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¿Cómo es la calidad de vida reportada por los estudiantes de Medicina?

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (11), 2018
Background: The high academic burden may hamper the quality of life of medical students. Aim: To evaluate the quality of life (QOL) for medical students attending a Chilean university. Material and Methods: Four hundred eleven medical students aged 22 ± 2 years (51% women), studying in Santiago, Chile...

The role of neonatal screening in nutritional evolution in the first 12 months after diagnosis of cystic fibrosis

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: to assess the progression of pediatric cystic fibrosis (CF) patients' nutritional status during the first 12 months after diagnosis and to establish its association with neonatal screening and clinical variables. Patients were recruited from two reference centers in Southern Brazil. ...

Talla, peso e índice de masa corporal en niños y niñas wichí de Formosa, Argentina

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (5), 2018
Este trabajo presenta datos antropométricos descriptivos de 194 niños y niñas (0-18 años) de una población wichí de la provincia de Formosa, Argentina. El objetivo fue documentar el crecimiento y el estado nutricional de este pueblo originario. Se tomaron datos de peso, talla e índice de masa corp...

Evaluación de los niveles de actividad física en universitarios mediante método directo

Rev. salud pública; 20 (5), 2018
RESUMEN Objetivo Identificar a través de un método de medición directo de la actividad física, las categorías en las que se ubican un grupo de estudiantes universitarios; así como relacionar estas categorías con variables de tipo sociodemográfico y antropométrico. Métodos Estudio de corte tra...

Prevalence of exercise intolerance in obese adults undergoing cardiopulmonary exercise testing

Abstract We hypothesized that the prevalence of exercise intolerance (EI, peak O2 uptake < 83%pred.) is not significantly affected by body mass index (BMI) in adults undergoing cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET). We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of EI and the influence of BMI in asymptomatic a...

ABSI is a poor predictor of insulin resistance in Chinese adults and elderly without diabetes

ABSTRACT Objective: Recently, a new obesity index (A Body Shape Index, ABSI) based on waist circumference (WC) was developed, and high ABSI corresponds to a more central concentration of body volume. It is well known that central obesity is closely linked with insulin resistance (IR). Therefore, our stu...

Serum uric acid levels and hyperuricemia in patients with psoriasis: a hospital-based cross-sectional study

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (5), 2018
Abstract: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was performed, including 117 psoriatic patients and 117 controls matched for age, gender, and body mass index. Psoriatic patients had higher levels of serum uric acid (6.25 ± 1.62 vs 5.71 ± 1.35 mg/dl; P=0.019) and significantly greater prevalence of hyp...

Análise dos fatores de risco e complicações pós-operatórias em pacientes portadores de doença de Crohn

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The post-operative complications rate is greater in patients with Crohn's disease than in other abdominal surgeries due to other benign conditions. Prevention and management of such complications are important factors in the care of these patients. OBJECTIVE: The objectives of th...

Valor diagnóstico de variables lipídicas y antropométricas en las disfunciones metabólicas

El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar el desempeño de detección del índice de disfunción metabólica (IDM) construido a partir de los valores de circunferencia abdominal, triglicéridos e índice de masa corporal. Se estudiaron 829 sujetos (327 de sexo masculino, 60,4±19,8 años). Se establecieron los...

Timing of permanent tooth emergence is associated with overweight/obesity in children from the amazon region

Braz. dent. j; 29 (5), 2018
Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between timing of permanent tooth emergence with overweight and obesity in children from Brazilian Amazon region. The studied population consisted of 192 children, 09 to 12 year-old, from public schools at Manaus, Amazonas-Brazil. Clinical ex...