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Identifying sleep apnoea and hypopnoea episodes from respiratory polygraphy signals

Rev. colomb. psiquiatr; 46 (2), 2017
Abstract Objective: To design a diagnostic support system for sleep apnoea and hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS) using moving average based on knowledge, able to identify SAHS episodes from a respiratory polygraphy (RP) database. Methods: An analysis was made of data obtained from a public database, that inc...

Ensayo clínico aleatorizado y controlado del efecto del consumo de cacao en pacientes con resistencia a la insulina

Acta méd. colomb; 42 (2), 2017
Resumen Objetivo: determinar el efecto del consumo de cacao en pacientes con sindrome metabólico. Diseño: se realizó un ensayo clínico aleatorizado, de grupos paralelos, controlado con placebo, prospectivo, doble enmascarado. Pacientes: personas entre 18 y 70 anos de edad, no diabéticos, con resi...

Obstructive sleep apnea in postmenopausal women: a comparative study using drug induced sleep endoscopy

Abstract Introduction: The key to successful treatment of OSAS is to individually tailor such treatment. Thus, it is very important to determine the severity of OSAS, its pattern, and the extent of collapse, by gender, age, and BMI. Objective: The objective of the study was to understand the characteri...

Association between screen time and dietary patterns and overweight/obesity among adolescents

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 30 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective The association between screen time and dietary patterns and overweight/obesity among adolescents was analysed in this study. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 963 Brazilian adolescents, aged between 11 and 14 years were evaluated. Body mass index was used to assess overweight/o...

Concordancia entre los índices de masa corporal nacional e internacional, como predictores de la composición corporal en adolescentes premenárquicas y menárquicas
Concordance between national and international bodymass index as a predictor of body composition in premenarcheal and menarcheal adolescents

Arch. latinoam. nutr; 67 (2), 2017
El uso de referencias nacionales e internacionales para diagnosticar el estado nutricional es una discusión de larga data, debido a las discrepancias en los resultados. En este trabajo se contrastó la capacidad del índice de masa corporal (IMC) para predecir composición corporal, diagnosticada por á...

STOP-BANG, una herramienta útil y sencilla para el cribado del síndrome de apneas hipopneas obstructivas del sueño
STOP-BANG, a useful and easy tool for the screening of obstructive sleep apnea

Medicina (B.Aires); 77 (3), 2017
El cuestionario STOP-BANG, del acrónimo en inglés S snore (ronquido), T tired (cansancio), Oobserved apneas (apneas observadas), P pressure (hipertensión arterial), B BMI (índice de masa corporal >35 kg/m2), A age (edad > 50 años), N neck (circunferencia del cuello > 40 cm) y G gender (sexo masculin...

Serum levels of leptin and adiponectin and clinical parameters in women with fibromyalgia and overweight/obesity

ABSTRACT Objectives The objectives of this study were to evaluate the serum levels of adipokines in women with fibromyalgia with and without overweight/obesity, and to correlate the adipokines levels with clinical parameters associated with fibromyalgia and adipose tissue mass (body fat). Subjects and...

Orange juice with a high-fat meal prolongs postprandial lipemia in apparently healthy overweight/obese women

ABSTRACT Objective We investigated the postprandial response of lipid markers to a high-fat meal (HFM) with two different beverages in apparently healthy normal-weight and overweight/obese women. Subjects and methods This crossover, randomized study enrolled 36 women, of whom 21 had normal weight (bo...

Effects of obesity on retrobulbar flow hemodynamics: color Doppler ultrasound evaluation

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate intraocular pressure (IOP) and extraocular orbital vessels with color Doppler ultrasound (CDU) and investigate the effects of obesity on retrobulbar blood flow. Methods: Fifty-nine patients were included in this prospective study. Patients were divided into two groups acco...

Hábitos de consumo en la sala de espera
Waiting room intake habits

Introducción: el consumo de alimentos en la sala de espera es un hábito que podría estar relacionado con el incremento en la incidencia de obesidad infantil. Objetivo: analizar el consumo de alimentos y su uso como premio en niños que asisten a un consultorio pediátrico explorando y su relación con...