Abstract INTRODUCTION Snakebites are considered a neglected tropical disease in many countries in Latin America, including Brazil. As few studies have assessed snakebites in the Amazon region and especially in the state of Acre, epidemiological studies are of great importance. The present study aimed t...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of multimorbidity among Brazilian adults and its association with socioeconomic indicators. METHODS: Cross-sectional study that used data from the Pesquisa Nacional Sobre Acesso, Utilização e Promoção do Uso Racional de Medicamentos no Brasil (PNAUM - Br...
Distribución por Edad,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Colesterol/sangre,
Estudios Transversales,
Escolaridad,
Disparidades en el Estado de Salud,
Encuestas Epidemiológicas,
Hipercolesterolemia/epidemiología,
Hipertensión/epidemiología,
Multimorbilidad,
Distribución por Sexo
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the performance of the No-Apnea score, a simplified screening instrument for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), by gender. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including adults undergoing full polysomnography. The No-Apnea model comprises two items (neck circumference a...
Estudios Transversales,
Técnicas y Procedimientos Diagnósticos/instrumentación,
Laboratorios,
Polisomnografía,
Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Distribución por Sexo,
Sueño/fisiología,
Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/diagnóstico,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
PURPOSE: To describe the incidence of hip fracture in Chile during 2017, identify risk factors for in-hospital mortality, and estimate annual case fatality rate. METHOD: The study design was cross-sectional and analytical. We obtained the registries of all patients from the Chilean Ministry of Health who...
Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud,
Fracturas de Cadera/epidemiología,
Mortalidad Hospitalaria,
Distribución por Edad,
Chile/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Fracturas de Cadera/mortalidad,
Fracturas de Cadera/terapia,
Hospitales Públicos/estadística & datos numéricos,
Incidencia,
Tiempo de Internación,
Sistema de Registros,
Factores de Riesgo,
Distribución por Sexo
INTRODUÇÃO: Na dança contemporânea os bailarinos se apresentam com uma diversidade de aparência corporal, podendo estar contribuindo com uma imagem corporal e com menos sintomas de transtornos alimentares.
OBJETIVOS: verificar a prevalência de sintomas de transtorno alimentar em bailarinos profissi...
Abstract Oral and oropharyngeal cancer is considered a public health problem in several countries due to its high incidence and mortality rate. Objective: This study aimed to analyze oral and oropharyngeal cancer mortality in Uruguay from 1997 to 2014 by age, sex and country region. Methodology: A time...
Distribución por Edad,
Incidencia,
Neoplasias Orofaríngeas/mortalidad,
Neoplasias Orofaríngeas/patología,
Factores de Riesgo,
Distribución por Sexo,
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas de Cabeza y Cuello/mortalidad,
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas de Cabeza y Cuello/patología,
Factores de Tiempo,
Neoplasias de la Lengua/mortalidad,
Neoplasias de la Lengua/patología,
Uruguay/epidemiología
INTRODUCCIÓN: La enfermedad por coronavirus 2019 ha sido reportada en la población pediátrica; sin embargo, existe limitada información en países de América Latina y El Caribe. OBJETIVOS: Describir la frecuencia de casos, defunciones, incidencia acumulada y letalidad atribuida a COVID-19 en niños ...
OBJECTIVE: To compare excess mortality by district quintiles according to the Human Development Index (HDI) in Metropolitan Lima, the capital of Peru, and analyze the socioeconomic factors associated with excess mortality within the context of COVID-19. METHODS: Retrospective cross-sectional analysis of ...
Causas de Muerte,
COVID-19/epidemiología,
Mortalidad/tendencias,
Distribución por Edad,
COVID-19/mortalidad,
Estudios Transversales,
Pandemias,
Perú/epidemiología,
Pobreza,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Socioeconómicos
Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the factors associated with toothache in the adult population of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Individual data from a population sample (age 35 to 44 years) were collected from a secondary database of the SB Minas survey. Sampling was carried out by clusters and wit...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Índice CPO,
Caries Dental/epidemiología,
Renta/estadística & datos numéricos,
Análisis Multinivel,
Salud Bucal/estadística & datos numéricos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Distribución por Sexo,
Odontalgia/epidemiología,
Odontalgia/etiología
Silva, Clovis Artur;
Trindade, Vitor Cavalcanti;
Cruz, Amanda Monteiro da;
Blanco, Bruna Paccola;
Santos, João Fernando Vecchi;
Ferraro, Alexandre Archanjo;
Odone-Filho, Vicente;
Tannuri, Uenis;
Carvalho, Werther Brunow;
Carneiro-Sampaio, Magda;
Vieira, Sandra Elisabete;
Grisi, Sandra Josefina Ferraz Ellero.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the personal and professional characteristics, and the physical, psychiatric/psychological, and professional issues that exist among master's-, doctoral-, and post-doctoral-level health professionals. METHODS: A cross-sectional, online, self-reported survey of 45...
