THE INFLUENCE OF SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON THE METABOLIC SYNDROME: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Metabolic Syndrome (MS) is one of the most significant causes of world death rate, associating several abnormalities: increased values of blood pressure, blood glucose, lipid metabolism disorders and obesity, or large abdominal circumference. In an attempt to decrease the burden of this pandemic disease by implementing more effective prevention and treatment strategies, numerous clinical trials have been conducted in order to establish a proper therapeutic course, also by using physical activity as the central link to treatment. Given this background, we have analysed the recently published data, strictly focusing on the significance and benefits of the physical activity over patients with MS. The conclusions that have emerged have highlighted that sport and physical activity play a major role in the management of the Metabolic Syndrome, both in improving all components as well as in some cases determining its reversibility

Observational study regarding risk factors and comorbitites for chronic kidney disease in diabetes mellitus patients from Bihor County

Introduction. Chronic kidney disease is a common comorbidity in diabetes mellitus type 2 patients because of presence of numerous risk factors such as obesity, hypertension, hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia. Material and methods. Our retrospective, observational study included 300 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus from Bihor County and had the purpose to establish a clinical profile and to determine the risk factors associated with this pathology. Results. The prevalence of CKD was 75.67%. Older age, worse glucose control, presence of diabetic polyneuropathy and diabetic retinopathy, higher weight, past history of cardiovascular events, the presence of metabolic syndrome and hyperuricemia were associated with the presence of CKD. Conclusion. The clinical characteristics of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with CKD is significantly worse compared with the population without CKD