Publications by authors named "Patricia Meira"
Statin Therapy Among Bariatric Patients: The Impact on Metabolic Outcomes and Diabetes Status.
Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes
August 2022
Introduction: Statin therapy is associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes. Among bariatric patients, the influence of this therapy on various metabolic outcomes, such as diabetes status and its remission, is largely unknown.
Methods: This was a retrospective study of 1710 patients who underwent bariatric surgery at our hospital between January/2010 and June/2017.
Beta Cell Function as a Baseline Predictor of Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery.
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
February 2022
Article Synopsis
- - Obesity is a complex condition linked to various metabolic disorders, with bariatric surgery being the most effective treatment for severe obesity, but the impact of beta cell function on weight loss after surgery is still unclear.
- - This study analyzed data from 1,561 morbidly obese patients who underwent bariatric surgery between 2010 and 2018, focusing on the relationship between beta cell function and total body weight loss over four years.
- - Results showed that better beta cell function at baseline was negatively associated with weight loss from the second to the fourth year post-surgery, suggesting that assessing beta cell function could be a useful predictor for long-term weight loss outcomes in clinical settings.
Introduction: Bariatric surgery (BS) is the most effective therapeutic approach to obesity. It is associated with great gastrointestinal anatomic changes, predisposing the patients to altered nutrient absorption that impacts phosphocalcium metabolism. This study aimed to clarify the prevalence of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) and its predictors in patients submitted to BS.
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- * Conducted between 2010 and 2018, the study included 1,124 patients, revealing that a significant portion had low vitamin D levels, linked to higher body measurements and health risks like hypertension.
- * Results suggest that low vitamin D is associated with a higher risk of liver fat accumulation, implying that improving vitamin D levels could aid in managing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in these individuals.
Background: An association between hypothyroidism and the risk of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) has been suggested. This association remains to be elucidated in patients with morbid obesity.
Aim: To evaluate the association between thyroid function and parameters of liver function and hepatic scores in patients with morbid obesity.
Purpose: To evaluate the variation in parameters of hepatic function and in the scores Fatty Liver Index (FLI; predictor of hepatic steatosis) and BARD (BMI, AST/ALT ratio and DM, predictor of hepatic fibrosis), 1 year after bariatric surgery.
Material And Methods: This is a observational retrospective cohort study in patients with morbid obesity that underwent bariatric surgery in our centre. We used two linear regression models: (1) unadjusted and (2) adjusted for surgery type, sex, age, body mass index, diabetes, and dyslipidaemia.