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General and abdominal obesity in adults living in a rural area in Southern Brazil

Rev. saúde pública (Online); 52 (supl.1), 2018
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of general and abdominal obesity and the concomitant presence of both outcomes and their determinants among adults living in a rural area. METHODS This cross-sectional, population-based study was carried out in a medium-sized city in the southern region of ...

Multicomponent exercise decreases blood pressure, heart rate and double product in normotensive and hypertensive older patients with high blood pressure

Arch. cardiol. Méx; 88 (5), 2018
Abstract Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the effects of a 6-month multicomponent exercise program on blood pressure, heart rate, and double product of uncontrolled and controlled normotensive and hypertensive older patients. Methods: The study included 183 subjects, 97 normotensives...

Relación entre estado nutricional, consumo de alimentos no nutritivos y percepción de estrés en mujeres perimenopáusicas

Rev. chil. nutr; 45 (2), 2018
RESUMEN La perimenopausia puede afectar el peso corporal, la ingesta alimentaria y el estado anímico de las mujeres. El objetivo de este trabajo fue describir la relación entre estado nutricional, consumo de alimentos no nutritivos y percepción de estrés en mujeres adultas (40-65años) habitantes de ...

Estudio comparativo del porcentaje de grasa corporal en niños y adolescentes de tres ciudades de Venezuela: 2008 - 2010
Comparative study of the percentage of body fat in children and adolescents in three cities of Venezuela: 2008-2010

Rev. Inst. Nac. Hig; 49 (2), 2018
Introducción: El aumento de sobrepeso y obesidad en niños, conlleva a la necesidad de mantener un peso saludable, porque puede repercutir en su salud futura. El objetivo es analizar el porcentaje de grasa, a través de varios indicadores. Materiales y Métodos: estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo y corr...

Padrões antropométricos de pessoas hipertensas

Objetivo descrever os padrões antropométricos de adultos hipertensos e caracterizar os participantes segundo as variáveis socioeconômicas. Método estudo descritivo, de natureza quantitativa, desenvolvido num Multicentro de Saúde de Salvador, Bahia, Brasil, em 2017. Realizou-se análises descriti...

Abdominal obesity in schoolchildren: association with socioeconomic and demograhic indicators

Mundo Saúde (Online); 42 (3), 2018
Obesity among children is considered a concern in public health in Brazil. Careful attention must be given to abdominal obesity because of its association with heart diseases and metabolic problems that may reach children. This study aimed to analyze the association between abdominal obesity, and socioec...

Nutritional knowledge and body mass index: A cross-sectional study

Summary Objective: To verify the knowledge about food and nutrition and its association with the nutritional status of obese patients with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), and to identify the relationship between information sources and level of knowledge. Method: Cross-sectional study that included 26...

Forma activa de la vitamina D en pacientes pediátricos con sobrepeso y obesidad en el noroeste de México

Resumen: Introducción: Los niveles bajos de vitamina D se han asociado con una gama de condiciones clínicas como obesidad, resistencia a la insulina y diabetes mellitus. Existen pocos estudios donde se hayan realizado mediciones de la forma activa de la vitamina D (1,25 (OH)2 vitamina D) en niños co...

Waist Circumference is Associated with Blood Pressure in Children with Normal Body Mass Index: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of 3, 417 School Children

Arq. bras. cardiol; 109 (6), 2017
Abstract Background: The prevalence of childhood obesity and associated conditions, such as hypertension, has become a major problem of public health. Although waist circumference (WC) is a marker of cardiovascular risk in adults, it is unclear whether this index is associated with cardiovascular risk f...

Nutritional assessment of Esmeraldan adult population (Ecuador)

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 30 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To analyse the nutritional status of the adult population in Esmeraldas by means of anthropometric measurements, the input of macro and micronutrients in the diet, and the adequacy estimation of nutrient intake by hispanic Dietary Reference Instakes along with the sex and the age infl...