Lifestyle and health of individuals with multiple sclerosis according to body mass index: initial results

Edyta Suliga; Elżbieta Cieśla; Elżbieta Jasińska; Katarzyna Gołuch; Stanisław Głuszek

doi:10.5114/ms.2022.117707

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Original paper

Lifestyle and health of individuals with multiple sclerosis according to body mass index: initial results

Edyta Suliga

¹

,

Elżbieta Cieśla

¹

,

Elżbieta Jasińska

¹

,

Katarzyna Gołuch

²

,

Stanisław Głuszek

¹

Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland Head of the Collegium: Prof. Marianna Janion MD, PhD
Resmedica, Kielce

Medical Studies/Studia Medyczne 2022; 38 (2): 140–151

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ms.2022.117707

Online publish date: 2022/06/30

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Introduction
Increased body mass index (BMI) correlates with an increased risk of many diseases and is thought to be a risk factor in multiple sclerosis (MS).

Aim of the research
To assess the lifestyle and health of adult individuals with MS, according to their relative BMI.

Material and methods
The study participants comprised 115 individuals with MS. The participants underwent anthropometric measurements, functional tests, lifestyle assessments, and a biochemical blood parameter analysis that included the fasting glucose, triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol, vitamin D, and biotin concentrations.

Results
In total, 40.9% of the participants were overweight or obese. The compared groups did not differ significantly in terms of the degree of their physical disability. The overweight group showed a higher functional ability of the lower limbs than the underweight group. Conversely, the underweight and the normal-weight group showed a higher relative hand grip strength than individuals with overweight and obesity (p < 0.05). Metabolic syndrome was more prevalent in the overweight and obese participants (p < 0.05). The obese individuals drank sweetened carbonated or still drinks significantly more often than the other individuals. They also consumed potatoes more often and other vegetables less often than the other participants (p < 0.05).

Conclusions
Individuals with MS differed in terms of the values of their metabolic parameters, functional ability of the lower limbs, and relative hand grip strength, depending on their BMI. The occurrence of obesity may have resulted, at least partially, from differences in diet and physical activity.

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Lifestyle and health of individuals with multiple sclerosis according to body mass index: initial results

Edyta Suliga 1 , Elżbieta Cieśla 1 , Elżbieta Jasińska 1 , Katarzyna Gołuch 2 , Stanisław Głuszek 1

diet, physical activity, multiple sclerosis, obesity, metabolic disorders

Edyta Suliga

¹

,

Elżbieta Cieśla

¹

,

Elżbieta Jasińska

¹

,

Katarzyna Gołuch

²

,

Stanisław Głuszek

¹