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TOLEDO, JOSÉ; CUBILLOS, GABRIEL  y  GOMEZ, OSCAR. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN OBESITY AND INFECTION: A STUDY OF CROSS SECTION. rev.fac.med [online]. 2014, vol.22, n.1, pp.28-34. ISSN 0121-5256.

Background: From almost two decades ago, some reports had suggested that obesity is associated with active infections, however, these findings have been contradictory and the address of possible associations has not been clarified. In our country, no search was founded to clarify the question. Methods: In a retrospective case series fashion (N = 4840 with conglomerate sampling n = 100) we evaluate Body Mass Index (BMI) and infection by Helicobacter pylori , β Hemolytic Streptococcus , Urinary Tract Infection (UTI ) and Vaginosis. We get descriptive statistics and Odds Ratios. Results: 85 % female, 77% from the Andean region 77 % ,consulting mostly for laser lipolysis, BMI: 32 (SD.5.4) , the relationship between infection and obesity was : UTI OR: 1 4 (CI 1.02 to 3.62 ) (p : 0.042 , vaginitis : OR 1.4 ( IC: 1 ,09 -3, 019), (p : 0.028), Helicobacter pylori: Pearson 0.25 (p : 0.064 ) Streptococcus 0.56 (p = 0.046 ) These findings confirm previous studies. Implications are discussed. Conclusions: in our search Urinary tract infections and vaginitis are associated with obesity, this data confirm previous reports.

Palabras clave : infection; body weight; esthetic surgery.

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