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Birth weight and overweight in adolescents: the erica project in the city of recife, pernambuco

ABSTRACT Objective: To verify the association of anthropometric parameters at birth, socioeconomic and biological variables, physical activity, and parental nutritional status with overweight and abdominal obesity in adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on 39 public and priva...

Nutritional response and clinical complications in patients with post-pyloric and gastric enteral tubes

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 34 (), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective The present study assessed the differences in nutritional markers (albumin, transferrin, total body fat, and body mass index) and clinical complications (diarrhea, vomiting, and diet interruptions) associated with enteral nutrition. Methods This is an open-label, randomized, two-arm ...

Obesity is associated with lack of access to dental care and physical activity among older adults: a cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the prevalence of obesity and associated factors among older adults. METHODS: This was a household-based cross-sectional study involving 282 individuals aged ≥ 60 years recruited in the city of Veranópolis, Brazil, using random probabilistic sampling. Participants under...

Association between violence in childhood and increase in the body mass index among adolescents

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the association between violence in childhood and increase in the Body Mass Index among adolescents. Method: a cross-sectional study, conducted with 136 adolescents aged from 10 to 19 years old, monitored by a Multiprofessional Residency Program in Adolescents' Health, i...

Murinometric measurements and retroperitoneal adipose tissue in young rats exposed to the high-fat diet: Is there correlation?

Braz. j. biol; 81 (2), 2021
Aim: This study aimed to verify the correlation between murine measurements and retroperitoneal adipose tissue in rats exposed to the high-fat diet. Material and methods: Wistar male adult rats, descendants of mothers who consumed a high-fat diet during pregnancy and lactation and fed the same diet after...

Percepción de la funcionalidad familiar y la imagen corporal en los adolescentes de una preparatoria de Yucatán, México
Perception of family functionality and body image in teens at a Yucatan (Mexico) high school

Horiz. enferm; 32 (1), 2021
INTRODUCCIÓN: Un funcionamiento familiar normal es aquel que le posibilita a la familia cumplir los objetivos, funciones y necesidades afectivo-emocionales, una etapa importante es la adolescencia en donde la imagen corporal y el autoconcepto se forma a partir de la experiencia que uno tiene de sí mism...

Correlations among neck circumference and anthropometric indicators to estimate body adiposity in people living with HIV

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Neck circumference (NC) and anthropometric data of people living with HIV (PLWH) are correlated. METHODS: Socioeconomic, NC, body mass index (BMI), tricipital skinfold thickness (TSF), mid-arm circumference (MAC), mid-arm muscle circumference (MAMC), waist-hip ratio (WHR), wais...

Which anthropometric measures best identify excess weight in older adults?

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of and factors associated with excess weight in older adults according to body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WtHR), as well as to measure the differences between the prevalences estimated by WC and WtHR in relation to BMI. MET...

Low Body Mass Index as a Risk Factor for the Onset of Porosity of the Mandibular Bone in the Elderly

ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate whether a low body mass index (BMI) has a significant relationship with mandibular bone porosity progression by conducting a mandibular inferior cortex (MIC) classification in elderly Japanese people. Material and Methods: A total of 266 study subjects, aged 70 at bas...

Estado nutricional e risco metabólico em adultos: associação com a qualidade da dieta medida pela ESQUADA

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 24 (), 2021
RESUMO: Objetivo: Analisar a associação entre qualidade da dieta medida pela Escala de Qualidade da Dieta (ESQUADA) e estado nutricional e risco metabólico em adultos. Métodos: Analisaram-se dados de 1.147 adultos (de 20 a 59 anos), participantes de inquérito populacional com amostragem comple...