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The study aimed at establishing a risk for metabolic diseases in the randomly selected population in the age over 18 years, inhabitants of the little town in Siedlce Voivodeship. Using comparative tables, in was found that percent of women and men in the investigated group is similar to that in the population of this town. Women prevailed slightly in the investigated group which characterized also relatively low age (42 years) and low diastolic blood pressure. Obesity was found in 40% of the investigated subjects. Over 2.6% had diabetes mellitus and 11.4%--improper glucose tolerance (according to WHO criteria). Every fifth subject has blood lipids disorders. Such disorders were more frequent in the subgroup of men. Additionally, relationships between these findings were analysed. Body weight index markedly correlated with blood triglycerides level and less pronounced with blood total cholesterol and uric acid. Negative correlation between BMI and HDL cholesterol levels was noted. The lack of correlation between glycaemia, cholesterolemia and triglyceridemia results from the fact that there is such a correlation in men but not in women. The obtained results indicate the necessity of preventive measures.
Pol Tyg Lek
PMID:[Incidence of the most important metabolic disorders in the population of a little town in Poland]. 836 80

Multicentre study was carried out in three regions of Poland aimed to assess cholecystolithiasis incidence in urban population and some potential risk factors of the disease. 10133 persons in five age groups, from 16 to 70 (6071 women and 4062 men) were examined. The examination consisted of questionnaire considered sex, age, weight, dietary habits, complaints, chronic drugs use, family history and in women number of pregnancies and deliveries as well as hormone therapy. The results obtained were analysed statistically with Chi 2 test. Cholecystolithiasis was found in 1411 persons (10.7%), among them 18% women (1083 women) and 8.2% men (328 men). Incidence rate was 180.5/1000 women and 82.0/1000 men. The obtained increase in percentage of cholecystolithiasis cases with age was statistically significant. No relation were found between the number of stones and sex of the examined persons. In 1480 persons (43.5%0 the disease was asymptotic. The studies did not prove the correlation between cholecystolithiasis in women and sex of the first child or oral contraception. Positive correlation was found between cholecystolithiasis in women, obesity, number of pregnancies and family history. In men age was most significant risk factor. Incidence of cholecystolithiasis in Poland, Western Europe and USA is similar.
Pol Arch Med Wewn 1995 Sep
PMID:[Cholecystolithiasis in the urban population of Poland]. 859 62

Our results were compared with the results from numerous recent studies concerning important risk factors for the endometrial carcinoma. We revealed that only age more then 50 with conjunction with obesity is the important risk factor. We didn't proved the protection role of the pregnancy emphasized in the literature. The role of others epidemiologic risk factors for the endometrial carcinoma remains still unequivocally explained.
Ginekol Pol 1996 Jan
PMID:[Major risk factors for endometrial carcinoma]. 865 15

Based on the analysis of the results of the investigation performed in 92 women hospitalized between 1989 and 1992 with the first acute myocardial infarction (AMI), frequency of coronary artery disease (CAD) risk factors was assessed with attention to the patient's age. It was proved that in women under 44 yrs the most common factors are: cigarette smoking, family history of CAD or myocardial infarction (MI), decreased levels of HDL-cholesterol and hypertriglyceridemia. In older age there are: hypercholesterolemia, decreased levels of HDL-cholesterol, hypertriglyceridemia, arterial hypertension, obesity and diabetes mellitus. Furthermore, some differences in the frequency of CAD risk factors between the both sexes were noted. In women under 44 yrs cigarette smoking, significant family history, decreased levels of HDL-cholesterol and hypertriglyceridemia occurred more often than in men. In women above 56 yrs we found significantly higher levels of total cholesterol and triglycerides, lower levels of HDL-cholesterol, higher frequency of hypertension, diabetes and obesity, compared to men.
Pol Arch Med Wewn 1996 Feb
PMID:[Analysis of risk factors for coronary disease in women with their first acute myocardial infarction]. 867 7

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCO) is a relatively poorly defined type of steroidogenic abnormality, dependent on an overproduction of lutropin (LH). The PCO is characterized by infertility, amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea, obesity and hirsutism. The clinical symptoms are associated with typical morphological changes of the ovaries. It has been suggested that hyperplastic secondary interstitial cells and theca cells are the main site of excess androgen production. In PCO the elevation of androgens is observed, while the estrogen level is normal or slightly decreased. In the ovarian sex steroidogenic pathways, 17 alpha-hydroxylase, which produces androgens and aromatase, which converts androgens to estrogens are important regulatory enzymes. Major components of 17 alpha-hydroxylase and aromatase are cytochromes P450 17 alpha and P450 arom. Histochemical investigations revealed increased immunoreactivity with the antibody directed against P450 17 alpha in theca cells. In this review data from literature are presented and discussed regarding endocrinological and molecular background of PCO.
Ginekol Pol 1995 Oct
PMID:[Molecular basis of polycystic ovarian syndrome]. 868 42

Our article concerns the obesity, and its relationship with the menstrual disorders. This article also discusses contemporary opinions on the role of the hypothalamus, and peripheral hormonal glands in the pathophysiology of the obesity.
Ginekol Pol 1995 Oct
PMID:[Hormonal aspects of obesity]. 868 47

A new method of nutritional assessment was developed on the basis of Quetelet's equation. The equation for the Body Mass Coefficient: BMC = M1,425 x 71.84/L1,275 (M - body mass in kg; L - height in cm) made it possible to draw a curve and to compile a table of normal values for boys and girls aged 4-18 years. Population data for children and adolescents from Warsaw were used. The sensitivity of the method is very high for detecting weight deficiences below the 10th percentile but the method should also be suitable as a screening test for obesity.
Pediatr Pol 1995 Apr
PMID:[Body mass coefficient: a proposal of a new method of nutritional assessment]. 868 64

In a group of 465 children (232 girls and 233 boys) aged 8-14 years, attending a primary school in Zabrze (Katowice District, southern Poland) arterial blood pressure was measured 3 times, body height and weight, once. A questionnaire collecting information about parents' education and hypertension, school performance and physical activity of the children was used. Among the studied children 417 (89.7%) presented with normal mean arterial pressure values, while 36 (7.7%) with arterial hypertension and 12 (2.6%) with borderline hypertension. The influence of children's obesity and parents' hypertension on the incidence of hypertension in children was proved, while physical activity, children's school performance as well as education of the parents did not show significant influence. The studied group revealed the highest frequency of arterial hypertension in Poland. Arterial blood pressure measurement is an important element of pediatric examination and treatment, constituting prophylaxis of cardiovascular morbidity in adulthood.
Pediatr Pol 1996 May
PMID:[Arterial hypertension in children aged 8-14 living in Zabrze]. 871 Apr 23

The aim of the study was carried out to show the anthropometric analysis of patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and to answer the question about the relations between the degree of SAS and obesity. The research has begun since May 1993 in an interdisciplinary team. The study was carried out in a group of 40 men diagnosed as SAS in Sleep Apnoea Unit of Department of Pulmonary Diseases. The anthropometric analysis consists of basic somatometric measurements. The relations between obesity and the degree of apnoeas was determined by analysis of variance and the model of single and multiple regression. The obtained results demonstrate the dependence between the grade of apnoeas pathology during sleep and the measurements of upper body parts. The slope of the line B not equal to 0 indicates that the intensity of SAS increases in patients "commonly considered as obese". Obesity is an important factor leading to disturbances in respiratory ventilation. An important development of fatty tissue of the neck can cause pressure changes and can induce adipose degeneration. An increased fatty thickness of the thorax is a factor which can lead to the aggravation of symptoms.
Pneumonol Alergol Pol 1996
PMID:[Evaluation of the character of morphologic traits in persons with obstructive sleep apnea]. 892 81

Obesity due to leukemic involvement of the hypothalamus may be the first manifestation of central nervous system (CNS) relapse. Hypothalamic syndrome may precede the appearance of lymphoblasts in the cerebrospinal fluid by a few months. We report a case of an 8-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who developed obesity, which was the first symptom of CNS relapse. A second remission and weight loss was achieved after intensive treatment.
Pediatr Pol 1996 Aug
PMID:[Obesity as the first manifestation of central nervous system involvement in acute lymphoblastic leukemia]. 892 75


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