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Associated factors with the isolated and simultaneous presence of overweight and abdominal obesity in adolescents

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the sociodemographic and lifestyle factors associated with excessive weight (EW), abdominal obesity (AO) and the simultaneous presence of EW and AO in adolescents from Southern Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 583 adolescents (11 to 17 years old) of Criciúma...

Mortalidade por Câncer de Mama: uma Análise da Tendência no Ceará, Nordeste e Brasil de 2005 a 2015

Rev. bras. cancerol; 66 (1), 2020
Introdução: Informações sobre mortalidade por câncer de mama podem ser úteis para o planejamento de políticas públicas. Objetivo: Analisar a tendência da mortalidade por câncer de mama em mulheres no Estado do Ceará. Método: Estudo descritivo exploratório cujas variáveis utilizadas foram: a...

Esthetic perception regarding periodontal changes: a cross-sectional study

Braz. dent. sci; 23 (1), 2020
Objective: Facial appearance has become an important factor of social interaction. The perception of patients regarding the changes promoted by treatment has become a focus of study today. Thus, the proposal of the present study was to evaluate the esthetic perception of lay people regarding esthetic per...

Association of Khat chewing, smoking, age and sex with periodontal status among Yemeni adults

Braz. dent. sci; 23 (1), 2020
Objective: Periodontal diseases are very common dental disease. Many risk factors may play significant role in the periodontal disease initiation and progression. This study was performed to evaluate the effects of khat chewing, smoking, age and gender on periodontal status among Yemeni adults. Material ...

Profile of patients with hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus from Primary Healthcare units

ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the characteristics of patients with hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus from Primary Healthcare units. Methods This is a retrospective study, with data collected from December 2014 of patients with hypertension and/or diabetes from 13 Primary Healthcare units located ...

Pharmaceutical intervention in the rational use of intravenous omeprazole

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the pharmaceutical interventions of a vertical clinical pharmacy service to promote the rational use of intravenous omeprazole. Methods: A prospective and descriptive study carried out at a university hospital in the Midwestern Region of Brazil, from November 2014 to May...

Health profile of older adults assisted by the Elderly Caregiver Program of Health Care Network of the City of São Paulo

ABSTRACT Objective To assess the health profile of community-dwelling older adults, according to sex, assisted by the Elderly Caregiver Program of the City of São Paulo. Methods Secondary data of 535 older adults, assisted by ten Elderly Caregiver Program teams from the southern region of São Paulo...

Prevalence of dementia in patients seen at a private hospital in the Southern Region of Brazil

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the epidemiological profile of patients seen at a dementia outpatient clinic. Methods A retrospective study conducted by medical record review searching data on sex, race, age, schooling level, and diagnosis of patients seen from 2008 to 2015. Results A total of 760 p...

Analysis of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance and sociodemographic and clinical aspects of patients admitted in a referral hospital

ABSTRACT Objective To determine the occurrence of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance and its association with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients in a referral hospital. Methods This was a cross-sectional study based on data from patients who had mycobacterial culture identified ...

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