IMPACT OF 10% OF BODY WEIGHT LOST ON CARDIOMETABOLIC VARIABLES AND AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY IN PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME

Abstract

Introduction: there is excess of morbidity and mortality associated with the metabolic syndrome (MS).The weight loss showed advantageous effects on various components. Objectives: to determine the impact of the 10% of body weight lost on cardiometabolic variables and on cardiac autonomic neuropathy in patients with MS. Subjects of study and methods: 103 patients with MS were studied, 69 women (66.9%); average age 51.9 years (23-79). Cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN) was assessed through Ewing’s tests; abnormality was defined with 2 or more abnormal results. The indicated treatment was a hypocaloric, individualized meal plan. There was not modification of medication for dyslipidemia and/or hypertension; patients requiring new drugs were excluded. It was proposed: 10% loss of initial weight (limit one year). Statistics: average, tests for paired samples and Fisher test.

Keywords

• síndrome metabólico
• disautonomía cardíaca
• morbimortalidad cardiovascular