Background: Resistin is an adipokine secreted in adipose tissue that may be associated with the metabolic and endocrine disorders of obesity. Aim: To assess the association between serum resistin levels and body composition variables, in children and adolescents. Material and Methods: Cross-sectional ass...
Composición Corporal/fisiología,
Obesidad/sangre,
Resistina/sangre,
Tejido Adiposo/metabolismo,
Análisis de Varianza,
Antropometría,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Estudios Transversales,
Valores de Referencia,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Sexuales,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas
Resumo Objetivou-se avaliar se diferentes graus de fluorose dentária estão associados à presença de traumatismo dentário entre escolares. Trata-se de um estudo transversal conduzido entre escolares de 12 anos. Os exames foram realizados por 24 cirurgiões-dentistas treinados e calibrados. A coleta d...
Abstract This article seeks to analyze the association between sexual violence, manic and depressive episodes, and suicide risk among young adults. This is a cross-sectional population-based study carried out with young people between 18 and 24 years of age in a town in southern Brazil. The sample was se...
Resumo Este trabalho objetivou examinar fatores associados ao déficit de estatura em crianças assistidas em creches do Estado da Paraíba, incluindo a deficiência de zinco. Trata-se de um estudo transversal envolvendo 353 crianças de 6-72 meses de idade. Os dados relativos às características bioló...
Resumo O estudo objetivou analisar a situação da alimentação complementar de crianças entre 6-24 meses assistidas na Atenção Básica de Saúde de Macaé/RJ. Realizou-se um estudo seccional e os dados foram obtidos do SisvanWEB, sendo incluídos e analisados todos os registros (n = 218) de criança...
Objective: Bipolar disorder (BD) is often left untreated for long periods, and this delay in treatment correlates with unfavorable prognosis. The present study sought to assess the magnitude of duration of untreated bipolar disorder (DUB) in Brazil. We hypothesized that DUB would be longer in Brazil than...
Andrade, Elvis H;
Rizzo, Lucas B;
Noto, Cristiano;
Ota, Vanessa K;
Gadelha, Ary;
Daruy-Filho, Ledo;
Tasso, Brazílio de C;
Mansur, Rodrigo B;
Cordeiro, Quirino;
Belangero, Síntia I;
Bressan, Rodrigo A;
Grassi-Oliveira, Rodrigo;
Brietzke, Elisa.
Objectives: To compare hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) in drug-naïve first-episode psychosis (FEP) patients and healthy controls and to investigate the correlations between HCC and psychopathology. Methods: Twenty-four drug-naïve FEP patients and 27 gender- and age-matched healthy control subjects w...
Objective: To study the co-occurrence of psychiatric disorders (PD) and communication disorders (CD) and their relationship with global functioning in maltreated children and adolescents. Methods: The sample comprised 143 maltreated children and adolescents (55.8% male). All underwent clinical communicat...
Trastorno por Déficit de Atención con Hiperactividad/epidemiología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Maltrato a los Niños/diagnóstico,
Maltrato a los Niños/psicología,
Maltrato a los Niños/estadística & datos numéricos,
Trastornos de la Comunicación/epidemiología,
Trastornos de la Comunicación/psicología,
Comorbilidad,
Estudios Transversales,
Trastorno Depresivo/epidemiología,
Trastornos Mentales/epidemiología,
Trastornos Mentales/psicología,
Prevalencia,
Trastorno de Comunicación Social/diagnóstico,
Trastorno de Comunicación Social/epidemiología,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Discapacidad Intelectual/epidemiología
Objective: To identify the prevalence of internalizing and externalizing behavior problems among preschoolers from the city of Salvador, state of Bahia, Brazil, and their associations with maternal mental health and family characteristics. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 349 children aged 49...
Brasil,
Trastornos de la Conducta Infantil/epidemiología,
Trastornos de la Conducta Infantil/psicología,
Estudios Transversales,
Composición Familiar,
Trastornos Mentales/epidemiología,
Trastornos Mentales/psicología,
Salud Mental/estadística & datos numéricos,
Relaciones Madre-Hijo,
Madres/psicología,
Madres/estadística & datos numéricos,
Prevalencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Medio Social
Objective: Approximately one-half of all patients affected by bipolar disorder present with psychotic features on at least one occasion. Several studies have found that alterations in the activity of mesolimbic and prefrontal regions are related to aberrant salience in psychotic patients. The aim of the ...
Trastorno Bipolar/complicaciones,
Trastorno Bipolar/diagnóstico por imagen,
Trastorno Bipolar/fisiopatología,
Corteza Cerebral/diagnóstico por imagen,
Corteza Cerebral/fisiopatología,
Estudios Transversales,
Sustancia Gris/diagnóstico por imagen,
Sustancia Gris/patología,
Alucinaciones/complicaciones,
Alucinaciones/fisiopatología,
Imagen por Resonancia Magnética,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Tamaño de los Órganos
