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Percepción del peso corporal y de la probabilidad de desarrollar obesidad en adultos mexicanos

Salud pública Méx; 60 (3), 2018
Resumen: Objetivo: Documentar la percepción del peso corporal, las variables que se asocian con una percepción correcta de éste y la percepción de la probabilidad de desarrollar obesidad a corto plazo en población adulta mexicana. Material y métodos: Se utilizaron datos de los cuestionarios de ...

Glucose alteration and insulin resistance in asymptomatic obese children and adolescents

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (3), 2018
Abstract Objective Obesity is associated with the abnormal glucose metabolism preceding type 2 diabetes mellitus. Thus, further investigation on the prediction of this lethal outcome must be sought. The objective was the profile glycemic assessment of asymptomatic obese children and adolescents from Sal...

Association between body mass index and individual characteristics and the school context: a multilevel study with Portuguese children

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (3), 2018
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to examine the association between individual and school context characteristics with the body mass index of Portuguese children. Methods The sample comprised 1641 children (847 boys) aged 6-10 years from the North and Central regions of Portugal. Regarding ...

Correlation of body mass index Z-scores with glucose and lipid profiles among overweight and obese children and adolescents

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (3), 2018
Abstract Objective To evaluate the prevalence of abnormalities in plasma lipid and glucose profiles among overweight and obese children and adolescents, and to assess the presence of a correlation between body mass index Z-scores and indicators of comorbidities related to both profiles. Methods This wa...

Persistent metabolic syndrome and risk of cardiovascular disease in children and adolescents

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: to verify persistence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and components in overweight children and adolescents, as well as its relation to socioeconomic and demographic characteristics and to the Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth (PDAY) score. Method: a two-point lo...

Asociación entre índice de masa corporal y agresividad del carcinoma papilar de tiroides
Association between body mass index and aggressiveness of papillary thyroid carcinoma

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (3), 2018
El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar la asociación del índice de masa corporal (IMC) con las características clínico-patológicas y la recurrencia del carcinoma papilar de tiroides. La cohorte consistió en 208 pacientes con carcinoma papilar de tiroides diagnosticado en 2003-2014, en Buenos Aires, Ar...

Association of body mass index with short-term outcomes after cardiac surgery: retrospective study and meta-analysis

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (3), 2018
The relationship between higher body mass index (BMI), decreased morbidity and mortality is known as the "obesity paradox", and has been described in cohorts of patients with hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, coronary and peripheral artery diseases, non-cardiac surgery, and end-stage renal disease. ...

Atención y educación nutricional para los funcionarios de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica

Resumen En 2012 y 2013, se desarrolló en la Escuela de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (ECEN) de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED) un Proyecto de Atención y Educación Nutricional (PATENU), para funcionarios con el propósito de realizar modificaciones en sus hábitos alimentarios y prevenir enfer...

Asociación entre el polimorfismo rs9939609 del gen FTO y marcadores de adiposidad en población adulta chilena

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (6), 2018
Background: Numerous studies have identified the role of Fat-mass-associated-gene (FTO) in the development of obesity. Aim: To investigate the association of FTO gene with adiposity markers in Chilean adults. Material and Methods: 409 participants were included in this cross-sectional study. The associ...