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Clusters of negative health-related physical fitness indicators and associated factors in adolescents

Abstract Inadequate levels in health-related physical fitness components are associated with early cardiovascular mortality in adult life. The aim of this study was to analyze the association between clusters of negative physical fitness indicators with sociodemographic and lifestyle variables in adolesc...

Can hepatic steatosis compromise the effect of physical exercise on body composition in obese children and adolescents?

Abstract Physical exercise is one of the forms of prevention and treatment of obesity and associated diseases such as hepatic steatosis. The aim of this study was to analyze whether hepatic steatosis interferes in the effect of physical exercise on the body composition of obese children and adolescents. ...

Association between body mass index and osteoporosis in women from northwestern Rio Grande do Sul

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women. Methods: Observational study with postmenopausal women who underwent bone densitometry in Palmeira das Missões - RS. Sociodemographic data, risk for osteoporosis and...

Higher body mass index and anti-drug antibodies predict the discontinuation of anti-TNF agents in Korean patients with axial spondyloarthritis

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: The development of anti-drug antibodies against tumor necrosis factor inhibitors is a likely explanation for the failure of TNF-inhibitors in patients with spondyloarthritis. Our study determined the existence and clinical implications of ADAbs in axial spondyloarthritis patients. M...

Obesity is the main determinant of insulin resistance more than the circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines levels in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Background: Systemic blockade of TNF-α in Rheumatoid arthritis with insulin resistance seems to produce more improvement in insulin sensitivity in normal weight patients with Rheumatoid arthritis than in obese patients with Rheumatoid arthritis, suggesting that systemic-inflammation and ob...

Which is the best cutoff of body mass index to identify obesity in female patients with rheumatoid arthritis? A study using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry body composition

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Introduction: Standard anthropometric measures used to diagnose obesity in the general population may not have the same performance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Objective: To determine cutoff points for body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) for detecting obesity in women...

Effects of body mass index on the outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the the effect of body mass index (BMI) on PNL results and complications with a large number of patients. Materials and Methods A total of 958 patients were included in the study, who underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy in our clinic between 2008 and 2015. Patients we...

Cefazolin concentration in the mediastinal adipose tissue of patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Abstract Objective: To measure the concentration of cefazolin in the anterior mediastinal adipose tissue of patients undergoing cardiac surgery, determining the variation of cefazolin concentration. Methods: Two samples of approximately 1g of subcutaneous tissue were collected from 19 patients who unde...

Determinación del riesgo cardiovascular en una población

Rev. colomb. cardiol; 24 (4), 2017
Resumen Objetivo: Determinar el riesgo cardiovascular con las escalas Framingham, Framingham Colombia, Procam y Procam Colombia en la población del programa de riesgo cardiovascular de una institución de salud de primer nivel en la ciudad de Armenia, Quindío. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descr...

Evaluación de score de hueso trabecular (TBS) en pacientes menopáusicas con fracturas y sin ellas
Trabecular bone score evaluation in postmenopausal women with or without fractures

Actual. osteol; 13 (2), 2017
El score de hueso trabecular (TBS, Trabecular Bone Score) es una medición de la textura de los grises derivada de la evaluación del raquis por DXA y proporciona un índice de la microarquitectura ósea. Se ha demostrado que los valores bajos presentan capacidad para predecir fracturas. Nuestro objetivo...