Research with police officers (POs) suggests an association between body composition, physical performance and health. The aim of the study was to investigate the associations between body composition and measures of physical fitness, and their use to predict estimated physical fitness score (EPFS). The ...
The objective of this study was to investigate the alterations in morphology and aerobic resistance of rats subjected to different physical training protocols. The study consisted of 55 rats of the "Wistar" breed, 100 days of age, over a period of 8 weeks. The animals were randomly distributed between fo...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can affect the feet, thus compromising the patient's gait and autonomy. In this study, we investigated foot disability in RA patients using the Brazilian versions of the Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ-BR) and Foot Function Index (FFI-BR). DESIGN A...
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the relationship between the pretreatment body mass index (BMI) and the clinical outcomes in patients with localized stage I - III renal cell carcinoma (RCC) surgically treated. Materials and Methods: From January 2000 to December 2012, 798 patients with stage I - III...
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Carcinoma de Células Renales/mortalidad,
Carcinoma de Células Renales/patología,
Carcinoma de Células Renales/cirugía,
Neoplasias Renales/mortalidad,
Neoplasias Renales/patología,
Neoplasias Renales/cirugía,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Estadificación de Neoplasias,
Pronóstico,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Tasa de Supervivencia
Kelishadi, Roya;
Qorbani, Mostafa;
Heshmat, Ramin;
Motamed-Gorji, Nazgol;
Motlagh, Mohammad Esmaeil;
Ziaodini, Hasan;
Taheri, Majzoubeh;
Shafiee, Gita;
Aminaee, Tahereh;
Ahadi, Zeinab;
Heidari-Beni, Motahar.
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that the levels of some liver enzymes, and especially alanine aminotransferase (ALT), might be correlatable with cardiometabolic risk factors. We investigated the relationship between ALT concentration and cardiometabolic risk factors among children and adoles...
Alanina Transaminasa/sangre,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Presión Sanguínea,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/sangre,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/epidemiología,
HDL-Colesterol/sangre,
LDL-Colesterol/sangre,
Estudios Transversales,
Irán/epidemiología,
Síndrome Metabólico/sangre,
Síndrome Metabólico/epidemiología,
Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico/sangre,
Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico/epidemiología,
Factores de Riesgo,
Población Rural/estadística & datos numéricos,
Triglicéridos/sangre,
Población Urbana
El empleo de la cirugía metabólica, como tratamiento capaz de revertir o mejorar la diabesidad, ha llamado la atención por las transformaciones inducidas en los pacientes sometidos a esta intervención. Esas transformaciones se tratan de explicar a través de los cambios anatómicos y fisiológicos qu...
SAPUNAR, JORGE;
ESCALONA, ALEX;
ARAYA, VERÓNICA;
AYLWIN, CARMEN GLORIA;
BASTÍAS, MARÍA JULIANA;
BOZA, CAMILO;
CÁRCAMO, CARLOS;
CSENDES A, ATTILA;
DAVIDOF F, PATRICIO;
FUNKE, RICARDO;
GÓMEZ, PATRICIA;
GONZÁLEZ, MARÍA ISABEL;
LAHSEN, RODOLFO;
LANZARINI, ENRIQUE;
MAÍZ, ALBERTO;
MUJICA, VERÓNICA;
MUÑOZ, RODRIGO;
PÉREZ, GUSTAVO;
RAIMANN, FÉLIX;
SALMAN, PATRICIO;
SEPÚLVEDA, MATÍAS;
SOTO, NÉSTOR;
VILLAGRÁN, RODRIGO.
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and obesity are a public health problem in Chile. Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment alternative to achieve a significant and sustained weight reduction in patients with morbid obesity. The results of controlled clinical trials indicate that, compared to medical trea...
Objective: To evaluate the nutritional status of crack users and to analyze its correlation with drug use profiles. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 108 crack users. Anthropometric data were assessed through body mass index (BMI) and bioimpedance (BIA) measurements. A blood test to analyze hematocrit...
Antropometría/métodos,
Composición Corporal/efectos de los fármacos,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Trastornos Relacionados con Cocaína/diagnóstico,
Trastornos Relacionados con Cocaína/epidemiología,
Cocaína Crack/farmacología,
Estudios Transversales,
Impedancia Eléctrica,
Hematócrito,
Pruebas Hematológicas/métodos,
Hemoglobinas/análisis,
Evaluación Nutricional,
Estado Nutricional/efectos de los fármacos,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Factores Socioeconómicos
Resumen La obesidad es una de las enfermedades con mayor incidencia y prevalencia a nivel mundial principalmente debido a estilos de vida no saludables como el sedentarismo y la dieta occidental. Un índice de masa corporal >30,0 kg/m2 es el parámetro que se utiliza para diagnosticar esta patología....
Abstract Objective: To analyze the inflammation resulting from myocardial revascularization techniques with and without cardiopulmonary bypass, based on ultrasensitive C-reactive protein (US-CRP) behavior. Methods: A prospective non-randomized clinical study with 136 patients was performed. Sixty-nine ...
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Proteína C-Reactiva/análisis,
Proteína C-Reactiva/metabolismo,
Puente Cardiopulmonar/métodos,
Puente de Arteria Coronaria Off-Pump/métodos,
Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/sangre,
Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/cirugía,
Infarto del Miocardio/sangre,
Infarto del Miocardio/cirugía,
Periodo Posoperatorio,
Periodo Preoperatorio,
Estudios Prospectivos
