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Association between tracking of extracurricular sports practice and weight status during childhood: a prospective cohort study

Säo Paulo med. j; 139 (3), 2021
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic prevalences. Obesity control involves many factors and needs to begin early in childhood. OBJECTIVES: To ascertain the association between tracked extracurricular sports practice and weight status; and to analyze tracking of overweight...

Avaliação de indicadores antropométricos de obesidade e a presença de comorbidades em participantes das ações do NASF do município de Candói, Paraná, Brasil

Introdução: alguns indicadores antropométricos se caracterizam por serem facilmente aplicados e amplamente utilizados para a avaliação da obesidade e distribuição da gordura corporal, constituindo um dos primeiros passos para identificar risco inicial à saúde. Objetivo: avaliar e identificar a f...

Indice de masa corporal como factor de riesgo que afecta a la osteoartritis de rodilla de los ancianos
Body Mass Index as the Risk Factor Affecting Knee Osteoarthritis of the Elderly

Prensa méd. argent; 107 (3), 2021
Introducción: La osteoartritis es una enfermedad que progresa con el tiempo y culmina en la destrucción de articulaciones y ligaduras. La Investigación Básica de Salud (RISKESDAS) 2013 muestra que East Nusa Tenggara tiene la prevalencia más alta de la enfermedad reumática en Indonesia, alrededor de...

Serum Levels of Vitamin D in Children with or without Isolated Distal Radius Fractures: A Prospective Clinical Study

Abstract Objective To compare the serum levels of vitamin D and minerals in children with or without isolated distal radius fractures. Methods The present prospective clinical study included 50 children (aged between 5 and 15 years) with isolated distal radius fractures who were admitted to our emergen...

Obesidade Visceral e Hipertensão Sistólica como Substratos da Disfunção Endotelial em Adolescentes Obesos

Arq. bras. cardiol; 116 (4), 2021
Resumo Fundamento: A obesidade afeta a adolescência, podendo levar à síndrome metabólica (SM) e disfunção endotelial, um marcador precoce de risco cardiovascular. Apesar de a obesidade ser fortemente associada à síndrome da apneia obstrutiva do sono (SAOS), ainda não está claro o papel da SAOS...

Neck circumference and excess weight: proposal of cutoff points for Brazilian adolescents

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 97 (2), 2021
Abstract Objective: To indicate neck circumference (NC) cutoff points to identify excess weight at different stages of somatic maturation and evaluate the association between NC and body mass index (BMI). Methods: Cross-sectional study with 1715 adolescents. BMI was classified according to the World He...

Obesity, gestational weight gain, and birth weight in women with gestational diabetes: the LINDA-Brasil (2014-2017) and the EBDG (1991-1995) studies

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 97 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: This study aimed to evaluate gestational weight gain and birth weight in women with gestational diabetes mellitus of two Brazilian cohorts enrolled three decades apart. Methods: The authors compared data of 2362 women from the Lifestyle INtervention for Diabetes Prevention After Pre...

Factores intrínsecos y extrínsecos asociados con caídas en adultos mayores: estudio de casos y controles en México

Gac. méd. Méx; 157 (2), 2021
Resumen Antecedentes: Las caídas tienen un origen multifactorial. Objetivo: Estimar el riesgo de caídas y su asociación con algunos factores intrínsecos y extrínsecos en adultos mayores. Métodos: Estudio de casos y controles que incluyó pacientes de ambos sexos con edades ≥ 60 años. Los ...