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Influencia del índice de masa corporal en la mortalidad de pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca
Body mass index influence on mortality of heart failure patients

Rev. cuba. med; 56 (3), 2017
Introducción: la relación entre el índice de masa corporal y la insuficiencia cardiaca es compleja. Las personas con mayor índice tienen más riesgo de presentarla pero presentan menor mortalidad durante la evolución de la enfermedad que los sujetos con peso normal. Objetivo: evaluar la influencia d...

Impact of obesity and surgical skills in laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernioplasty

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 30 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Background: Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair is a technically demanding procedure. Recent studies have identified BMI as an independent factor for technical difficulty in the learning period. Aim: To analyze the effect of overweight and obesity on the technical difficul...

Datos epidemiológicos. Distintos tipos de diabetes, enfermedad renal de nefropatías no diabéticas: glomerulopatía, obesidad y litiasis. Nefropatía diabética
Epidemiological data. Different types of diabetes, non-diabetic renal disease: glomerulopathy, obesity and lithiasis. Diabetic nephropathy

La prevalencia de diabetes mellitus (DM) es elevada y continúa aumentando a nivel mundial. La diabetes tipo 1 (DM1) y tipo 2 (DM2) constituyen >85% de los pacientes con dicha enfermedad, mientras que del 1 al 3% presentan otros tipos de diabetes. La prevalencia de diabetes en Argentina es de 9,8%. La en...

Enfermedad renal diabética en pacientes pediátricos
Diabetic kidney disease in pediatric patients

La albuminuria es un marcador temprano de enfermedad renal; su diagnóstico se define cuando el rango de albumina/creatinina es mayor de 30 mg/g y persiste en al menos dos de tres determinaciones, igual que en la población adulta. Las conclusiones de varios estudios pediátricos son contradictorias; alg...

Acciones motivacionales para promover actividad física en la comunidad que asiste a un Hospital Universitario
Taking action for promoting physical activity in the community attending a university hospital

Introducción: el sedentarismo ha llegado para quedarse. Cualquier tipo de acción para combatirlo será de gran utilidad; solo bastará con conocer su eficacia y con que la gente se adhiera. Métodos: se ha realizado un estudio cuasi experimental antes-después no controlado, con 3 intervenciones aditiv...

Relação entre vitamina D e cálcio no desenvolvimento do diabetes mellitus tipo 1 e 2: uma revisão de literatura

HU rev; 43 (2), 2017
A prevalência de obesidade, associada a hábitos alimentares inadequados e sedentarismo tem aumentado a ocorrência Diabetes Mellitus, tornando-se um problema de saúde pública. Perspectivas imediatas na mudança do ambiente para reverter o aumento dos níveis de obesidade não são promissores, e exis...

Obesity and gut microbiota - what do we know so far?

In the history of medicine, only recently has obesity been recognized as a disease. We know now that it is a pandemic condition, partly explained by the so-called Western lifestyle and related to multiple other comorbidities in various systems. This lyfestyle includes eating large portions, rich in satur...

Analysis of quality of life among asthmatic individuals with obesity and its relationship with pulmonary function: cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The combined effect of obesity and asthma may lead to significant impairment of quality of life (QOL). The aim here was to evaluate the prevalence of asthma among obese individuals, characterize the severity of impairment of quality of life and measure its relationship wi...

Clinical characteristics of women with gestational diabetes - comparison of two cohorts enrolled 20 years apart in southern Brazil

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The prevalence and characteristics of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have changed over time, reflecting the nutritional transition and changes in diagnostic criteria. We aimed to evaluate characteristics of women with GDM over a 20-year interval. DESIGN AND SETTING...

Quality of diet plans for weight loss featured in women's magazines. A cross-sectional descriptive study

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Brazil has the fifth largest population of obese individuals in the world. Women's magazines publish a large number of diet plans, and therefore the objective of this study was to assess the quality of these plans. DESIGN: Cross-sectional descriptive study. METHODS: We ...