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Diabetes remission rate in different bmi grades following roux-en-y gastric bypass

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 31 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus has a high long-term remission rate after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB), but few studies have analyzed patients with BMI<35 kg/m2. Aim: To compare glycemic control after LRYGB between BMI 30-35 kg/m2 (intervention group or IG) and >3...

Diagnostic value of c-reactive protein and the influence of visceral fat in patients with obesity and acute appendicitis

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 31 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Background: The C reactive protein (CRP) is one of the most accurate inflammatory markers in acute appendicitis (AA). Obesity leads to a pro-inflammatory state with increased CRP, which may interfere with the interpretation of this laboratory test in AA. Aim: To assess sensitivity, specifici...

Trunk body mass index: a new reference for the assessment of body mass distribution

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 31 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Background: Body mass index (BMI) has some limitations for nutritional diagnosis since it does not represent an accurate measure of body fat and it is unable to identify predominant fat distribution. Aim: To develop a BMI based on the ratio of trunk mass and height. Methods: Fifty-seven patie...

Sarcopenia e sua associação com mudanças nos fatores socioeconômicos, comportamentais e de saúde: Estudo EpiFloripa Idoso

Resumo: O objetivo do presente estudo foi verificar a prevalência de sarcopenia e sua associação com mudanças nos fatores socioeconômicos, comportamentais e de saúde em idosos. O trabalho, longitudinal e de base populacional, incluiu 598 idosos (≥ 60 anos) de Florianópolis, Sul do Brasil. A ...

Evidences of the association between individual attributes and bullying: a cross-sectional study with adolescents from Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State, Brazil

This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of bullying and to verify the association between nutritional status, demographic and socioeconomic factors, and individual attributes among schoolchildren aged from 11 to 14 years. This is cross-sectional study with a probabilistic sample of 975 adolescents at...

Prevalence and factors associated with metabolic syndrome in 6-10-year-old children

Motriz (Online); 24 (3), 2018
Abstract Aims: to identify the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and associated risk factors in children. Methods: a total of 1,480 Brazilian children aged 6-10 years old (52.2% girls) participated in this population-based, epidemiological cross-sectional study. The inclusion criteria were chil...

The role of body fat in the relationship of cardiorespiratory fitness with cardiovascular risk factors in Brazilian children

Motriz (Online); 24 (4), 2018
To analyze the association between the percentage of body fat and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) with cardiovascular risk factors in children, and; to examine whether percentage of body fat acts as a mediator on the association between CRF and cardiovascular risk factor. Methods: This cross-sectional ...

Comparação clínica, laboratorial e densitométrica de pacientes com coxartrose e com fraturas do colo femoral

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 45 (5), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo: comparar dados clínicos, laboratoriais e densitométricos de pacientes com osteoartrose e com fratura do colo femoral. Métodos: estudo transversal de pacientes com fratura do colo femoral e osteoartrose do quadril, submetidos à artroplastia de quadril. Dados clínicos, laboratoriais...

Análise do perfil lipídico de pacientes submetidos à gastrectomia vertical e à derivação gástrica em Y de Roux

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 45 (6), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo: comparar as melhorias no perfil lipídico de pacientes submetidos à gastrectomia vertical (GV) e à derivação gástrica em Y de Roux (DGYR). Metódos: estudo de coorte misto, em que foram avaliados 334 pacientes submetidos à GV e 178 pacientes submetidos à DGYR no Hospital das C...

Estado nutricional de escolares adolescentes no Brasil: a Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde dos Escolares 2015

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 21 (supl.1), 2018
RESUMO: Introdução: A obesidade é um problema crescente no Brasil em todos os grupos etários. Excesso de peso ao final da adolescência indica probabilidade elevada de peso não saudável na vida adulta. Objetivo: Descrever dados antropométricos da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde dos Escolares (PeNS...