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Psoriasis in obesity: comparison of serum levels of leptin and adiponectin in obese subjects - cases and controls

An. bras. dermatol; 94 (2), 2019
Abstract BACKGROUND: Psoriasis and obesity are somewhat related to a low-grade systemic inflammatory response. OBJECTIVES: To determine leptin and adiponectin levels in psoriasis patients compared to control patients matched for weight. METHODS: A case-control study was performed, evaluating 113 psori...

Hypertension Prevalence, Treatment and Control in Older Adults in a Brazilian Capital City

Arq. bras. cardiol; 112 (3), 2019
Abstract Background: The diagnosis, treatment and control of arterial hypertension are fundamental for a reduction in cardiovascular outcomes, especially in the elderly. In Brazil, there are few studies that specifically identified these rates in the elderly population. Objective: To verify rates of pr...

Demographic, clinical characteristics and cardiovascular disease burden in a Portuguese cohort of older chronic kidney disease patients

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an independent risk factor for several unfavorable outcomes including cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly in the elderly, who represent the most rapidly growing segment of the end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) population. Portugal has the highe...

Preventive healthcare-seeking behavior among poor older adults in Mexico: the impact of Seguro Popular, 2000-2012

Salud pública Méx; 61 (1), 2019
Abstract: Objective: Determine the effect of Seguro Popular (SP) on preventive care utilization among low-income SP beneficiaries and uninsured elders in Mexico. Materials and methods: Fixed-effects instrumental-variable (FE-IV) pseudo-panel estimation from three rounds of the Mexican National Health ...

Comorbilidad de pacientes ingresados con diagnóstico de Hipertensión arterial en salas de Medicina Interna
Comorbidity in patients with the diagnosis of Arterial Hypertension admitted to Internal Medicine wards

Introducción: Como problema de la práctica de la profesión, la comorbilidad implica mayor complejidad en el plano del diagnóstico, el tratamiento, la creación de protocolos de atención y en la investigación. Es necesario identificar la comorbilidad del paciente hipertenso atendido en salas de medi...

Challenges and lessons from a primary care intervention in a Brazilian municipality

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To address the implementation of the Lab for Innovation in Chronic Conditions in Santo Antonio do Monte, indicating the main challenges and lessons of a new chronic condition model. METHODS This is an observational study based on two sources of data: 1) two cross-sectional househol...

Prevalence and factors associated to chronic kidney disease in older adults

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To verify the prevalence of chronic kidney disease and the factors associated to it in older adults (≥ 60 years). METHODS This is a population-based research conducted in 2014, involving 1,016 older adults living in urban and rural areas of the municipality of Rio Branco, Acre....

The ability of waist-to-height ratio to identify health risk

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the performance of the ratio between the waist circumference and the height in the identification of health risk compared with the correlation matrix between the anthropometric parameters body mass index and waist circumference. METHODS A population-based study presenti...

Prevalência de fatores de risco cardiovascular na população de Vitória segundo dados do VIGITEL e da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde de 2013

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 22 (), 2019
RESUMO: Objetivo: Comparar a prevalência de fatores de risco cardiovascular na população de Vitória (ES) em pesquisa autorreferida por contato telefônico (VIGITEL) ou por exames clínicos e laboratoriais realizados na Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde (PNS). Método: Os inquéritos foram realizados na ...