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Mortalidade e incapacidade por doenças relacionadas à exposição ao tabaco no Brasil, 1990 a 2015

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 20 (supl.1), 2017
RESUMO: Introdução: A epidemia global do tabaco já assumiu proporções de pandemia, com cerca de 1,3 bilhão de usuários e 6 milhões de mortes anuais. Objetivo: Este trabalho teve como objetivo analisar as tendências de mortalidade por doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica (DPOC) e câncer de p...

Fatores associados ao aleitamento cruzado

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo foi estimar a prevalência e analisar os fatores associados ao aleitamento cruzado. Estudo transversal conduzido em 2013 mediante entrevista com amostra representativa de mães de crianças < 1 ano (n = 695) em nove unidades básicas do Rio de Janeiro/RJ. Foram estudadas...

Alcohol and tobacco use and the diseases treated in general practice

Summary Objective: To characterize the use of alcohol and tobacco and correlate both to the diseases of outpatients in a general practice outpatient clinic. Method: The ASSIST (Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test) questionnaire was answered by 300 randomly chosen subjects assigned...

Factores de riesgo asociados al consumo de tabaco, alcohol y otras drogas en adolescentes escolarizados de tres ciudades de Argentina

Arch. argent. pediatr; 115 (2), 2017
El consumo de tabaco, alcohol y otras drogas comienza a temprana edad. Es importante identificar los factores de riesgo asociados al inicio. En 2014, se encuestaron estudiantes de primer año del secundario en Buenos Aires, Córdoba y Tucumán. Respondieron 3172 alumnos (42% de mujeres); edad media de 12...

Association of risk factors with smoking during pregnancy among women of childbearing age: an epidemiological field study in Turkey

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Smoking during pregnancy is an important risk factor for maternal and infant health that is preventable. This study aimed to investigate the risk factors associated with smoking behavior during pregnancy. DESIGN AND SETTING: A household-based probability sample survey ...

Prevalencia y factores asociados al consumo de cigarrillo tradicional, en adolescentes escolarizados

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (3), 2017
Background: Cigarette smoking is considered the most important preventable public health problem in developed countries, especially among adolescents. Aim: To determine the prevalence of cigarette smoking and associated factors in high school adolescents, from a Colombian city. Material and Methods: The ...

Impact of free thyroxine levels and other clinical factors on bare metal stent restenosis

ABSTRACT Objective Thyroid hormones have both direct and indirect effects on thermogenesis such as modulating vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. However, the influence of more subtle changes in thyroid hormones on coronary atherosclerosis remains a matter of speculation. Smooth muscle cells pla...

Estimation of cardiovascular risk and detection of subclinical carotid atheromatosis in patients with diabetes without a history of cardiovascular disease

ABSTRACT Objectives Cardiovascular risk estimated by several scores in patients with diabetes mellitus without a cardiovascular disease history and the association with carotid atherosclerotic plaque (CAP) were the aims of this study. Materials and methods Cardiovascular risk was calculate using Unit...

Assessment of factors related to smokers' adherence to a short-term support group for smoking cessation: a longitudinal study in a developing country

Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to determine which individual characteristics of smokers are associated with their adherence to a support group for smoking cessation. Methods: Smokers from Porto Alegre, Brazil, were invited to participate in a support group for smoking cessation consistin...

Time trends for tobacco and alcohol use in youth-rated films popular in Mexico and Argentina, from 2004-2012

Salud pública Méx; 59 (1), 2017
Abstract: Objective: To examine and compare overall prevalence and time trends in tobacco and alcohol portrayals and brand appearances in youth-rated US and nationally-produced films that were the most successful in Argentina and Mexico from 2004-2012. Materials and methods: Top-grossing nationally p...