Journal of Food and Nutritional DisordersISSN: 2324-9323

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Research Article, J Food Nutr Disor Vol: 4 Issue: 6

Metabolic Disorders/ Comorbidities Profile of Adults Undergoing Roux-En-Y Gastric- Bypass in a Brazilian Public Hospital and Risk Mortality Assessment using Edmonton Obesity Staging System: A 13-Year Study

Juliana Xavier de Miranda1, Catarina Vila Real2 and Emilia Addison Machado Moreira3
1Scientific Training Studentship Program, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
2Departmenmt of Biotechnology, Portuguese Catholic University, Portugal
3Department of Nutrition, Post-Graduate Program in Nutrition, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Corresponding author: Emília Addison Machado Moreira
Department of Nutrition, Post-Graduate Program in Nutrition, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Tel: +55 48 37219784; Fax: +55 48 37219542
E-mail: emilia.moreira@ufsc.br
Received: October 05, 2015 Accepted: December 02, 2015 Published: December 07, 2015
Citation: Miranda JXD, Vila Real C, Moreira EAM (2015) Metabolic Disorders/Comorbidities Profile of Adults Undergoing Roux-En-Y Gastric-Bypass in a Brazilian Public Hospital and Risk Mortality Assessment using Edmonton Obesity Staging System: A 13-Year Study. J Food Nutr Disor 4:6. doi:10.4172/2324-9323.1000186

Abstract

Metabolic Disorders/ Comorbidities Profile of Adults Undergoing Roux-En-Y Gastric- Bypass in a Brazilian Public Hospital and Risk Mortality Assessment using Edmonton Obesity Staging System: A 13- Year Study

Obesity is a major contributor to higher mortality and global burden of metabolic disorders (MD)/comorbidities. This study aimed to assess the frequency of obesity related MD/comorbidities of severely obese adults undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) in a public Brazilian hospital center for a period of 13 years (1999-2012) and the ability of the Edmonton Obesity Staging System (EOSS) in predicting mortality risk in the studied population. Cross-sectional study carried out from April/1999 to August/2012 in a Brazilian public hospital.

Keywords: Obesity; Metabolic disorders; Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; Adults

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