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Circulating omentin-1 might be associated with metabolic health status in different phenotypes of body size

ABSTRACT Objective Adipokines are mediators of body composition and are involved in obesity complications. This study aimed to assess the association of circulating omentin-1, vaspin, and RBP-4 with body composition indices and metabolic health status (MHS) in different phenotypes of body size. Subjec...

Role of vitamin D in the development of obesity

Int. j. morphol; 35 (4), 2017
SUMMARY: Antecedents in the literature suggest that vitamin D (VD) play a role in overweigh/obesity. The present study evaluated the effect of VD deficiency diet intake and fat hight on overweight/obesity about white adipose tissue (WAT) and body mass (BM) gain. Animals were divided into four experimenta...

Impact of continuous positive airway pressure on the pulmonary changes promoted by immersion in water

J. bras. pneumol; 43 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine whether different levels of CPAP improve the lung volumes and capacities of healthy subjects immersed in water. Methods: This was a randomized clinical trial, conducted between April and June of 2016, involving healthy female volunteers who were using oral contraceptive...

The association of sleep and late-night cell phone use among adolescents

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 93 (6), 2017
Abstract Objective: This study aims to assess the relationship of late-night cell phone use with sleep duration and quality in a sample of Iranian adolescents. Methods: The study population consisted of 2400 adolescents, aged 12-18 years, living in Isfahan, Iran. Age, body mass index, sleep duration, c...

Prevalence and factors associated with body mass index in children aged 9-11 years

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 93 (6), 2017
Abstract Objective: This study aimed to identify the prevalence and factors associated with body mass index (BMI) in children aged 9-11 years. Methods: The study is part of the International Study of Childhood Obesity Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE). Body composition was determined using the bip...

Associações entre o índice de massa corporal e a agilidade em crianças e adolescentes
Associations between the body mass index and agility in children and adolescents

Rev. cuba. med. mil; 46 (4), 2017
Introdução: às associações entre o índice de massa corporal e a agilidade na infância, não estão bem esclarecidas na literatura. Objetivo: analisar a associação entre os níveis do índice de massa coporal e a agilidade em crianças e adolescentes. Método: estudo transversal com voluntários ...

Feeding and nutritional profiles of children at 12 months of age living in the western region of the city of São Paulo: The Procriar Project

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 30 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the feeding profiles, nutritional statuses and influences of maternal characteristics on food consumption of infants at the end of the first year of life. Methods This is a cross-sectional study nested within a cohort of pregnant women that evaluated children with a mean a...

Nutritional assessment of Esmeraldan adult population (Ecuador)

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 30 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To analyse the nutritional status of the adult population in Esmeraldas by means of anthropometric measurements, the input of macro and micronutrients in the diet, and the adequacy estimation of nutrient intake by hispanic Dietary Reference Instakes along with the sex and the age infl...

Prevalência de genuvalgo em escolas públicas do ensino fundamental na cidade de santos (sp), brasil

Rev. paul. pediatr; 35 (4), 2017
RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a prevalência de genuvalgo e fatores associados em alunos do ensino fundamental. Métodos: Estudo transversal, realizado em 2015, com 1.050 crianças e adolescentes matriculados no ensino fundamental de Santos. Foi avaliado o desalinhamento do joelho, medindo-se a distância...

Niveles de 25(oh)-vitamina D en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 con y sin síndrome metabólico
25(OH)-Vitamin D levels in type 2 diabetes with and without metabolic syndrome

Actual. osteol; 13 (3), 2017
Los bajos niveles de 25-hidroxivitamina D (25OHD) se han vinculado con el desarrollo de enfermedad cardiovascular, diabetes mellitus tipo 2, obesidad, dislipidemia e hipertensión arterial, todos componentes del síndrome metabólico (SM). Además, se ha reportado una asociación inversa entre 25OHD y el...