Amato Alexandre Campos Moraes, Amato Fernando Campos Moraes, Amato Juliana Lelis Spirandeli, Benitti Daniel Augusto
Amato, Instituto de Medicina Avançada, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Valens Medical Center, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
J Vasc Bras. 2022 May 23;21:e20210198. doi: 10.1590/1677-5449.202101981. eCollection 2022.
Lipedema is characterized as an abnormal deposition of fat in the buttocks and legs bilaterally that may be accompanied by swelling, pain, and tenderness. It is still often confused with more frequent conditions such as obesity and lymphedema. The estimated prevalence in Europe varies between 0.06% and 39%.
To evaluate the prevalence of lipedema and identify health factors related to it in the Brazilian population.
Administration of a previously validated online screening questionnaire to a representative sample of the general population. The questionnaire was distributed and administered to anonymous volunteers representing the general Brazilian population using software designed for population analyses.
253 women answered the questionnaire, 12.3 ± 4% (Confidence Interval [CI] 95%) of whom presented symptoms compatible with a high probability of being diagnosed with lipedema. Furthermore, anxiety, depression, hypertension, and anemia were also correlated with a high probability of the diagnosis.
The estimated prevalence of lipedema in the population of Brazilian women is 12.3%.
脂肪性水肿的特征是双侧臀部和腿部出现异常脂肪沉积，可能伴有肿胀、疼痛和压痛。它仍常常与肥胖和淋巴水肿等更常见的病症相混淆。欧洲的估计患病率在0.06%至39%之间。
评估巴西人群中脂肪性水肿的患病率，并确定与之相关的健康因素。
对一般人群的代表性样本进行预先验证的在线筛查问卷。使用为人群分析设计的软件，将问卷分发给代表巴西一般人群的匿名志愿者并进行管理。
253名女性回答了问卷，其中12.3±4%（95%置信区间[CI]）的人出现了与极有可能被诊断为脂肪性水肿相符的症状。此外，焦虑、抑郁、高血压和贫血也与高诊断概率相关。
巴西女性人群中脂肪性水肿的估计患病率为12.3%。
