Abstract Objectives: This study was conducted to explore the association of eating frequency (EF) with anthropometric indices and blood pressure (BP) in children and adolescents. Methods: This nationwide cross-sectional study was performed on a multi-stage sample of 14,880 students, aged 6–18 yea...
Summary Objective: To analyze the relation of abdominal obesity on cardiovascular risk in individuals seen by a clinic school of nutrition, classifying them based on Framingham score. Methods: Cross-sectional study, conducted at the nutrition clinic of a private college in the city of Maceió, Alagoas....
Factores de Edad,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/etiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Obesidad Abdominal/complicaciones,
Valores de Referencia,
Medición de Riesgo/métodos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Sexuales,
Circunferencia de la Cintura
Summary Introduction: Diabetic foot is one of the most serious complications of diabetes affecting about 15% of all diabetes patients, and it is the leading cause of nontraumatic lower limb amputations. This study presents a sociodemographic and clinical characterization of patients with diabetic foot u...
Amputación Quirúrgica,
Estudios Transversales,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/complicaciones,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/fisiopatología,
Pie Diabético/epidemiología,
Pie Diabético/fisiopatología,
Pie Diabético/cirugía,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Neuralgia/epidemiología,
Neuralgia/fisiopatología,
Dimensión del Dolor,
Portugal/epidemiología,
Calidad de Vida,
Factores de Riesgo,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
Summary Objective: Vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) is a test technique that can be used to detect asymptomatic vertebral fractures (AVF). It uses dual energy X-ray bsorptiometry (DXA) and can be performed concurrently with bone densitometry. This study aims to assess the prevalence of AVF in patient...
Absorciometría de Fotón,
Enfermedades Asintomáticas/epidemiología,
Densidad Ósea/fisiología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Densitometría/métodos,
Modelos Logísticos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Fracturas Osteoporóticas/epidemiología,
Fracturas Osteoporóticas/fisiopatología,
Prevalencia,
Valores de Referencia,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Fracturas de la Columna Vertebral/epidemiología,
Fracturas de la Columna Vertebral/etiología,
Fracturas de la Columna Vertebral/fisiopatología
Summary Objective: To describe the values of non-HDL cholesterol (NHDL-c) and the frequency of a family history of early cardiovascular disease (family HCVD) in healthy prepubescent children. Analyze the association between NHDL-c and family HCVD, and possible associations with other risk factors for ca...
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/sangre,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/genética,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/prevención & control,
HDL-Colesterol/sangre,
HDL-Colesterol/genética,
Estudios Transversales,
Dislipidemias/sangre,
Dislipidemias/genética,
Dislipidemias/prevención & control,
Factores de Riesgo,
Circunferencia de la Cintura
Summary Objective: To evaluate the frequency of teenage pregnancy in Brazil, from 2000 to 2011, in all five Brazilian macroregions and age groups (10-14 and 15-19 years), correlating it with the human development index (HDI). Method: Descriptive epidemiological study, with cross-sectional design, perfo...
Summary Objective: To describe the epidemiological profile of ocular trauma in children at the HBDF emergency department. Method: Descriptive, cross-sectional study. We evaluated 103 cases of ocular trauma in children less than 15 years between July 2012 and January 2013. The factors evaluated through ...
Distribución por Edad,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital,
Lesiones Oculares/clasificación,
Lesiones Oculares/epidemiología,
Lesiones Oculares/etiología,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Factores Sexuales,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Agudeza Visual
Introdução: a alimentação é considerada fator essencial para manutenção da saúde dos indivíduos, permeada por contextos culturais específicos. Objetivo: avaliar o contexto cultural da alimentação do idoso indígena. Metodologia: estudo descritivo, transversal, quantitativo, realizado na Casa ...
Anciano,
50227,
Enfermería Transcultural,
Educación en Salud,
Nutrición, Alimentación y Dieta,
Epidemiología Descriptiva,
Estudios Transversales,
24960,
Conducta Alimentaria,
Atención de Enfermería
Objetivos: estimar a prevalência de fragilidade em mulheres idosas, residentes no município de João Pessoa (Paraíba), e averiguar a associação entre a fragilidade e as variáveis clínicas morbidade referida e capacidade funcional desse grupo. Método: a amostra foi constituída por 166 idosas, na ...
Objetivo: identificar modos de exposição a material biológico dos profissionais de enfermagem de unidades da atenção primária à saúde de um Distrito Sanitário de Goiânia-GO. Método: cumpridos os aspectos éticos, os dados foram obtidos por meio de questionário e observação direta, registrad...
