ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the severity of obesity in children and adolescents through the presence of comorbidities and the potential indication of bariatric surgery. Methods: we conducted a cross-sectional study with clinical and laboratory data of the first consultation of patients at the childho...
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Chronic spinal pain, especially low-back pain and neck pain, is a leading cause of years of life with disability. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of chronic spinal pain among individuals aged 15 years or older and to identify the factors assoc...
Distribución por Edad,
Factores de Edad,
Dolor de Espalda/epidemiología,
Dolor de Espalda/etiología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Dolor Crónico/epidemiología,
Dolor Crónico/etiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Análisis Multivariante,
Dolor de Cuello/epidemiología,
Dolor de Cuello/etiología,
Prevalencia,
Calidad de Vida,
Factores de Riesgo,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Sexuales,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Mortality measurements are traditionally used as health indicators and are useful in describing a population's health situation through reporting injuries that lead to death. The aim here was to analyze the temporal trend of proportional mortality from ill-defined causes...
Factores de Edad,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Causas de Muerte/tendencias,
Certificado de Defunción,
Atención a la Salud,
Sistemas de Información en Salud,
Modelos Lineales,
Mortalidad/tendencias,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Sexuales,
Análisis Espacio-Temporal,
Factores de Tiempo
Abstract Objective: The aim of the study is to compare the available reference values and the six-minute walk test equations in healthy children/adolescents. Our systematic review was planned and performed in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. We included all studies that established reference value...
ABSTRACT Objective To perform a pilot study to investigate the association between working memory and cortical thickness in a sample of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) children. Methods Seventeen children aged 7-10 years diagnosed with ADHD and 16 healthy children underwent a magnetic r...
Factores de Edad,
Trastorno por Déficit de Atención con Hiperactividad/fisiopatología,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Imagen por Resonancia Magnética,
Memoria a Corto Plazo/fisiología,
Pruebas Neuropsicológicas,
Proyectos Piloto,
Valores de Referencia,
Factores Sexuales,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Lóbulo Temporal/anatomía & histología,
Lóbulo Temporal/diagnóstico por imagen,
Lóbulo Temporal/fisiopatología,
Escalas de Wechsler
ABSTRACT Objective Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) causes neural and cutaneous disorders and reduced exercise capacity. Exercise/heat exposure increasing internal temperature must be compensated by eccrine sweat function and warmed skin vasodilation. We suspected NF1 could adversely affect eccrine sweat...
Factores de Edad,
Análisis de Varianza,
Regulación de la Temperatura Corporal/fisiología,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Neurofibromatosis 1/fisiopatología,
Disautonomías Primarias/fisiopatología,
Valores de Referencia,
Factores Sexuales,
Piel/fisiopatología,
Sudor/fisiología,
Sudoración/fisiología,
Factores de Tiempo
Brasil, Albert Vincent Berthier;
Teles, Alisson R;
Roxo, Marcelo Ricardo;
Schuster, Marcelo Neutzling;
Zauk, Eduardo Ballverdu;
Barcellos, Gabriel da Costa;
Costa, Pablo Ramon Fruett da;
Ferreira, Nelson Pires;
Kraemer, Jorge Luiz;
Ferreira, Marcelo Paglioli;
Gobbato, Pedro Luis;
Worm, Paulo Valdeci.
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the cumulative effect of risk factors associated with early major complications in postoperative spine surgery. Methods Retrospective analysis of 583 surgically-treated patients. Early “major” complications were defined as those that may lead to permanent det...
Factores de Edad,
Modelos Logísticos,
Análisis Multivariante,
Tempo Operativo,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/etiología,
Periodo Posoperatorio,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Medición de Riesgo/métodos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Columna Vertebral/cirugía
Abstract Objective To evaluate whether patient age has a significant impact on mefloquine concentrations in the plasma and erythrocytes over the course of treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria. Methods A total of 20 children aged between 8 and 11 years and 20 adult males aged between 22 and 41...
Enfermedad Aguda,
Factores de Edad,
Antimaláricos/sangre,
Cromatografía de Fase Inversa,
Eritrocitos/efectos de los fármacos,
Malaria Falciparum/sangre,
Malaria Falciparum/tratamiento farmacológico,
Mefloquina/sangre,
Plasma,
Valores de Referencia,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Factores de Tiempo
ABSTRACT Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a disorder linked to the chromosome X long arm (Xq27.3), which is identified by a constriction named fragile site. It determines various changes, such as behavioral or emotional problems, learning difficulties, and intellectual disabilities. Craniofacial abnormalities...
Factores de Edad,
Registros Odontológicos,
Dentición Permanente,
Síndrome del Cromosoma X Frágil/diagnóstico por imagen,
Síndrome del Cromosoma X Frágil/patología,
Mandíbula/diagnóstico por imagen,
Mandíbula/patología,
Radiografía Panorámica/métodos,
Anomalías Dentarias/diagnóstico por imagen,
Anomalías Dentarias/patología,
Erupción Dental,
Diente Primario/anomalías,
Diente Primario/diagnóstico por imagen,
Diente no Erupcionado/diagnóstico por imagen
Recent findings from the START Trial provided evidence that early initiation of antiretroviral treatment should be implemented as the global standard of care. However, a large proportion of patients are still being diagnosed in late stages. Our objective was to evaluate the temporal trend in the CD4+ cel...
Factores de Edad,
Infecciones Asintomáticas,
Recuento de Linfocito CD4,
Diagnóstico Tardío/tendencias,
Escolaridad,
Infecciones por VIH/diagnóstico,
Modelos Logísticos,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Conducta Sexual,
Factores de Tiempo,
Carga Viral
