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Simultaneidade de fatores de risco para doenças crônicas não transmissíveis em população rural de um município no sul do Brasil

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 23 (), 2020
RESUMO: Objetivos: Descrever a ocorrência simultânea de fatores de risco para doenças crônicas não transmissíveis e os fatores associados à simultaneidade dessas prevalências em adultos residentes na zona rural de um município no sul do Brasil. Métodos: Trata-se de estudo transversal com 1....

Spirometry results after treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis: comparison between patients with and without previous lung disease: a multicenter study

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare patients with and without previous lung disease, in terms of the spirometry results after they had been treated for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and cured, as well as to analyze risk factors related to functional severity. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, multicenter ...

Association between physical activity practice and clustering of health risk behaviors in adolescents

ABSTRACT Objective: To verify the association between participation in physical activity (PA) and the clustering of health risk behaviors (HRB) in adolescents of both genders. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 862 adolescents (11 to 17 years old) enrolled in 14 randomly selected public schoo...

Influence of tobacco, alcohol consumption, eating habits and physical activity in nursing students

Objective: to determine the consumption of alcohol, tobacco, eating habits, and physical activity among nursing students and to detect whether being a nursing student is a protective factor against these habits. Method: a questionnaire was used to collect information on age, academic year, sex, alcohol ...

Síndromes coronarios agudos en instituciones póblicas y no póblicas de Argentina
Acute coronary syndromes in public and non-public institutions of Argentina

Medicina (B.Aires); 79 (6), 2019
El tratamiento del síndrome coronario agudo (SCA) puede diferir segó;ºn la cobertura de salud. El objetivo fue comparar características demográficas de pacientes con SCA atendidos en instituciones del sector pó;ºblico, o en el no-pó;ºblico de Argentina, las terapó;©uticas y su relació;n con l...

Intento de suicidio en adolescentes: factores asociados

Rev. chil. pediatr; 90 (6), 2019
INTRODUCCIÓN: El intento de suicidio es el principal factor de riesgo del suicidio consumado. OBJETIVO: Analizar la prevalencia de intento de suicidio en adolescentes estudiantes de secundaria y bachillerato de la Ciudad de México, y sus factores asociados. SUJETOS Y MÉTODO: Estudio observacional...

Sociodemographic factors associated with smoking risk perception in adolescents in São Paulo, Brazil

Objective: We examined the sociodemographic factors associated with smoking risk perceptions (SRP) in youth living in two very different neighborhoods in the city of São Paulo, Brazil: a middle-class central area (Vila Mariana) and a poor outer-city area (Capão Redondo). Methods: A cross-sectional sur...

Microbiological characterization of severe exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in patients admitted to the ICU with or without associated pneumonia: A retrospective cross-sectional study

Infectio; 23 (4), 2019
Objective: The goal of this study was to compare the microbiology of severe exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), in patients with pneumonia compared to those that did not have. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cross-se...

Efectos fetales y posnatales del tabaquismo durante el embarazo

Med. leg. Costa Rica; 36 (2), 2019
Resumen La exposición al tabaco en el útero se asocia con un menor crecimiento fetal, una disminución en el peso al nacer y un incremento significativo de nacimientos con bajo peso. Por otra parte, diversos estudios han indicado que el tabaquismo materno puede provocar sobrepeso u obesidad y un aument...

Probiotic administration increases mandibular bone mineral density on rats exposed to cigarette smoke inhalation

Braz. dent. j; 30 (6), 2019
Abstract Smoking is one of the main risk factor for periodontal disease, increasing its prevalence and severity. Probiotics emerged as an alternative for the prevention and treatment of many diseases, since it can modulate the host immune response and modify the modify the microbiome. Therefore, the aim ...