Overweight is more prevalent in patients with Parkinson's disease

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Hugo Morales-briceño²  Amin Cervantes-arriaga¹  Mayela Rodríguez-violante²  Juan Calleja-castillo¹  Teresa Corona¹ 

[1] ,National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery of Mexico Movement Disorders Clinic Mexico City,Mexico

关键词: body mass index;    Parkinson disease;    overweight;    obesity;    índice de massa corporal;    doença de Parkinson;    sobrepeso;    obesidade;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2012001100004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Underweight and malnutrition are well documented in Parkinson's disease (PD), while overweight has been less reported. We carried out a cross-sectional study including 177 healthy controls and 177 PD patients attending a tertiary care center. We recorded weight and height for all participants. A statistically significant difference was found in body mass index (BMI) between controls and PD patients (29.1±5.4 versus 27.2±4.7, p<0.001). In the PD Group, two patients were underweight, 32.7% were within normal range, 46.9% had overweight, and 19.2% were obese. Overweight and normal weight were more prevalent in the PD Group (p=<0.01 and <0.001, respectively) when compared to controls. In conclusion, overweight/obesity are common among patients with PD, while underweight is almost negligible.

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