (weight, weight loss, waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratio) parameters. Results: On admission, the parameters of severe obesity, systemic arterial hypertension (SAH), Diabetes mellitus (DM), and waiting time to BS were higher in the PUS. Additionally, in the PUS, AORC was reduced only in the SAH parameter. However, in the post-surgery moment, AORC reduced, and there was no difference between the two groups after BS. Regarding physical activity, the IPAQ showed a higher level of activity in the PHS before and one year after BS. Conclusion: At the PUS, BS is performed in patients with a higher degree of comorbidities, but BS improved the reduction of the CR at a similar level to those observed in the PHS.