ABSTRACT: Objective: This study aimed to investigate the association between sleep duration and excess weight in Brazilian adolescents. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted with 65,837 adolescents, aged 12 to 17 years, enrolled in the Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA). ...
ABSTRACT: Objective: To evaluate the usual consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) and its association with body mass index (BMI), physical activity (PA), age, and sex in adults living in Brasília City, Brazil. Methodology: A total of 506 individuals aged ≥ 20 years old were interviewed. Diet...
OBJECTIVES: Owing to the fact that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an underreported disease, the strategy used for the diagnosis of OSA has been extensively dissected to devise a simplified process that can be accessed by the public health services. Polysomnography (PSG) type I, the gold standard for th...
ABSTRACT Objective: Screening for childhood obesity is a necessary step in developing appropriate and effective interventions. We evaluated the diagnostic performance of various recommended international anthropometric cut-offs based on body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ra...
Abstract: This article aims to assess the relationship between an individual's socioeconomic status over their life-course and their body mass index (BMI) at 22 years of age, according to the hypotheses generated by risk accumulation, critical period, and social mobility models. This was a population-bas...
INTRODUCCIÓN: El hipotiroidismo subclínico (HSC) se define bioquímicamente por una elevación en la concentración sérica de la hormona estimulante de la tiroides (TSH), con niveles normales de tiroxina libre (T4L). La asociación entre el HSC y el daño cardiovascular ha sido un tema controversial. ...
Hipotiroidismo/sangre,
Hipotiroidismo/complicaciones,
Proteína C-Reactiva/análisis,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/etiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Ecuador,
HDL-Colesterol/sangre,
LDL-Colesterol/sangre,
Tirotropina/sangre,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Aterosclerosis
Los pacientes con delgadez constitucional suelen presentar un peso habitual reducido pero estacionario en el tiempo, con dificultad para aumentarlo incluso luego de someterse a dietas hipercalóricas. A diferencia de otras entidades, no se suelen encontrar trastornos de la alimentación, enfermedades sis...
Introducción: La obesidad es un
problema de salud pública a nivel mundial,
que compromete a población de altos
y bajos recursos por igual y presenta
un efecto deletéreo de alto impacto en
la fisiopatogenia de la enfermedad cardiovascular.
Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia
de sobrepeso y obesidad en...
Given the increase of women with excess weight or obesity and its possible effects on birth weight, the present study aimed to investigate the association between pregestational maternal body mass index (BMI) and birth weight in a birth cohort from Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. This was a prospective stud...
During pregnancy, metabolic changes that develop in women may increase the risk of diseases and conditions that may also harm the life of the growing fetus. The aim of the present study was to identify and compare the metabolic profile (MP) during pregnancy in two birth cohorts in 2010 in the cities of R...
