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Body fat percentage is better than indicators of weight status to identify children and adolescents with unfavorable lipid profile

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (1), 2019
Abstract Objective: To assess whether the indicators of weight status body mass index and waist-to-height ratio are similar to body fat percentage to identify obese children and adolescents with unfavorable lipid profile. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving 840 children and adolescents ...

Evaluation of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease using magnetic resonance in obese children and adolescents

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (1), 2019
Abstract Objective: To determine the frequency of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease using nuclear magnetic resonance as a noninvasive method. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 50 children and adolescents followed up at an outpatient obesity clinic. The subjects were submitted to...

Booklet content validation on excess weight for adults with hypertension

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To validate the content and appearance of an educational booklet about excess weight for adults with hypertension. Method: Methodological study in which an educational booklet was developed from theoretical material on hypertension, chronic diseases and obesity, as well as guiding p...

Análise da mastigação e da saciedade em escolares

Introdução: a obesidade é um problema de saúde pública que está associada ao processo de ingestão dos alimentos. Objetivo: avaliar a mastigação e a saciedade das crianças de uma Escola Estadual. Métodos: avaliaram-se as crianças quanto à mastigação e à saciedade, mediante o consumo de ma...

Influence of obesity in pulmonary function and exercise tolerance in obese women with obstructive sleep apnea

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the influence of obesity on pulmonary function and exercise tolerance in women with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Subjects and methods: A descriptive analytic cross- sectional study was carried out. Thirty-nine (39) sedentary climacteric women, aged 45 to 60 years, were...

Dietary patterns of pregnant women, maternal excessive body weight and gestational diabetes

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between the dietary patterns of pregnant women with maternal excessive body weight and gestational diabetes mellitus. METHODS A cross-sectional study conducted with a convenience sample of 785 adult pregnant women attended by the Unified Health Syste...

Prevalence and factors associated to chronic kidney disease in older adults

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To verify the prevalence of chronic kidney disease and the factors associated to it in older adults (≥ 60 years). METHODS This is a population-based research conducted in 2014, involving 1,016 older adults living in urban and rural areas of the municipality of Rio Branco, Acre....

Fatores de risco para câncer de mama e colorretal em população assistida por Equipe de Saúde da Família

Objetivo: Descrever a frequência e a distribuição de alguns fatores de risco para o câncer colorretal e de mama, dentre adultos e idosos assistidos por uma Equipe de Saúde da Família (ESF). Métodos: Estudo descritivo realizado no município de Barra Funda, RS, com uma amostra não-probabilística ...

Análise da prevalência dos fatores de risco cardiovascular em pacientes com fenótipo de hipercolesterolemia familiar

Comparar a prevalência dos fatores de risco para doenças cardiovasculares em pacientes com fenótipo de HF com e sem mutação. Métodos: Estudo transversal com pacientes que apresentam níveis de LDL-c ≥ 190 mg/dl e história pessoal ou familiar de hipercolesterolemia com diagnóstico genético posi...