Desempenho cognitivo e transtornos mentais em indivíduos obesos do sul de Santa Catarina

• Mazon, Janaína Niero ^[1] ; Trevisol, Fabiana Schuelter ^[1] ; Niero, Arieli Cancelier ^[1] ; Oliveira, Mariana ^[1] ; Dias, William Sá ^[1] ; Turatti, Cristini da Rosa ^[1] ; Fernandes, Eulla Keimili ^[1] ; Vilela, Thais Cereser ^[1] ; Gomes, Karin ^[2] ; Rezin, Gislaine Tezza ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina

     Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina

     Brasil

     
  2. [2] Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense

     Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense

     Brasil

     
• Localización: RBONE - Revista Brasileira de Obesidade, Nutrição e Emagrecimento, ISSN-e 1981-9919, Vol. 13, Nº. 78, 2019, págs. 211-218
• Idioma: portugués
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  • Evaluation of cognitive performance and mental disorders in obese patients
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    A obesidade é caracterizada como um grave problema de saúde pública, uma vez que é uma doença crônica, multifatorial, associada ao desenvolvimento de diversas comorbidades. A fisiopatologia da obesidade inclui alterações nos tecidos periféricos e no Sistema Nervoso Central. Nesse contexto, é necessário entender a relação entre obesidade e comprometimento cognitivo e transtornos mentais, como ansiedade e depressão. Desta forma, o objetivo do presente estudo foi analisar a relação entre desempenho cognitivo e transtornos mentais em indivíduos obesos do sul de Santa Catarina, Brasil. Para isso, foi realizado um estudo de caso controle, com 30 indivíduos obesos (IMC > 30) e 30 voluntários eutróficos (IMC < 30). Ambos os grupos participaram da aplicação de um questionário sociodemográfico e três testes de avaliação cognitiva: Dígitos, Sequência de Números e Letras e Wasi, que visa medir o Quociente Intelectual. Além disso, os participantes também responderam ao inventário de ansiedade e depressão. Não foi observada diferença significantiva entre os grupos controle e obeso nos testes Dígitos, Sequência de Números e Letras e Wasi. No entanto, os indivíduos do grupo obeso apresentaram maiores escores nos inventários de ansiedade e depressão em comparação ao grupo eutrófico. Em conclusão, a obesidade está relacionada a um aumento nos sintomas de ansiedade e depressão em indivíduos do sul de Santa Catarina, Brasil. ABSTRACTEvaluation of cognitive performance and mental disorders in obese patientsObesity is characterized as a serious public health problem, since it is a chronic, multifactorial disease associated with the development of several comorbidities. The pathophysiology of obesity includes alterations in peripheral tissues and also in the Central Nervous System; such as the hypothalamus, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex, which relate respectively to the center of satiety, memory and learning, and the reward system. In this context, it is necessary to seek to understand the relationship between obesity and cognitive impairment and mental disorders, such as anxiety and depression. In this way, the aim of the present study was to analyze the relationship between cognitive performance and mental disorders in obese and eutrophic patients. For this, control case study was performed, which 30 obese patients (BMI> 30) and 30 eutrophic volunteers (BMI <30) were evaluated. The case group and the control group participated in the application of a socio-demographic questionnaire, three cognitive evaluation tests: Digits, Sequence of Numbers and Letters, and Wasi, which aims to measure the Intellectual Quotient and respond to an inventory of anxiety and depression. The control group was matched according to age, sex and schooling. All the results were compared and analyzed between groups. Obese patients presented a higher score in the digit tests and Wasi test. There was no statistical difference between the groups in the test sequence of numbers and letters. Patients in the obese group had higher scores on the anxiety and depression inventory scores compared to the eutrophic group. In conclusion, obesity is related to a lower performance in cognitive tests and an increase in the symptoms of anxiety and depression.

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    Obesity is characterized as a serious public health problem, since it is a chronic, multifactorial disease associated with the development of several comorbidities. The pathophysiology of obesity includes alterations in peripheral tissues and also in the Central Nervous System; such as the hypothalamus, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex, which relate respectively to the center of satiety, memory and learning, and the reward system. In this context, it is necessary to seek to understand the relationship between obesity and cognitive impairment and mental disorders, such as anxiety and depression. In this way, the aim of the present study was to analyze the relationship between cognitive performance and mental disorders in obese and eutrophic patients. For this, control case study was performed, which 30 obese patients (BMI> 30) and 30 eutrophic volunteers (BMI <30) were evaluated. The case group and the control group participated in the application of a socio-demographic questionnaire, three cognitive evaluation tests: Digits, Sequence of Numbers and Letters, and Wasi, which aims to measure the Intellectual Quotient and respond to an inventory of anxiety and depression. The control group was matched according to age, sex and schooling. All the results were compared and analyzed between groups. Obese patients presented a higher score in the digit tests and Wasi test. There was no statistical difference between the groups in the test sequence of numbers and letters. Patients in the obese group had higher scores on the anxiety and depression inventory scores compared to the eutrophic group. In conclusion, obesity is related to a lower performance in cognitive tests and an increase in the symptoms of anxiety and depression.