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Obesidade abdominal e padrões alimentares em mulheres trabalhadoras de turnos

Resumo Objetivou-se identificar os padrões alimentares e a associação destes com a obesidade abdominal em mulheres trabalhadoras de turnos no sul do Brasil. Para isso, realizou-se um estudo de caso-controle não pareado, incluindo um total de 541 mulheres de 18 a 53 anos de idade (215 casos; 326 contr...

Medidas abdominais adicionais são uma ferramenta útil para avaliar a composição corporal em mulheres obesas

Arq. gastroenterol; 56 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: During weight gain, most of the excess adipose tissue accumulates in the trunk. This alters the body shape and makes collection of anthropometric measurements, especially waist circumference (WC), difficult. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the sensitivity and applicability of additional a...

Comparison of different criteria in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in students from paranavaí, paraná

ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the difference in the proportion of students with metabolic syndrome, diagnosed according to different criteria. Methods: The sample consisted of 241 students (136 boys and 105 girls) aged 10 to 14 years, from public and private schools in Paranavaí, Paraná. We us...

Epidemiological study of metabolic syndrome in Brazilian soldiers

ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to carry out an epidemiological analysis of metabolic syndrome among Brazilian Army soldiers. Subjects and methods: Two thousand seven hundred and nineteen male soldiers of the Brazilian Army were evaluated from 2014 to 2016. Characteristics: age = 27.77 (...

Polymorphisms of the renin-angiotensin system are not associated with overweight and obesity in a general adult population

ABSTRACT Objective The increased prevalence of obesity and associated comorbidities, such as cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, has gained attention worldwide, and the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has been pointed out as a possible link. Thus, the present study aimed to verify the possible associ...

Waist-to-height ratio is as reliable as biochemical markers to discriminate pediatric insulin resistance

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (4), 2019
Abstract Objective: Given the importance of incorporating simple and low-cost tools into the pediatric clinical setting to provide screening for insulin resistance, the present study sought to investigate whether waist-to-height ratio is comparable to biochemical markers for the discrimination of insuli...

Bebidas endulzadas en adultos jóvenes y su asociación con adiposidad y riesgo metabólico

Salud pública Méx; 61 (4), 2019
Resumen: Objetivo: Estimar la asociación entre consumo de bebidas endulzadas (BE) con indicadores de adiposidad y riesgo metabólico en adultos jóvenes. Material y métodos: Se analizó la frecuencia de consumo de alimentos, índice de masa corporal (IMC), circunferencia de cintura (CC), grasa corp...

¿Existe asociación entre asma y adiposidad en la población adulta chilena?

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (6), 2019
Background: In people with asthma, adiposity is associated with more symptoms and less control of the disease whereas on those without asthma adiposity is associated with a higher risk of developing the disease. Aim: To investigate the association between asthma and adiposity markers in Chilean adults. ...

Familial aggregation and heritability of markers of metabolic risk, physical activity, and physical fitness in nuclear families from Muzambinho (Minas Gerais, Brazil)

ABSTRACT Objective This study investigated the familial aggregation and heritability of markers of metabolic risk, physical activity, and physical fitness in nuclear families from Muzambinho (Minas Gerais, Brazil). Subjects and methods The study included members of 139 families, comprising 97 fathers...

Indicadores antropométricos associados à demência em idosos de Florianópolis - SC, Brasil: Estudo EpiFloripa Idoso

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é investigar a associação entre demência e indicadores antropométricos em idosos de Florianópolis. Estudo transversal, de base populacional, realizado com 1.197 idosos (≥ 60 anos) em 2013/2014. A demência foi considerada como a presença conjunta de escore baix...