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Factores de riesgo asociados al desarrollo de hipertensión arterial en Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (8), 2017
Background: High blood pressure is one of the major risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease, affecting 27% of the Chilean population in 2010. Aim: To determine the risk factors associated with the development of hypertension. Material and Methods: Analysis of the database of the 2009...

Adenovirus 36 y su potencial contribución en el desarrollo de obesidad

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (8), 2017
The evidence of the last 20 years shows a link between viral infections and obesity in animals and humans. There are five adenovirus which have been associated with development of obesity in animals. SMAM-1 virus was the first studied in humans associated with obesity. There is compelling evidence that A...

Can hepatic steatosis compromise the effect of physical exercise on body composition in obese children and adolescents?

Abstract Physical exercise is one of the forms of prevention and treatment of obesity and associated diseases such as hepatic steatosis. The aim of this study was to analyze whether hepatic steatosis interferes in the effect of physical exercise on the body composition of obese children and adolescents. ...

Association between obesity, risk of falls and fear of falling in older women

Abstract The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between obesity, risk of falls and fear of falling in older women. Two hundred and twenty-six volunteers (68.05 ± 6.22 years, 68.06 ± 11.79 kg, 1.56 ± 0.06 m) were classified as normal weight, overweight or obese, accord...

Os efeitos da metformina na obesidade da gestante e no peso do recém-nascido

Saude e pesqui. (Impr.); 10 (2), 2017
Quais são os resultados preponderantes com a administração do cloridrato de metformina no índice de massa corporal elevado da gestante e no peso do recém-nascido? Foi feita uma revisão sistemática da literatura selecionada entre os anos de 2000 a 2017 sobre a obesidade e os efeitos da terapia na g...

Association between body mass index and osteoporosis in women from northwestern Rio Grande do Sul

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women. Methods: Observational study with postmenopausal women who underwent bone densitometry in Palmeira das Missões - RS. Sociodemographic data, risk for osteoporosis and...

Obesity is the main determinant of insulin resistance more than the circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines levels in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Background: Systemic blockade of TNF-α in Rheumatoid arthritis with insulin resistance seems to produce more improvement in insulin sensitivity in normal weight patients with Rheumatoid arthritis than in obese patients with Rheumatoid arthritis, suggesting that systemic-inflammation and ob...

Which is the best cutoff of body mass index to identify obesity in female patients with rheumatoid arthritis? A study using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry body composition

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Introduction: Standard anthropometric measures used to diagnose obesity in the general population may not have the same performance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Objective: To determine cutoff points for body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) for detecting obesity in women...

Effects of body mass index on the outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the the effect of body mass index (BMI) on PNL results and complications with a large number of patients. Materials and Methods A total of 958 patients were included in the study, who underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy in our clinic between 2008 and 2015. Patients we...

Función endotelial y lipemia postprandial en adultos con presencia de criterios asociados a síndrome metabólico: efecto del estado nutricional

Rev. colomb. cardiol; 24 (4), 2017
Resumen Introducción : La lipemia postprandial se caracteriza por un aumento de las lipoproteínas ricas en triglicéridos y varios trabajos lo describen como un factor que determina la salud metabólica de un individuo. El objetivo del estudio fue cuantificar la contribución del sobrepeso en la magni...