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Correlation of body mass index Z-scores with glucose and lipid profiles among overweight and obese children and adolescents

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (3), 2018
Abstract Objective To evaluate the prevalence of abnormalities in plasma lipid and glucose profiles among overweight and obese children and adolescents, and to assess the presence of a correlation between body mass index Z-scores and indicators of comorbidities related to both profiles. Methods This wa...

Persistent metabolic syndrome and risk of cardiovascular disease in children and adolescents

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: to verify persistence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and components in overweight children and adolescents, as well as its relation to socioeconomic and demographic characteristics and to the Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth (PDAY) score. Method: a two-point lo...

Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with increased QT corrected interval dispersion: the effects of continuous positive airway pressure

Abstract Introduction: Severe obstructive sleep apnea is associated with increased QT corrected interval dispersion and continuous positive airway pressure is thought to improve this arrhythmogenic marker. Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the decrease of ratio of cardiovascular risk in ...

Water workout application effects on the body composition and motor abilities of 13-year-old female adolescents

Int. j. morphol; 36 (2), 2018
The aim of this research was to determine the water workout application effects on anthropometric characteristics, body composition and motor abilities of 13-year-old female adolescents. The research was conducted on the sample of 154 female adolescents from south-eastern Serbia, divided into experimenta...

Effects of a 20-week concurrent training program on bone metabolism in elderly women

Int. j. morphol; 36 (2), 2018
The present study evaluated the effect of a 20-week concurrent training program on bone metabolism in elderly women. The sample consisted of 51 elderly women living in the municipality of Muriaé (MG), distributed into two groups: a concurrent training group (CTG = 25), with an average age of 69.44 ± 6....

Normative values of some morphometric variables for Kosovo Albanian population aged 06 - >70 years old

Int. j. morphol; 36 (2), 2018
The purpose of this study was to find out normative values of the Body Height, Body Weight, Body Mass Index and Basal Metabolic Rate, as well as to study, observe and to clarify the dynamics of physical growth and changes. Four anthropometric variables were measured in 94825 male Albanian entities from K...

Asociación entre índice de masa corporal y agresividad del carcinoma papilar de tiroides
Association between body mass index and aggressiveness of papillary thyroid carcinoma

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (3), 2018
El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar la asociación del índice de masa corporal (IMC) con las características clínico-patológicas y la recurrencia del carcinoma papilar de tiroides. La cohorte consistió en 208 pacientes con carcinoma papilar de tiroides diagnosticado en 2003-2014, en Buenos Aires, Ar...

Association of body mass index with short-term outcomes after cardiac surgery: retrospective study and meta-analysis

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (3), 2018
The relationship between higher body mass index (BMI), decreased morbidity and mortality is known as the "obesity paradox", and has been described in cohorts of patients with hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, coronary and peripheral artery diseases, non-cardiac surgery, and end-stage renal disease. ...

Adrenalectomía laparoscópica: ¿abordaje retroperitoneal posterior o transperitoneal lateral?

Rev. argent. cir; 110 (2), 2018
Objetivo: comparar los resultados obtenidos en adrenalectomía retroperitoneoscópica posterior (ARP) con los obtenidos por vía transperitoneal lateral (ATL) a corto y mediano plazo. Material y métodos: estudio de cohortes prospectivo. Se incluyeron 22 pacientes a quienes se les realizaron 24 adrenalec...

Portadores de doença de Crohn apresentam maior acúmulo de gordura visceral: análise comparativa com controles saudáveis

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: It is known that obesity is associated with a chronic inflammatory state, but few studies have evaluated visceral fat (VF) content and its role in individuals with Crohn's disease (CD). OBJETIVE: To compare the nutritional status, body composition and proportion of VF between CD ...