The incidence of obesity and its clinical features in outpatients

Abstract

The incidence of obesity and its clinical features in out patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence of obesity and its clinical features in 1000 consecutive patients admitted to outpatient clinic of Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine between July 2000 and March 2001 because of different complaints. The male: female ratio was approximately 1:3. The median age was 45.49 +$pm$ 16.3 years, the mean weight was 71.52 ± 14.4 kgs, the mean height was 1.59 ± 0.08 m, the mean waist circumference was 107.7 ± 12 cm, the mean hip circumference was 86.62 $pm$ 12.8 cm, and the mean BMI was 28.2 ± 5.6 kg/m2. Obesity was found in 35.5% of the patients (BMI was greater than 30 kg/m2, 24.2% in males, 38.7% in females) while 34.5% of them was overweight (BMI: 25-29.9 kg/m2). Diabetes mellitus, coronary heart diseases, fasting blood glucose and cholesterol values were found not to be diffe-rently between females and males. Triglyceride values were significantly higher in males than females (p

Özet

Bu çalışmada, Temmuz 2000-Mart 2001 tarihleri arasında, İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi İç Hastalıkları Polikliniğine çeşitli yakınmalarla başvuran ardışık 1000 vakanın, obezite dağılımı ve klinik özellikleri araştırıldı. Erkek kadın oranı yaklaşık 1/3'tü. Ortalama yaş 45.49 $pm$ 16.3 yıl, ortalama ağırlık 71.52 $pm$ 14.4 kg, ortalama boy 1.59 ± 0.08 m, ortalama bel çevresi 86.62 ± 14.4 cm, ortalama kalça çevresi 107.7 $pm$ 12 cm, ortalama Beden Kitle İndeksi (BKİ) 28.2 $pm$ 5.6 kg/m2 di. Vakaların %35.5'inin obez olduğu (BKİ=30 kg/m2 'nin üzerinde, erkeklerin %24.2'si, kadınların %38.7'si), %34.5'inin fazla kilolu (BKİ=25-29.9 kg/m2) olduğu tespit edildi. Diyabet, kalp hastalığı açlık kan glikozu ve kolesterol değerleri bakımından erkek ve kadınlar arasında farklılık yoktu. Trigliseridler erkeklerde kadınlardan anlamlı olarak yüksekti (p