ABSTRACT Objective Our aim was to describe the distribution of selected biomarkers according to age and sex, adjusted for HOMA-IR and adiposity, in a subset of middle-aged individuals of Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health-ELSA without diabetes mellitus or CVD. Subjects and methods This cros...
Adiposidad,
Factores de Edad,
Apolipoproteínas B/sangre,
Aterosclerosis/sangre,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Brasil,
Estudios Transversales,
Selectina E/sangre,
Resistencia a la Insulina,
Leptina/sangre,
Factores Sexuales,
Circunferencia de la Cintura
ABSTRACT Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is associated with metabolic syndrome (MS) and to identify factors that contribute to FSD in postmenopausal women. Subjects and methods This was a cross-sectional study in 111 sexually active women ag...
Climaterio/fisiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Estado Civil/estadística & datos numéricos,
Síndrome Metabólico/complicaciones,
Síndrome Metabólico/diagnóstico,
Síndrome Metabólico/epidemiología,
Posmenopausia/fisiología,
Posmenopausia/psicología,
Prevalencia,
Delitos Sexuales/psicología,
Delitos Sexuales/estadística & datos numéricos,
Disfunciones Sexuales Fisiológicas/complicaciones,
Disfunciones Sexuales Fisiológicas/diagnóstico,
Disfunciones Sexuales Fisiológicas/epidemiología,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Factores de Tiempo
ABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate the ability of BMI, WC and WHtR to discriminate hyperglycemia in young people, and to determine whether there is an increase in the accuracy with the addition of WC and/or WHtR to BMI. Subjects and methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1,139 schoolchildren a...
Glucemia/análisis,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Exactitud de los Datos,
Ayuno/sangre,
Hiperglucemia/diagnóstico,
Hiperglucemia/epidemiología,
Tamizaje Masivo/normas,
Prevalencia,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Circunferencia de la Cintura,
Relación Cintura-Estatura
ABSTRACT Objectives Body mass index (BMI) is a widely used proxy of body composition (BC). Concerns exist regarding possible BMI misclassification among active populations. We compared the prevalence of obesity as categorized by BMI or by skinfold estimates of body fat percentage (BF%) in a physically ...
Tejido Adiposo/anatomía & histología,
Composición Corporal/fisiología,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Capacidad Cardiovascular/fisiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Bomberos,
Personal Militar,
Fuerza Muscular/fisiología,
Obesidad/diagnóstico,
Obesidad/fisiopatología,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad
ABSTRACT Objective To identify the prevalence of the main oral problems present in special needs children and to relate the underlying conditions with the clinical and demographic variables. Methods The study was based on the physical examination of 47 students from the Associação de Pais e Amigos ...
Parálisis Cerebral,
Síndrome de Down,
Promoción de la Salud/organización & administración,
Discapacidad Intelectual,
Salud Bucal,
Higiene Bucal/normas,
Enfermedades Dentales/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Índice CPO,
Atención Dental para la Persona con Discapacidad/psicología,
Servicios Preventivos de Salud,
Enfermedades Dentales/prevención & control
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the acute effects of maternal and fetal hemodynamic responses in pregnant women submitted to fetal Doppler and an aerobic physical exercise test according to the degree of effort during the activity and the impact on the well-being. Methods Transversal study with low ri...
Ejercicio Físico/fisiología,
Feto/fisiología,
Circulación Placentaria/fisiología,
Embarazo/fisiología,
Presión Sanguínea,
Estudios Transversales,
Prueba de Esfuerzo/métodos,
Edad Gestacional,
Resistencia Física/fisiología,
Ultrasonografía Doppler/métodos,
Ultrasonografía Prenatal,
Arterias Umbilicales/diagnóstico por imagen,
Arterias Umbilicales/fisiología,
Útero/irrigación sanguínea
Abstract Introduction: Gut microbiota is involved in generation of uremic toxins in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients on hemodialysis (HD), like indoxyl sulfate (IS) that is originated from tryptophan amino acid fermentation. Objective: To evaluate the tryptophan intake by chronic renal failure pat...
Abstract Objective: To identify prenatal, perinatal and postnatal risk factors in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by comparing them to their siblings without autistic disorders. Method: The present study is cross sectional and comparative. It was conducted over a period of three months (Ju...
Factores de Edad,
Trastorno del Espectro Autista/etiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Sufrimiento Fetal/complicaciones,
Complicaciones del Trabajo de Parto,
Padres,
Nacimiento Prematuro,
Infecciones del Sistema Respiratorio/complicaciones,
Factores de Riesgo,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Factores Sexuales,
Hermanos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Túnez
Abstract Objective: To estimate the association between maternal socioeconomic factors and the occurrence of nutritional outcomes in children under five years of age in a representative sample of the Brazilian population. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that evaluated data from the latest Nat...
Abstract Objective: Childhood obesity has been associated with metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases. This study aimed to compare plasma levels of traditional metabolic markers, adipokines and soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor type 1 (sTNFR1) in overweight, obese and lean children. We also...
Adipoquinas/sangre,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Glucemia/análisis,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
LDL-Colesterol/sangre,
Estudios Transversales,
Ayuno/sangre,
Resistencia a la Insulina,
Sobrepeso/sangre,
Obesidad Infantil/sangre,
Receptores Tipo I de Factores de Necrosis Tumoral/sangre,
Triglicéridos/sangre
