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Obesidade em adultos

Last reviewed: 13 Feb 2025
Last updated: 04 Jun 2024

Summary

Definition

History and exam

Key diagnostic factors

  • altura
  • peso
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Other diagnostic factors

  • circunferência da cintura
  • comorbidades clínicas
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Risk factors

  • hipotireoidismo
  • hipercortisolismo
  • idade ≥40 anos
  • peri e pós-menopausa
  • gestação anterior
  • estado civil
  • privação de sono
  • tabagismo
  • nível educacional
  • nutrição deficiente no útero
  • situação socioeconômica
  • estilo de vida sedentário
  • assistir televisão ou jogar videogames
  • dieta rica em açúcar, colesterol, gordura e fast food
  • consumo excessivo de álcool
  • transtorno da compulsão alimentar periódica
  • síndrome do comer noturno
  • deficiência de leptina
  • corticoterapia
  • terapia com antidepressivos
  • terapia com antipsicóticos
  • terapia com betabloqueadores
  • terapia auxiliar contra o câncer de mama
  • diagnóstico psiquiátrico
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Diagnostic tests

1st tests to order

  • exame clínico
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Tests to consider

  • Hemograma completo
  • transaminases séricas
  • testes da função tireoidiana
  • eletrocardiograma (ECG)
  • ultrassonografia abdominal
  • polissonografia (exame do sono)
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Treatment algorithm

ONGOING

índice de massa corporal (IMC) ≥30 kg/m²; ou então um IMC ≥27 kg/m² com uma comorbidade relacionada à obesidade

IMC ≥35 kg/m² com ou sem comorbidades

Contributors

Authors

Constantine T. Frantzides, MD, PhD, FACS
Constantine T. Frantzides

Director, Chicago Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CIMIS)

Director, Laparoscopic and Bariatric Fellowship Program

Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of Illinois

Chicago

IL

Disclosures

CTF declares that he has no competing interests.

Mark A. Carlson, MD, FACS
Mark A. Carlson

Professor, Department of Surgery

Professor, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy (courtesy)

Director, Center for Advanced Surgical Technology (CAST)

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha

NE

Disclosures

MAC declares that he has no competing interests.

Kelsey R. Tieken, MD
Kelsey R. Tieken

General Surgery Resident

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha

NE

Disclosures

KRT declares that she has no competing interests.

Nathan D. Bills, PhD, MBA

Associate Professor

Department of Surgery

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha

NE

Disclosures

NDB declares that he has no competing interests.

Acknowledgements

Dr Constantine T. Frantzides, Dr Mark A. Carlson, Dr Kelsey R. Tieken, and Dr Nathan D. Bills would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Minh B. Luu and Dr Scott N. Welle, previous contributors to this topic.

Disclosures

MBL and SNW declare that they have no competing interests.

Peer reviewers

Carel Le Roux, MRCP, PhD, FRCPath

Consultant in Metabolic Medicine

Imperial College London

Charing Cross Hospital

London

UK

Disclosures

CLR declares that he has no competing interests.

Arya M. Sharma, MD, PhD, FRCPC

Professor of Medicine

Chair for Obesity Research & Management

University of Alberta

Royal Alexandra Hospital

Edmonton

Canada

Disclosures

AMS declares that he has no competing interests.

Edward H. Livingston, MD, FACS

Chair in Surgery

Division of Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Surgery

University of Texas

Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

TX

Disclosures

EHL declares that he has no competing interests.

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