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Effects of Low-Protein Diet on lipid and anthropometric profiles of patients with chronic kidney disease on conservative management

J. bras. nefrol; 40 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Introduction: Chronic Kidney disease (CKD) patients have a high prevalence of cardiovascular mortality, and among the risk factors are dyslipidemia and obesity, common findings in the early stages of CKD. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of low protein diet (LPD) on the lipid a...

Screen time, physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents

The aim of this study was to examine the independent and combined associations of physical activity and different types of screen time in cardiovascular disease risk factors in adolescents. The sample was comprised for 1,045 adolescents (51.7% female) aged 11-17 years old randomly selected. Screen time w...

Low serum melatonin levels are associated with erectile dysfunction

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: Melatonin is a hormone secreted from the pineal gland and has anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. Oxidative stress is considered as an important factor in the etiology of erectile dysfunction (ED), and in many experimental models, positive results have been obtained with me...

Waist circumference measurement sites and their association with visceral and subcutaneous fat and cardiometabolic abnormalities

ABSTRACT Objectives: To estimate the degree of variability of the waist circumference (WC) when obtained in different anatomical sites and compare the performance of the measurement sites as predictors of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and cardiometabolic abnormaliti...

Association of serum thyrotropin levels with coronary artery disease documented by quantitative coronary angiography: a transversal study

ABSTRACT Objective: The association between coronary artery disease (CAD) and thyroid function remains controversial. We evaluated the thyroid function and graduated well-defined CAD as confirmed by quantitative coronary angiography (CA). Subjects and methods: We evaluated the serum TSH, free thyroxine...

Efeito do gengibre (zingiber officinale) no controle glicêmico e lipêmico de pessoas com diabetes tipo 2: ensaio clínico randomizado duplo cego controlado por placebo

O controle glicêmico do Diabetes Mellitus constitui um desafio da prática clínica. Ademais, o diabetes predispõe a dislipidemia diabética. A fitoterapia constitui uma alternativa de tratamento coadjuvante para a redução dos níveis glicêmicos e lipêmicos nas pessoas com diabetes tipo 2. Objetivo...

Lipid accumulation product index in HIV-infected patients: a marker of cardiovascular risk

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT The lipid accumulation product (LAP) index is an emerging cardiovascular risk marker. We aimed to assess the accuracy of this index as a marker of cardiovascular risk in HIV-infected patients. A cross-sectional study of 133 HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral drugs and 20 non-infected contro...

Cardiovascular Risk in Xavante Indigenous Population

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (6), 2018
Abstract Background: The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors is little known in Brazilian indigenous populations. In the last two decades, important changes have occurred in the lifestyle and epidemiological profile of the Xavante people. Objective: to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk...

Colesterol carregado pela ciclodextrina sobre a criopreservação dos espermatozoides de garanhões da raça Nordestina

Pesqui. vet. bras; 38 (5), 2018
Nesta pesquisa avaliou-se o efeito do colesterol sobre o sêmen de garanhões da raça Nordestina sobre a qualidade espermática. Vinte ejaculados de dois garanhões foram diluídos com BotuSemen e colesterol carreado pela ciclodextrina (CCC) adicionado no sêmen: controle, 0,75mg de CCC e 1,0mg de CCC/1...