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Resting energy expenditure in vasospastic subjects and its potential relevance in glaucoma

Leuenberger, S. and Gugleta, K. and Kochkorov, A. and Reinhard, G. and Kräuchi, K. and Keller, U. and Flammer, J. and Orgül, S.. (2008) Resting energy expenditure in vasospastic subjects and its potential relevance in glaucoma. Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde, Vol. 225, H. 5. pp. 361-365.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Peripheral vasospastic syndrome is frequently encountered in normal tension glaucoma patients. We tested the hypothesis as to whether peripheral vascular spastic tendency is due to an attempt to preserve body heat in subjects with reduced resting energy expenditure. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twenty healthy non-smoking female individuals were enrolled into the study. Subjects were classified as having vasospasm (10 subjects) if they related a clear history of frequent cold hands, and as normal subjects (10 subjects) if they denied such a history. Sample size calculation was based on a power of 80 % to find a difference of 20 %. Resting energy expenditure (REE) was assessed by indirect calorimetry and corrected for fat-free mass (FFM), which was assessed by bioelectric impedance analysis. RESULTS: REE was 1198 +/- 155 kilocalories (kcal) in vasospastics and 1169 +/- 122 in controls (Mann-Whitney U-test: p = 0.62). FFM was 39.6 +/- 3.3 kg in vasospastics and 41.1 +/- 2.3 kg in controls (Mann-Whitney U-test: p = 0.16). REE adjusted for FFM was 30.2 +/- 2.5 kcal/kg in vasospastics and 28.4 +/- 2.3 kcal/kg in controls (Mann-Whitney U-test: p = 0.08). CONCLUSIONS: Peripheral vasospastic syndrome seems not to be a secondary response to insufficient resting energy expenditure. The results of the present study rather indicate an opposite tendency which deserves further investigation.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Ehemalige Einheiten Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Klinische Endokrinologie (Keller)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Ehemalige Einheiten Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Klinische Endokrinologie (Keller)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Spezialfächer (Klinik) > Ehemalige Einheiten Spezialfächer (Klinik) > Ophthalmologie (Flammer)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Spezialfächer (Klinik) > Ehemalige Einheiten Spezialfächer (Klinik) > Ophthalmologie (Flammer)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Spezialfächer (Klinik) > Ophthalmologie USB > Ophthalmologie (Orgül)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Spezialfächer (Klinik) > Ophthalmologie USB > Ophthalmologie (Orgül)
UniBasel Contributors:Flammer, Josef and Gugleta, Konstantin and Keller, Ulrich O. and Orgül, Selim
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Thieme
ISSN:0023-2165
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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