Body Composition Changes Associated With Methadone Treatment
| Autor: | Zack Z. Cernovsky, Gamal Sadek, Simon Chiu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
030508 substance abuse Medicine (miscellaneous) Physiology Body Mass Index 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine medicine Obesity 030212 general & internal medicine business.industry Brief Report medicine.disease Kowsar Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Endocrinology Basal metabolic rate Composition (visual arts) Opiate 0305 other medical science business Bioelectrical impedance analysis Body mass index Methadone medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of High Risk Behaviors & Addiction |
| ISSN: | 2251-872X 2251-8711 |
| DOI: | 10.5812/ijhrba.27587 |
| Popis: | Background: Methadone is associated with a statistically significant increase in BMI in the first 2 years of treatment. Objectives: To evaluate the changes of body composition (bone mass, % fat, % muscle mass, % water, and basal metabolic rate) related to this increase. Patients and Methods: Changes in body composition were monitored, via bioelectrical impedance, in 29 patients in methadone treatment for opiate dependency (age 18 to 44, mean = 29.3, SD = 7.0, 13 men, 16 women). Results: Within one year from admission to treatment, a statistically significant (t-tests, P < 0.05) increase was noted in their body mass index (BMI), % of body fat, average body mass, and average basal metabolic rate, and relative decrease in their % of muscle mass and % of bone mass. Neither absolute bone mass nor muscle mass changed significantly. Conclusions: Physicians involved in care of methadone patients should recommend dietary and lifestyle changes to improve their overall health. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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