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Obesity, sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity and reduced mobility in Brazilian older people aged 80 years and over

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 15 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze which abnormalities in body composition (obesity, sarcopenia or sarcopenic obesity) are related to reduced mobility in older people aged 80 years and older. Methods: The sample included 116 subjects aged 80 years and older. The body composition was measured using dual-ene...

Association between active commuting and elevated blood pressure in adolescents

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 15 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the association between active commuting and blood pressure in adolescents. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with high school students from public education network in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Data from 6039 students (14 to 19 years) were collected using a...

Distribución de esteroides estrogénicos en plantas de tratamiento de aguas residuales municipales

Acta toxicol. argent; 25 (3), 2017
En la actualidad, existe una preocupación creciente por la presencia de estrógenos en el medio acuático, donde pueden ser introducidos a partir de aguas residuales después de su eliminación incompleta en las plantas de tratamiento. Las aguas residuales sistemáticamente reciben estrógenos naturales...

Distribution of pulmonary tuberculosis in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil): a spatial analysis

Abstract The aim of this study was to analyze the spatial distribution of the tuberculosis endemic in Rio de Janeiro State from 2002 to 2011. A retrospective study was conducted in the state of Rio de Janeiro from 2002 to 2011. Spatial analysis techniques were used to describe the distribution of tubercu...

Sedentary behavior based on screen time: prevalence and associated sociodemographic factors in adolescents

Abstract The aim of this study to estimate the prevalence of sedentary behavior based on screen time (≥ 2-hour day) and to identify the association with sociodemographic factors among adolescents in a city in southern Brazil. This is an epidemiological survey of school-based cross-sectional study w...

O sobrepeso e a obesidade não estão associados com a pressão arterial elevada em jovens praticantes de esportes

Resumo O objetivo do estudo foi analisar a associação entre o sobrepeso e a obesidade com a pressão arterial elevada (PAE), de acordo com a prática esportiva de jovens. Participaram do estudo 636 jovens de 10 a 17 anos da cidade de Londrina-PR. Foram analisadas as variáveis sexo, idade, escolaridade...

Raça/cor da pele e transtornos mentais no Brasil: uma revisão sistemática

Resumo Transtornos mentais contribuem para uma grande carga de incapacidade. Esta revisão sistemática tem como objetivo resumir a literatura sobre raça/cor da pele e transtornos mentais no Brasil. PubMed e Lilacs foram pesquisados com o uso de descritores sobre transtornos mentais (depressão, ansieda...

Risk and protective factors for chronic diseases in adults: a population-based study

Abstract The article describes the relative frequency ok of risk and protective behaviors for chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in adults residing in Viçosa, Brazil. A cross-section-al population-based study including 1,226 adults living in the municipality. We used a structured questionnaire con...

Hospitalização por doenças infecciosas, parasitismo e evolução nutricional de crianças atendidas em creches públicas

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é analisar a influência das hospitalizações por doenças infecciosas (diarreia e pneumonia) e do parasitismo na evolução nutricional, ao longo de um ano, entre crianças assistidas em creches públicas municipais. Mães de crianças de uma coorte responderam sobre a h...

Smoking among adolescents is associated with their own characteristics and with parental smoking: cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: This study aimed to analyze the association between smoking during adolescence and the characteristics of smoking and alcohol consumption among their parents. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study in Londrina (PR), Brazil. METHODS: The subjects comprised 1,231 adolescents a...