Objetivo: investigar la relación entre densidad mineral ósea y adiposidad central en mujeres premenopaúsicas con sobrepeso y obesidad. Métodos: se seleccionaron 204 pacientes que fueron asignadas en tres grupos de acuerdo con el índice de masa corporal (IMC): grupo A (IMC inferior 25 k/m2; peso norm...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of general and abdominal obesity and the concomitant presence of both outcomes and their determinants among adults living in a rural area. METHODS This cross-sectional, population-based study was carried out in a medium-sized city in the southern region of ...
El paciente obeso supone un desafío nutricional en la Unidad de Cuidado Intensivos,
tanto por el manejo metabólico, como por la dificultad para nutrirlo
correctamente. Es común pensar que el obeso crítico no corre riesgo de desnutrición;
sin embargo, puede desnutrirse fácilmente durante la internac...
Abstract AIMS The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of combined training (CT) on total ghrelin and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) levels in obese middle-aged individuals. METHODS Twenty two obese middle-aged men (49.32 ± 5.74 years; Body mass index: 30.88 ± 1.64 kg/m...
Resumo Verificar a associação da incidência de diabetes melito (DM) e variáveis determinantes em coorte de idosos. Foram analisados idosos, participantes do Estudo SABE - Saúde, Bem-Estar e Envelhecimento, realizado no município de São Paulo, em 2000 (2.143 idosos), e em 2006 (1.115 idosos). As va...
Grasa Abdominal/metabolismo,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios de Cohortes,
Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiología,
Incidencia,
Vida Independiente,
Estilo de Vida,
Modelos Logísticos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Estado Nutricional,
Obesidad/epidemiología,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
Castro, Adham do Amaral e;
Skare, Thelma Larocca;
Yamauchi, Fernando Ide;
Tachibana, Adriano;
Ribeiro, Suheyla Pollyana Pereira;
Fonseca, Eduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes;
Sakuma, Andressa Tamy;
Peixoto, Milena Rocha;
Rodrigues, Mariana Athaniel Silva;
Barreiros, Maria Angela M.
ABSTRACT Background: The C reactive protein (CRP) is one of the most accurate inflammatory markers in acute appendicitis (AA). Obesity leads to a pro-inflammatory state with increased CRP, which may interfere with the interpretation of this laboratory test in AA. Aim: To assess sensitivity, specifici...
Apendicitis/sangre,
Apendicitis/complicaciones,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Proteína C-Reactiva/análisis,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Grasa Intraabdominal,
Obesidad/sangre,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad
ABSTRACT Background: Obesity is characterized by excessive accumulation of body fat, which causes damage to the health of individuals, such as breathing difficulties. Aim: To verify the results of non-invasive ventilation as a preventive strategy on the decline of respiratory function and postoperative...
ABSTRACT Background: Physical activity enhances quality of life and body image in obese. Behavioural changes are useful tools to increase life conditions of this population. Aim: To evaluate the physical activity level of candidates to bariatric surgery and its relation with quality of life and body ...
ABSTRACT Background: Body mass index (BMI) has some limitations for nutritional diagnosis since it does not represent an accurate measure of body fat and it is unable to identify predominant fat distribution. Aim: To develop a BMI based on the ratio of trunk mass and height. Methods: Fifty-seven patie...
ABSTRACT Background : Obesity is one of the main causes of glycemic change. Failure of clinical obesity treatment may lead to an increase in bariatric surgery. Dietary guidance, in conjunction with disabsorptive and hormonal factors resulting from the anatomical and physiological changes provoked by the...
Glucemia/análisis,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/sangre,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/complicaciones,
Ingestión de Alimentos,
Derivación Gástrica,
Estudios Longitudinales,
Obesidad/sangre,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Obesidad/metabolismo,
Obesidad/cirugía,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Tiempo
