Servicios Personalizados
Revista
Articulo
Indicadores
- Citado por SciELO
Links relacionados
- Similares en SciELO
Compartir
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
versión impresa ISSN 1814-5469versión On-line ISSN 2308-0531
Resumen
TORRES-RODRIGUEZ, Eymard y CEDILLO-RAMIREZ, Lucy. Decrease of cardiovascular risk in obese patients who participated in a Lifestyle Medicine program. Rev. Fac. Med. Hum. [online]. 2022, vol.22, n.1, pp.110-119. Epub 31-Dic-2021. ISSN 1814-5469. http://dx.doi.org/10.25176/rfmh.v22i1.4095.
Introduction:
Lifestyle Medicine in the management of chronic diseases such as obesity is essential to reduce cardiovascular risk and to reverse the disease process 1.
Objective:
To determine if a Lifestyle Medicine program can reduce cardiovascular risk in obese adults in Colombia.
Methods:
Descriptive observational study cases series type followed for 6 months in a Lifestyle Medicine Clinic. 9 patients were included taking into account 2 measures of cardiovascular risk as a parameter to complete the program. The following measurements were taken: cardiovascular risk using the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) calculator, Body Mass Index (BMI), lipid profile, history of smoking, history of diabetes, and systolic blood pressure.
Results:
Of the 9 obese patients, 22% had an intermediate cardiovascular risk and 78% had a low risk at the beginning of the study. After 6 months, it was achieved that 100% of the participants had a low cardiovascular risk; Furthermore, 11% of the patients managed to normalize their blood pressure values and 20% showed a decrease in high blood pressure values. In addition, 22% went from type 3 obesity to type 2 obesity. Finally, through psychological consultation, it was possible to reduce anxiety levels from high to intermediate in at least 44% of the participants.
Conclusions:
The Lifestyle Medicine program, in a group of obese patients, managed to achieve a low cardiovascular risk, the decrease and normalization of blood pressure figures and reduction in BMI in participants who completed the study.
Palabras clave : Obesity; cardiovascular diseases; lifestyle; comorbidity; essential hypertension; diabetes mellitus(fuente: MeSH NLM)..