Correlation between Body Mass Index and Homa Index in Bariatric Patients

Overweight and obese individuals are prone to an insulin resistance status assessed in the present study by the HOMA index ("Homeostasis model assessment"). This prospective study assessed the body mass index (BMI) and the insulin resistance status (HOMA index) in obese patients after bari...

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Published inRomanian Journal of Diabetes Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 31 - 38
Main Authors Dejeu, Paula, Dejeu, Viorel, Dejeu, Dănuț, Marius, Bembea
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sciendo 01.03.2019
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bariatric surgery
body mass index (BMI)
HOMA index
obesity
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Summary:Overweight and obese individuals are prone to an insulin resistance status assessed in the present study by the HOMA index ("Homeostasis model assessment"). This prospective study assessed the body mass index (BMI) and the insulin resistance status (HOMA index) in obese patients after bariatric surgery (gastric sleeve, gastric by-pass). The study included 48 patients who were assessed before the bariatric surgery and at 6 months thereafter. The assessment included the body mass index (BMI) and the HOMA index before meal. There was a significant positive correlation between BMI and HOMA index, mostly between weight loss and improvement in insulin resistance status (rho = 0.308, p = 0.0335). BMI decreases significantly after bariatric surgery, which correlates positively with an improvement in insulin resistance status.
ISSN:2284-6417
2284-6417
DOI:10.2478/rjdnmd-2019-0004