The aim of this study was to assess the distribution of sagittal occlusal relationships in different dentition periods in a Turkish sample group. In total, 1,110 patients (561 females, 549 males) aged 4.6-23 years were randomly chosen after intraoral clinical examination. The subjects were classified acc...
OBJECTIVE To estimate the burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its percentage attributable to overweight and obesity in Brazil.METHODS The burden of diabetes mellitus was described in terms of disability-adjusted life years, which is the sum of two components: years of life lost and years lived with di...
Factores de Edad,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/etiología,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/mortalidad,
Personas con Discapacidad/estadística & datos numéricos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Obesidad/epidemiología,
Sobrepeso/complicaciones,
Prevalencia,
Años de Vida Ajustados por Calidad de Vida,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Sexuales
OBJECTIVE To analyze if metabolic syndrome and its altered components are associated with demographic, socioeconomic and behavioral factors in fixed-shift workers.METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 902 shift workers of both sexes in a poultry processing plant in Southern Brazil ...
Factores de Edad,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Síndrome Metabólico/epidemiología,
Salud Laboral/estadística & datos numéricos,
Prevalencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Sexuales,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Circunferencia de la Cintura,
Tolerancia al Trabajo Programado
OBJECTIVE To assess the factors associated with the use of dietary supplements by people who exercise at gyms.METHODS A cross-sectional study with a sample defined by convenience, considering the number of gyms registered in the Conselho Regional de Educação Física (Regional Council of Physical Educat...
OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence of individuals at risk of dependence and its associated factors.METHODS The study was based on data from the Catalan Health Survey, Spain conducted in 2010 and 2011. Logistic regression models from a random sample of 3,842 individuals aged ≥ 15 years were used to...
OBJECTIVE To estimate worldwide prevalence of chronic low back pain according to age and sex. METHODS We consulted Medline (PubMed), LILACS and EMBASE electronic databases. The search strategy used the following descriptors and combinations: back pain, prevalence, musculoskeletal diseases, chronic mus...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To analyze whether socioeconomic and health conditions during childhood are associated with mortality during old age. METHODS: Data were extracted from the SABE Study (Saúde, Bem-estar e Envelhecimento - Health, Welfare and Aging), which were performed in 2000 and 2006. The sample co...
Desarrollo del Adolescente,
Factores de Edad,
Envejecimiento,
Brasil,
Desarrollo Infantil,
Personas con Discapacidad/estadística & datos numéricos,
Composición Familiar,
Estilo de Vida,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Mortalidad/tendencias,
Características de la Residencia,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Tasa de Supervivencia
Takahashi, Hiroshi;
Ikeda, Kazuhiko;
Ogawa, Kazuei;
Saito, Syunnichi;
Ngoma, Alain M;
Mashimo, Yumiko;
Ueda, Koki;
Furukawa, Miki;
Shichishima-Nakamura, Akiko;
Ohkawara, Hiroshi;
Nollet, Kenneth E;
Ohto, Hitoshi;
Takeishi, Yasuchika.
BACKGROUND: CD4+CD25highFOXP3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells, which include thymus-derived and peripherally induced cells, play a central role in immune regulation, and are therefore crucial to prevent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). The increasing use of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation ...
Objective. To describe the third wave of the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS), completed in 2012, and present preliminary results. Materials and methods. Descriptive analyses by gender and age group of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, health conditions and health behaviors, as well as ...
Factores de Edad,
Países en Desarrollo,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud,
Encuestas Epidemiológicas,
Cobertura del Seguro/estadística & datos numéricos,
México/epidemiología,
Mortalidad,
Satisfacción Personal,
Dinámica Poblacional,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Sexuales,
Apoyo Social,
Factores Socioeconómicos
Introduction: Concurrently with the pandemic obesity is observed global aging phenomenon, with a significant increase of obesity in the elderly population.Aim: To review the indications for bariatric surgery for the elderly, mainly focusing on the morbidity and mortality of procedures.Method: Review of t...
