Pulmonary thromboembolism and obesity in forensic pathologic case work.
Forensic Sci Med Pathol
; 19(2): 192-197, 2023 06.
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ABSTRACT
328 autopsy cases of fatal pulmonary thromboembolism (PE) were compared to 984 age- and sex-matched controls to evaluate the association between obesity and PE in a forensic context. Both PE and control cases had a mean age of 67,8 years (male 62,9 years, females 71,7 years). The percentage of morbidly obese persons with a body mass index (BMI) of above 40 or abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue of above 4 cm was higher in the PE group (8,39% vs. 4,67% and 29.45% vs. 23.40%, respectively). On the other side, that of very slim persons (BMI below 18.5 or adipose tissue below 3 cm) was significantly smaller (4,27% vs. 7,52% and 47.55% vs. 56,60%). We thus found a strong association between being overweight and death from PE, while slim persons seem to be at an advantage. As the group of underweight persons includes those suffering from chronic diseases with reduced mobility or hypercoagulability (e.g. tumor kachexia or sarkopenia due to immobilisation), this finding is to some extent unexpected.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Embolia Pulmonar
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Obesidade Mórbida
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Forensic Sci Med Pathol
Assunto da revista:
JURISPRUDENCIA
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MEDICINA
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PATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
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Alemanha