Endocrinología y nutrición : órgano de la Sociedad Española de Endocrinología y Nutrición
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Endocrinol Nutr
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To estimate the prevalence of obesity and its associated cardiovascular risk in the general population of a health area in Extremadura. ⋯ Obesity is highly prevalent and affects, together with overweight, 74.1% of the population in an Extremadura health area. A vast majority of obese subjects have an increased cardiovascular risk, which is very marked for ischemic heart disease in females.
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To assess in hospitalized patients the prevalence of hyperglycemia, degree of glycemic control, rate of hypoglycemia, and treatment used. ⋯ Glycemic control is not adequate in hospitalized patients, probably because of overuse of sliding scales and the low insulin doses used.