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Factors associated with the development of diabetes mellitus in older caregivers

Rev. Bras. Enferm. (Online); 72 (supl.2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: evaluate the factors associated with the risk of diabetes mellitus in older caregivers. Method: this is a cross-sectional study conducted with 326 older caregivers enrolled in Family Health Units. Data were collected using a sociodemographic characterization questionnaire, clinical ...

Mecanismos involucrados en la fragilidad ósea en diabetes mellitus
Mechanisms involved in the bone fragility in diabetes mellitus

Actual. osteol; 14 (3), 2018
La diabetes es una enfermedad crónica asociada con importantes comorbilidades. El sistema esquelético parece ser un objetivo adicional de daño mediado por diabetes. Se acepta que la diabetes tipo 1 y tipo 2 se asocian con un mayor riesgo de fractura ósea. Varios estudios han demostrado que los cambio...

Consideraciones en torno a las Guías USA 2017 de hipertensión arterial

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (11), 2018
The 2017 Guidelines on hypertension of the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association, which proposed values of 130/80 mmHg as the cutoff points for the onset of hypertension, aroused great interest. This recommendation is based in the SPRINT study (The Systolic Pressure Intervention T...

Silent Cerebral Infarctions with Reduced, Mid-Range and Preserved Ejection Fraction in Patients with Heart Failure

Arq. bras. cardiol; 111 (3), 2018
Abstract Heart failure predisposes to an increased risk of silent cerebral infarction, and data related to left ventricular ejection fraction are still limited. Our objective was to describe the clinical and echocardiographic characteristics and factors associated with silent cerebral infarction in patie...

Uso de serviços de saúde e de medicamentos por portadores de Hipertensão e Diabetes no Município do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Resumo Este estudo teve como objetivo descrever e analisar os fatores associados à busca de atendimento de emergência e internação por portadores de hipertensão arterial (HA) e Diabetes Mellitus (DM) no município do Rio de Janeiro, sobretudo aqueles ligados ao uso de medicamentos. Trata-se de estud...

Associação entre doenças crônicas e força de preensão manual de idosos residentes em Florianópolis - SC, Brasil

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é verificar a associação entre doenças crônicas e força de preensão manual (FPM) em idosos de Florianópolis, SC. Análise transversal de um estudo longitudinal de base populacional, com 599 idosos avaliados. A FPM foi verificada por meio de dinamômetro. As variáve...

Abdominal obesity and reduction of glomerular filtration

SUMMARY The objective was to evaluate the association between nutritional status and the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in remaining quilombolas. Cross-sectional study carried out on 32 remaining quilombola communities in the municipality of Alcântara-MA. The nutritional indicators (IN) used were: bod...

Correlation between Very Short and Short-Term Blood Pressure Variability in Diabetic-Hypertensive and Healthy Subjects

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (2), 2018
Abstract Background: Blood pressure (BP) variability can be evaluated by 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring (24h-ABPM), but its concordance with results from finger BP measurement (FBPM) has not been established yet. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare parameters of short-term (24h-ABPM) with...

Sleep characteristics in an adult with sleep complaints in three cities at different altitudes

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Sleep studies conducted at an altitude that is different from the home altitude can yield misleading results regarding the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The objective of the present study was to determine the sleep characteristics of a patient undergoing polysomnography (PSG) in thr...

Endodontic medicine: interrelationships among apical periodontitis, systemic disorders, and tissue responses of dental materials

Braz. oral res. (Online); 32 (supl.1), 2018
Abstract: Endodontic medicine, which addresses the bidirectional relationship between endodontic infections and systemic diseases, has gained prominence in the field of endodontics. There is much evidence showing that while systemic disease may influence the pathogenesis of endodontic infection, endodont...