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Atención integral y diferenciada de adolescentes y jóvenes

Dirigida a médicos, enfermeras, profesionales, auxiliares de enfermería, nutricionistas, psicólogos y técnicos en salud rural, que realizan acciones de promoción, prevención, atención clínica y orientación a adolescentes y jóvenes, familias y comunidad en la red de servicios de salud del primer...

Diabetes burden in Brazil: fraction attributable to overweight, obesity, and excess weight

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...

Effect of the exposure to maternal smoking during pregnancy and childhood on the body mass index until adolescence

OBJECTIVE Investigate the effect of exposure to smoking during pregnancy and early childhood on changes in the body mass index (BMI) from birth to adolescence.METHODS A population-based cohort of children (0-5 years old) from Cuiabá, Midwest Brazil, was assessed in 1999-2000 (n = 2,405). Between 2009 an...

Factors associated with the nutritional status of children less than 5 years of age

OBJECTIVE To analyze if the nutritional status of children aged less than five years is related to the biological conditions of their mothers, environmental and socioeconomic factors, and access to health services and social programs.METHODS This cross-sectional population-based study analyzed 664 mother...

Factors associated with arterial stiffness in children aged 9-10 years

OBJECTIVE To analyze the factors associated with stiffness of the great arteries in prepubertal children.METHODS This study with convenience sample of 231 schoolchildren aged 9-10 years enrolled in public and private schools in Vitória, ES, Southeastern Brazil, in 2010-2011. Anthropometric and hemodynam...

The effect of obesity on incidence of disability and mortality in Mexicans aged 50 years and older

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.1), 2015
Objective. To examine the effect of obesity on incidence of disability and mortality among non-disabled older Mexicans at baseline. Materials and methods. The sample included 8 415 Mexicans aged ≥ 50 years from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (2001 -2012), who reported no limitations in activiti...

Órganos abdominales: peso del hígado, bazo y riñones en relación a sexo, grupo étnico, edad e índice de masa corporal en individuos chilenos

Int. j. morphol; 32 (4), 2014
El aumento del peso de los órganos puede ser signo de enfermedades o anormalidades patológicas. Diversos estudios han llevado a la elaboración de tablas con los pesos estándar de los diferentes órganos en diversos grupos poblacionales. Basados en esta premisa, determinamos el peso del hígado, bazo ...

Redução da força muscular respiratória em indivíduos com artrite reumatoide

Acta fisiátrica; 21 (4), 2014
Objetivo: Avaliar a força muscular respiratória de pacientes com Artrite Reumatoide (AR) em comparação a indivíduos saudáveis e correlacionar com o nível de atividade da doença (DAS-28) e índice de massa corporal (IMC). Método: Estudo transversal onde foram avaliadas 18 mulheres, com média de ...

Estilo de vida de adventistas do sétimo dia e de não adventistas do município de Cotia, São Paulo

ObjetivoAvaliar e comparar o estilo de vida de adventistas do sétimo dia e de não adventistas de uma comunidade no município de Cotia (SP). MétodosForam estudados 238 sujeitos maiores de 18 anos (média de 37,3 ± 11,5 anos): 130 homens (54,6%) e 108 mulheres (45,4%). Os sujeitos foram selecionados a...