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No cumplir con las recomendaciones de actividad física se asocia a mayores niveles de obesidad, diabetes, hipertensión y síndrome metabólico en población chilena

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (5), 2018
Background: Physical inactivity is an important cardiovascular risk factor. Aim: To investigate the association of physical inactivity with obesity, metabolic markers, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension and metabolic syndrome in Chilean adults. Material and Methods: Participants from the National H...

Fascitis necrotizante de la pared abdominal como presentación infrecuente de una hernia de Garengeot: caso clínico

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (5), 2018
Garengeot's hernia corresponds to the presence of the appendix within a femoral hernia, associated or not with acute appendicitis. The diagnosis of this uncommon situation is usually done during surgery. Furthermore, the clinical presentation as necrotizing fasciitis is a rare condition. We report a 54 y...

Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of obese students with sleep problems in Southern Brazil

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 31 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective This study estimated the combined prevalence of insufficient number of hours of sleep per day and excess body adiposity among young students. The sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics associated with this concurrent health conditions were investigated. Methods This is a cro...

Factores sociales en la vivencia del cuerp de mujeres con peso normal y con obesidad: rol de la madre, el padre y la pareja
Social factors that affect the corporal experience in normal weight and obse women: the mother's role, the father and the couple

Prensa méd. argent; 104 (3), 2018
El objetivo de este estudio fue describir y comparar la influencia de factores sociales, específicamente de vínculos cercanos (madre, padre y pareja), sobre la vivencia del cuerpo en mujeres jóvenes con peso normal y con obesidad. Se realizó una investigación exploratoria cualitativa y se analizaron...

Fatores associados à autopercepção negativa de saúde em mulheres climatéricas

Resumo O objetivo do estudo foi investigar a prevalência e os fatores associados à autopercepção negativa de saúde em mulheres climatéricas cadastradas na Estratégia Saúde da Família em um centro urbano brasileiro. Pesquisa transversal, com amostra aleatória de mulheres climatéricas. Foi utili...

Adaptação transcultural da Escala de Atitudes Antiobesidade para o português do Brasil

Resumo Indivíduos obesos são muitas vezes considerados culpados por sua condição e alvos de discriminação e preconceito. O objetivo deste estudo é descrever a adaptação transcultural para o português do Brasil e validação do Antifat Attitudes Test - desenvolvido especificamente para a avalia...

Relationship between adiponectin and leptin on osteocalcin in obese adolescents during weight loss therapy

ABSTRACT Objectives: Obesity is a multifactorial disease characterized by the presence of the pro-inflammatory state associated with the development of many comorbidities, including bone turnover marker alterations. This study aimed to investigate the role of the inflammatory state on bone turnover mark...

Metabolic syndrome components are associated with oxidative stress in overweight and obese patients

ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of the body mass index (BMI) and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) parameters on oxidative and nitrosative stress in overweight and obese subjects. Subjects and methods: Individuals were divided into three groups: the control group (G1,...

High Intra-Abdominal Pressure Secondary to Obesity as a Determining Factor for Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Malfunction

Arq. bras. neurocir; 37 (1), 2018
The ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is an established treatment for hydrocephalus. The functioning of the system requires a pressure difference between the cranial and abdominal cavities. The VPS can be particularly problematic in patients with increased intra-abdominal pressure (IAP). We report the cas...

Valoración de estilos de vida saludable en pacientes obesos que acuden a un hospital de referencia

Uno de los grandes retos en el tratamiento de la obesidad es lograr un descenso de peso significativo y mantenido en el tiempo. Para la valoración de estilos de vida saludable se utilizó el cuestionario de hábitos de vida relacionados con disminuir los riesgos de comorbilidades asociadas. El objetivo ...