[Study of an homogeneous population of obese people and of its regression of weight under hypocaloric diet in hospital. I.--Characteristics of the population (author's transl)].
The study of a population of 79 obese people (62 women and 17 men) allowed to find out, and to specify a certain number of data shown through questionning, clinical examination and biological observations: the predominance of female application for weight regression treatments; the much more important number of major overweight with men; the idea of a "certain" age after which the micrease in weight is less important; the relation between the weigth after birth and overweight; the relation between how long you been futting on weight and the importance of your overweight; the frequency of overweight among your relatives. As for as spontaneous nutrition is concerned the frequency of normal food intake or even of hypocaloric intake, the immoderate proportion of fat intake and the frequency of the few, daily meals. As far as the biological aspect is concerned, the frequency of chemical diabetes and the possibility to distinguish from the oral glucose tolerance test together with the proportion of insulinemy, four groups of subjects ranging from the state of normal sugar regulation to proved diabetes, the frequency of hyperlipemy and hypercholesterolemy; the little difference between the free fat acids in the plasma, or an empty stomach as well as during the oral glucose tolerance test, with regard to normal subjects, with nevertheless, an important relation between the importance of the overweight and the average of fat acids.
D000367:Age Factors; D001835:Body Weight; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000139:chemically induced; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy*
D007328:Insulin
Etude d'une population homogène d'obèses et de sa régression pondérale sous régime hypocalorique en milieu hospitalier. I. -- Caractéristiques de la population.