title: Overweight is more prevalent in patients with Parkinson's disease.
abstract: Underweight and malnutrition are well documented in Parkinson's disease (PD), while overweight has been less reported. We carried out a cross-sectional study including 177 healthy controls and 177 PD patients attending a tertiary care center. We recorded weight and height for all participants. A statistically significant difference was found in body mass index (BMI) between controls and PD patients (29.1±5.4 versus 27.2±4.7, p<0.001). In the PD Group, two patients were underweight, 32.7% were within normal range, 46.9% had overweight, and 19.2% were obese. Overweight and normal weight were more prevalent in the PD Group (p=<0.01 and <0.001, respectively) when compared to controls. In conclusion, overweight/obesity are common among patients with PD, while underweight is almost negligible.
authors.affiliation: Movement Disorders Clinic, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Morales-Briceño
authors.forename: Amin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cervantes-Arriaga
authors.forename: Mayela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Violante
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Calleja-Castillo
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Corona
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015259:Dopamine Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013851:Thinness / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; D015259:Dopamine Agents; D007980:Levodopa