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Cardiovascular risk in rural workers and its relation with body mass index

ABSTRACT Objective Evaluate the propensity of cardiovascular risk in rural workers and, through the Framingham Risk Score (FRS), relate this risk with the classification of Body Mass Index (BMI). Subjects and methods This study is characterized as descriptive and exploratory, with the participation of ...

Group-based food and nutritional education for the treatment of obesity in adult women using the family health strategy

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 31 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective The high prevalence of obesity and its association with chronic diseases is a major public health problem. This study aimed to evaluate a group-based Food and Nutrition Education Program for the treatment of excess weight in Brazilian women attending the Family Health Strategy. Metho...

Relación entre control postural y desarrollo motor en niños con síndrome de down y con desarrollo típico de Chillán

El objetivo de esta investigación es relacionar el desarrollo motor y control postural en niños con Síndrome de Down de la ciudad de Chillán. La investigación tiene un diseño no experimental, transeccional, correlacional. La muestra intencionada no probabilística está constituida ...

Dysfunctional eating behaviors, anxiety, and depression in Italian boys and girls: the role of mass media

Objective: Extensive research has implicated identification with characters in mass media in the emergence of disordered eating behavior in adolescents. We explored the possible influence of the models offered by television (TV) on adolescents' body image, body uneasiness, eating-disordered behavior, dep...

Factores asociados a sedentarismo en Chile: evidencia de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2009-2010

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (1), 2018
Background: Sedentary behaviors are one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Aim: To identify factors associated with high sedentary behaviors in the Chilean population. Material and Methods: We included 5,040 participants from the Chilean National Health Survey 2009-2010. Physical ac...

Body mass Index changes during pregnancy and perinatal outcomes - A cross-sectional study

Abstract Objective To evaluate the relation between changes the body mass index (BMI) percentile, reflected in the Atalah curve, and perinatal outcomes. Methods A cross-sectional study with 1,279 women was performed. Data regarding gestational weight, sociodemographic characteristics and perinatal ou...

Neck circumference in adolescents and cardiometabolic risk: A sistematic review

Summary Objective: To critically analyze articles on the relation between neck circumference (NC) in adolescents and: body mass index, fat distribution, metabolic syndrome and its individual components, and cardiovascular risk. Method: Systematic review undertaken by two independent researchers using t...

Weight reduction for a better visual outcome in idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the correlation between weight reduction and visual outcome in overweight patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Methods: Thirty-nine newly diagnosed, overweight (body mass index >25 kg/m2) patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension were studied ret...

Desenvolvimento de modelo clínico para predição da possibilidade de identificação da artéria de Adamkiewicz por angiotomografia

J. vasc. bras; 17 (1), 2018
Contexto: Diferenças morfológicas da artéria de Adamkiewicz (AKA) entre a população portadora e não portadora de doença aórtica têm importância clínica, influenciando as complicações neuroisquêmicas da medula espinhal em procedimentos operatórios. Ainda não é conhecida a correlação ...

Profilaxia da trombose venosa profunda em cirurgia bariátrica: estudo comparativo com doses diferentes de heparina de baixo peso molecular

J. vasc. bras; 17 (1), 2018
Contexto: A cirurgia bariátrica é considerada a melhor opção para o tratamento da obesidade, cujos pacientes são considerados de alto risco para fenômenos tromboembólicos. Objetivos: Comparar o uso de doses diferentes de heparina de baixo peso molecular (HBPM) na profi...