OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between elevated levels of plasmatic adiponectin (AdipoQ) and low cardiometabolic risk (CMR) in obese women (ObW). SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Case-control study, matched by age, of 306 ObW, BMI > 30 kg/m2, with 66 cases (21.6%) – all non-hypertensive, normolipidemic, and non-diabetic – conducted in SUS (Brazil’s Public Health System) outpatient referral services for obesity in the City of Salvador, Brazil. Secondary data were collected from medical records; primary and complementary data were obtained from a […]

OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with low cardiometabolic risk (CMR) in obese women (ObW) seen at outpatient specialty clinics of SUS (Brazilian Social Security Health System), in the City of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Case-control study, matched by age, of 306 ObW (BMI > 30 kg/m2), including 66 (21. 6%) cases – normotensive, normolipidemic and nondiabetic patients – and 240 (78.4%) controls. Secondary data were obtained from clinical records, and primary data were collected by means of a […]