Jana Fajfrová

REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE ARMY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

V praci je popsan význam pravidelne pohybove aktivity v primarni prevenci neinfekcnich onemocněni hromadneho výskytu ve vojenske populaci. Prace popisuje jednotlive druhy tělesne připravy v ACR, sportovni možnosti a druhy sportů na utvarech a typy přezkouseni z tělesne připravy.

Prevalence of risk factors in cardiovascular diseases in selected population of the Czech Republic

OBJECTIVES The aim of the study is to describe current prevalence of selected risk factors in the Czech general population in a particular region and to compare the data with recently published results in the selected population of Czech soldiers. The work also deals with the advantages and disadvantages of methods determining overweight and obesity. METHODS Within medical preventive examinations the data of 1,051 individuals (482 men, 569 women) were obtained. In this group anthropometric parameters such as height, body weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), and waist circumference were monitored. From biochemical parameters the following values were monitored: glycaemia, uric acid, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, and triglycerides. Demographic data such as age, gender and achieved education were processed. RESULTS Average BMI values in men were in the overweight range. Monitored average BMI values in women were up to standards. Monitored anthropometric parameters significantly increased with the age of examined individuals. The highest values of BMI and waist circumference were found in the over-50 age group. Selected biochemical parameters also increased with the age of examined individuals. Education did not have significant influence on the values of selected parameters. A statistically significant positive correlation was found between the values of BMI and waist circumference. The correlation coefficient in men was r = 0.804, p < 0.001, and in women r = 0.858, p < 0.001. CONCLUSION The work confirmed differences in anthropometric parameters between the civilian and military Czech male population due to a higher muscle mass percentage in the military population. The work also confirmed the significance of further anthropometric methods in diagnostics of overweight and obesity. The number of individuals with anthropometric and biochemical parameters out of the physiological range is increasing in the over-50 age category.

The effect of orlistat on body weight in obese Czech adults

ObjectivesThe effectiveness of pharmacologic support with orlistat is shown on a group of the obese patients.MethodsIn ambulatory patients, basic anthropometric parameters as body weight, BMI, waist circumference and the total amount of adipose tissue were compared before substitution with 120 mg orlistat three times a day and after a four-month therapy. This group included 52 patients who were administered the same dose of orlistat for the whole period of time. The control group consisted of 49 patients. These patients were not administered orlistat.ResultsAfter a four-month therapy with orlistat there was a mean reduction in weight by 6.7 ± 2.6 kg in the monitored group of patients. Their BMI was reduced by 2.0 ± 0.9 kg/m2 and the waist circumference by 3.7 ± 3.3 cm. The decrease in the percentage of the total body lipid was 2.5 %. There was a statistically significant reduction in all of the monitored parameters. In the control group, there was no statistically significant decrease in the majority of the monitored parameters.ConclusionWe can state that in our patients we have proven a positive effect of orlistat substitution on their weight reduction.

Eleventh International Congress on Obesity: News and Prospects

This article describes the 11th International Congress on Obesity which took place in Stockholm in July 2010. The delegates discussed recommended diagnostics and treatments in obesitology. A large number of presentations focused on nutrition and dietary management. The 11th International Congress on Obesity had a high professional standard. Active participants as well as almost 50 producers who exhibited drugs and medical equipment from the areas of nutrition, obesity, metabolism, and metabolic surgery contributed to this.