Introdução: A depressão tem prevalência estimada de 7,6% em brasileiros com 18 anos ou mais, sendo mais comum em mulheres. Quanto aos estudantes universitários, esse número alcança a faixa de 15% a 25%, contudo, entre acadêmicos de medicina os índices variam entre 30 a 60%. Objetivo: Avaliar a...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Tuberculosis continues to be a public health priority. Indigenous peoples are vulnerable groups with cultural determinants that increase the risk of the disease. Objective: To determine molecular epidemiology and phenotypical features and of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates fr...
Indígenas Sudamericanos,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis/aislamiento & purificación,
Tuberculosis/microbiología,
Antituberculosos/farmacología,
Colombia/epidemiología,
Cultura,
Diagnóstico Tardío,
Genotipo,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis/clasificación,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis/efectos de los fármacos,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genética,
Fenotipo,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa,
Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo/epidemiología,
Secuencias Repetitivas de Ácidos Nucleicos,
Tuberculosis/epidemiología,
Tuberculosis/etnología
ABSTRACT Objective In this study, we aimed to describe the prevalence and distribution of positive antithyroperoxidase antibodies (TPOAb) according to sex, age strata, and presence of thyroid dysfunction using baseline data from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil). Materials...
Distribución por Edad,
Anticuerpos/sangre,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Brasil/etnología,
Estudios Transversales,
Población Blanca/estadística & datos numéricos,
Yoduro Peroxidasa/sangre,
Prevalencia,
Distribución por Sexo,
Enfermedades de la Tiroides/sangre,
Enfermedades de la Tiroides/epidemiología,
Tirotropina/sangre,
Tiroxina/sangre
Background: Type 2 diabetes etiology has a strong genetic component. More than 20 genetic variants have been associated with diabetes and other metabolic markers. However, the polymorphism rs7903146 of the TCF7L2 gene has shown the strongest association. Aim: To investigate the association of TCF7L2 (rs...
Adiposidad/genética,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/genética,
Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple,
Proteína 2 Similar al Factor de Transcripción 7/genética,
Adiposidad/etnología,
Alelos,
Antropometría,
Glucemia/genética,
Chile,
Estudios Transversales,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/metabolismo,
Frecuencia de los Genes,
Estudios de Asociación Genética,
Marcadores Genéticos,
Genotipo,
Modelos Lineales,
Estado Nutricional,
Valores de Referencia,
Factores de Riesgo
Abstract: Cervical cancer has decreased significantly over the past 30 years in some countries. However, it remains among the leading causes of cancer deaths in low-income, and racial/ethnic minority women. Cervical cancer prevention technologies are not always available. Laboratories are often not well ...
Américas,
Información de Salud al Consumidor/métodos,
Características Culturales,
Toma de Decisiones,
Árboles de Decisión,
Detección Precoz del Cáncer/métodos,
Escolaridad,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Disparidades en el Estado de Salud,
Lenguaje,
Tamizaje Masivo/métodos,
Grupos Minoritarios,
Guías de Práctica Clínica como Asunto,
Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/diagnóstico,
Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/etnología,
Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/prevención & control,
Organización Mundial de la Salud
Abstract This study aimed to describe a panorama of Indigenous homicide in Brazil, analysing the main characteristics and territorial distribution between 2010 and 2014. Demographic study of Indigenous population data obtained from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and Indigenous homici...
Abstract Objective To verify the predictive value of the Lee score for mortality in a one-year period after proximal femur fracture surgery. The present study also evaluated the isolated predictive capacity of other variables. Methods A sample of 422 patients with surgically-treated proximal femur fr...
Resumo Objetivo: O objetivo desta investigação foi observar a influência da religiosidade e da homofobia internalizada na satisfação sexual de casais do mesmo sexo. Method: Um estudo foi conduzido com 94 participantes, 49 homens e 45 mulheres, vivendo em um relacionamento estável com parceiro d...
