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Menor peso corporal, de índice de masa corporal y de perímetro de cintura se asocian a una disminución en factores de riesgo cardiovascular en población chilena: Findings from the Chilean health surveyç

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (5), 2017
Background: Overall and central obesity are important risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Aim: To investigate the association of body weight, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) with cardiovascular risk factors in Chile. Material and Methods: We included 5,157 participants from the Na...

Relationship between Resting Heart Rate, Blood Pressure and Pulse Pressure in Adolescents

Arq. bras. cardiol; 108 (5), 2017
Abstract Background: High resting heart rate is considered an important factor for increasing mortality chance in adults. However, it remains unclear whether the observed associations would remain after adjustment for confounders in adolescents. Objectives: To analyze the relationship between resting h...

Efeito da chia sobre a função intestinal, parâmetros antropométricos e hemodinâmicos em idosas

Mundo Saúde (Online); 41 (3), 2017
O processo de envelhecimento vem associado à diversas alterações funcionais, evidenciando-se a constipação intestinalcomo uma das mais prevalentes. O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar o efeito da semente de chia na constipação intestinale sua interferência nas medidas de peso, circunferência da cin...

Comparación del incremento del perímetro abdominal con la prueba de hidrógeno espirado como predictor clínico de intolerancia a la lactosa

Arch. argent. pediatr; 115 (2), 2017
Introducción. La intolerancia a la lactosa es una afección frecuente en pediatría, cuyo diagnóstico erróneo conlleva morbilidad. El objetivo primario del estudio fue evaluar la utilidad del incremento del perímetro abdominal durante la prueba de hidrógeno espirado como predictor de intolerancia a ...

Insulin resistance and associated factors: a cross-sectional study of bank employees

Clinics; 72 (4), 2017
OBJECTIVE: Insulin resistance is characterized by the failure of target cells to respond to normal levels of circulating insulin, and this condition is related to cardiovascular disease. This study sought to evaluate the prevalence of insulin resistance and its association with markers of metabolic abnor...

El sedentarismo se asocia a un incremento de factores de riesgo cardiovascular y metabólicos independiente de los niveles de actividad física

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (4), 2017
Background: Sedentary behavior is a main risk factor for cardiovascular disease and mortality. Aim: To investigate the association between sedentary behavior and metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors. Material and Methods: We assessed 322 participants aged between 18 to 65 years. Physical activity an...

Terapia Interdisciplinar e a Diminuição da Sobrecarga Cardiovascular em Obesos

Fundamentos: Associação entre obesidade, terapia interdisciplinar e exercício físico intenso foi descrita para obesos. Contudo o estudo das atividades físicas representando as tarefas do dia a dia e o risco cardiovascular nas atividades do cotidiano torna-se necessário para verificar a ocorrência ...

Importance of abdominal circumference and body mass index values in predicting male hypogonadism – A practical approach

ABSTRACT Objective The objective of this study was to correlate the values of abdominal circumference (AC) and body mass index (BMI) with the levels of total testosterone (TT), free testosterone (FT) and sexual hormone binding globulin (SHBG). We aimed to analyze the association between the anthropomet...

Preliminary assessment of neck circumference in benign prostatic hyperplasia in patients with metabolic syndrome

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Objectives To investigate the impact of neck circumference (NC) in the treatment of bening prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) patients with metabolic syndrome (MtS). Additionally, we determined dose response to alpha-blockers and cut-off values for NC and waist circumference (WC), in these patients. ...

Evaluation of clinical and laboratory markers of cardiometabolic risk in overweight and obese children and adolescents

Clinics; 72 (1), 2017
OBJECTIVE: This study analyzed the frequency of cardiometabolic risk markers and metabolic syndrome occurrence in overweight and obese children and adolescents. METHODS: The participants included 161 overweight (n=65) and obese (n=96) individuals aged between 5 and 19 years. Clinical markers were assess...