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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0034-7523</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Medicina]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Cuban de Med]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7523</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias MédicasEditorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0034-75232023000200015</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Diagnóstico de obesidad y uso de biomarcadores]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Obesity Diagnosis and Use of Biomarkers]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Granda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniela]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cevallos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andrea]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Técnica de Ambato Facultad de Ciencia de la Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Ambato]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>62</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-75232023000200015&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-75232023000200015&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-75232023000200015&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  La pandemia de la obesidad necesita nuevos enfoques y un consenso en el tratamiento de condiciones que conducen a la morbilidad, los biomarcadores, definidos como indicadores de procesos biológicos en salud y enfermedad.  Objetivo:  Examinar los biomarcadores de obesidad en adultos y potencial el diagnóstico, el pronóstico y el tratamiento.  Métodos:  Se realizó un estudio de revisión bibliográfica, los artículos consultados se identificaron mediante la búsqueda en la base de datos PubMed con los términos obesidad, obesidad central, índice de masa corporal, biomarcadores, genómica, epigenómica, metabolómica y microbiómica. Se revisaron las listas bibliográficas de las publicaciones analizadas para identificar artículos adicionales. En la búsqueda se obtuvieron 37 artículos publicados en el período comprendido del 1 de enero de 2015 hasta el 31 de marzo de 2022. Se compararon biomarcadores asociados con la obesidad IMC &#8805; 30 kg/m2 (en la población occidental) o 28 kg/m2 (en la población oriental), estos proporcionaron estimaciones de riesgo de dicho padecimiento, también estimaciones de riesgo con un IC del 95 % para las asociaciones de un factor de riesgo evidenciado en pruebas diagnósticas.  Resultados:  La predisposición para la obesidad varía según la geografía, las condiciones sociales, los factores políticos y económicos y la genética humana.  Conclusiones:  Los biomarcadores poseen un valioso poder diagnóstico y pronóstico, no solo en el comportamiento y estilo de vida, sino para examinar los efectos de las intervenciones vinculadas en la prevención y el tratamiento de la obesidad.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: The obesity pandemic needs new approaches and a consensus in the treatment of conditions that lead to morbidity, biomarkers, defined as indicators of biological processes in health and disease.  Objective:  To examine the obesity biomarkers in adults and the potential in the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment.  Methods:  A bibliographic review study was carried out, the articles consulted were identified by searching the PubMed database with the terms obesity, central obesity, body mass index, biomarkers, genomics, epigenomics, metabolomics and microbiomics. The bibliography lists of the analyzed publications were also reviewed to identify additional articles. The search found 37 articles published from January 1, 2015 to March 31, 2022, which compared biomarkers associated with obesity BMI &#8805; 30 kg/m2 (in the Western population) or 28 kg/m2 (in the oriental population), which provided risk estimates for this condition, as well as risk estimates with a 95% CI for associations of a risk factor evidenced in diagnostic tests.  Results:  The predisposition for obesity varies according to geography, social conditions, political and economic factors, and human genetics.  Conclusions:  Biomarkers have valuable diagnostic and prognostic power, they can envision a new frontier treating not only related behaviors and lifestyles, but also being able to describe the effects of interventions for the prevention and treatment of obesity.]]></p></abstract>
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