Evaluation of Anthropometric and Biochemical Properties of Patients who Applied to Obesity Policlinics

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: In this study, it was aimed to evaluate and compare the anthropometric and biochemical properties of patients who applied to obesity outpatient clinic. METHODS: The universe of this descriptive study consisted of 1650 patients who applied to obesity outpatient clinic between August 2016 and October 2017. These patients were retrospectively scanned and 925 patients with BMI ≥25 kg/m22 were included in the study. The patients were divided into 4 groups according to WHO's obesity classification and evaluated according to these groups. Anthropometric measurements, Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and laboratory results of the patients were obtained by scanning patient files and hospital databases. Statistical analysis of the data was done via SPSS 23 program and p< 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS: 84.3% of the participants were women. There was a significant difference in all anthropometric features compared to the groups (p <0.05). Hemoglobin, hematocrit, MCV, iron, ferritin and vitamin D levels and mean insulin, insulin resistance, creatinine, uric acid, AST, ALT and TG values were significantly higher in males (p <0.001 for each). Hb, HCT, MCV, insulin, HOMA-IR, creatinine, uric acid, AST, ALT, TG, iron, ferritin and vitamin D values of stage 1 obese individuals were significantly higher than other groups; PLT and HDL values were found lower. (p <0.001 for each). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The effects of obesity on body components and biochemical parameters depend on gender and degree of obesity. While evaluating obese patients, waist circumference, hip circumference, body fat amount and biochemical parameters should be measured together with BMI.

Keywords

• anthropometric measurements
• biochemical measurements
• bioelectric i̇mpedance analysis
• body mass i̇ndex
• obesity