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Obesity and its Association with Food Consumption, Diabetes Mellitus, and Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Elderly

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (6), 2016
Abstract Background: Obesity affects a large part of elderly individuals worldwide and is considered a risk predictor for the development of chronic diseases such as cardiac diseases, the leading causes of death in the elderly population. Objective: To investigate the prevalence of obesity and associat...

Perception of parents and caregivers regarding the impact of malocclusion on adolescents' quality of life: a cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT Objective: The objective of this article was to assess the perception of parents and caregivers regarding the impact of malocclusion on adolescents’ oral health -related quality of life (OHRQoL). Methods: This cross-sectional study consisted of a sample of 280 parents/caregivers of 11 a...

Caracterización molecular de cepas invasivas de Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis: estudio multicéntrico Argentina 2011-2012
Molecular characterization of invasive Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis. Multicenter study: Argentina 2011-2012

Rev. argent. microbiol; 48 (4), 2016
Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (SDSE) has virulence factors similar to those of Streptococcus pyogenes. Therefore, it causes pharyngitis and severe infections indistinguishable from those caused by the classic pathogen. The objectives of this study were: to know the prevalence of SDSE inva...

Infección oculta por el virus de la hepatitis B en pacientes hemodializados cubanos
Occult hepatitis B virus infection in hemodialysis patients

Rev. cuba. med. trop; 68 (3), 2016
Introducción: la infección oculta por el virus de la hepatitis B se caracteriza por la presencia en suero o plasma del genoma viral y anticuerpos contra la proteína de la cápsida (anti-HBc) en ausencia del marcador de infección.Objetivos: detectar la IOB en los pacientes hemodializados e identificar...

Reacciones adversas por medicamentos en ancianos cubanos (2003-2013)
Adverse drug reactions reported in the Cuban elderly in the 2003-2013 period

Introducción: Las peculiaridades de las reacciones adversas medicamentosas en ancianos no están bien establecidas en Cuba. Objetivo: Determinar las reacciones adversas medicamentosas en ancianos reportadas al Sistema Cubano de Farmacovigilancia. Métodos: Investigación descriptiva y transversal. El un...

Prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency in type 2 diabetic patients using metformin: a cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT: CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency varies from 5.8% to 30% among patients undergoing long-term treatment with metformin. Because of the paucity of data on Brazilian patients, this study aimed to determine the frequency of B12 deficiency and related factors among B...

Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography compared with biopsy for evaluating hepatic fibrosis after liver transplantation: a cross-sectional diagnostic study

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Biopsies are used after liver transplantation to evaluate fibrosis. This study aimed to evaluate the elasticity of transplanted livers by means of a non-invasive examination, acoustic radiation force imaging (ARFI) elastography, correlating the results with the histologi...

A five-year review of vertical HIV transmission in a specialized service: cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Healthcare professionals need to instill the process of prevention, control and treatment of people infected with HIV into care practice. Through maintaining preventive treatment among HIV-infected pregnant women, it has been demonstrated that prophylactic antiretroviral...

Cutoffs and cardiovascular risk factors associated with neck circumference among community-dwelling elderly adults: a cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: In elderly people, measurement of several anthropometric parameters may present complications. Although neck circumference measurements seem to avoid these issues, the cutoffs and cardiovascular risk factors associated with this parameter among elderly people remain unkn...

Mood State of Women with Breast Cancer and that of Their Spouses

Invest. educ. enferm; 34 (3), 2016
Abstract Objectives. This work sought to determine mood levels of women subjected to treatments for breast cancer and of their spouses. Methods. Descriptive cross-sectional study with non-probabilistic sampling. The profile of mood states (POMS) instrument, Spanish version, was applied to a sample of...