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Prevalence of abdominal obesity in adolescents: association between sociodemographic factors and lifestyle

Rev. paul. pediatr; 34 (3), 2016
Abstract Objective: To estimate the prevalence of abdominal obesity and verify the association with sociodemographic factors (gender, school shift, ethnicity, age, maternal education and economic status) and lifestyle (alcohol consumption, sleep, soft drink consumption, level of physical activity and se...

Clustering of risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases in low-income, female adolescents

ABSTRACT Objective To assess the prevalence and clustering patterns of cardiometabolic risk factors among low-income, female adolescents. Materials and methods Cross-sectional study involving 196 students of public schools (11-19 years old). The following risk factors were considered in the analysis:...

Metabolic syndrome in patients with rheumatoid arthritis followed at a University Hospital in Northeastern Brazil

Rev. bras. reumatol; 56 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Introduction: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are 30-60% more likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CV) than the general population. Metabolic syndrome (MS), defined by a number of cardiovascular risk factors, confers a greater risk of CVdisease and diabetes. The association of MS w...

Association between general and abdominal obesity with high blood pressure: difference between genders

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (2), 2016
Abstract Objective: To assess the association between general and abdominal obesity with high blood pressure in adolescents of both genders from the public school system. Methods: This was an epidemiological, descriptive, exploratory study, with a quantitative approach and local scope whose sample cons...

Overweight and abdominal obesity in adults living with HIV/AIDS

Summary Objective: To investigate the prevalence of overweight, abdominal obesity and associated factors in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Method: Cross-sectional study with 270 PLWHA. A questionnaire was applied to investigate sociodemographic, clinical and lifestyle characteristics. Weight, hei...

Association between oral health status and central obesity among Brazilian independent-living elderly

Braz. oral res. (Online); 30 (1), 2016
Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the association between oral health status and central obesity (CO) in Brazilian independent-living elderly. A cross-sectional study was carried out in a sample of 489 elderly, who were participants of the Study on Aging and Longevity, in Londrina, state ...

Desigualdade educacional na ocorrência de obesidade abdominal por gênero e cor/raça: Estudo Pró-Saúde, 1999-2001 e 2011-2012

Resumo Análise de dados seccionais do Estudo Pró-Saúde (1999-2001 e 2011-2012) revelou importante diferença de gênero e cor/raça na magnitude e variação temporal da desigualdade educacional na obesidade abdominal. Probabilidade de estar obeso foi gradativamente maior em mulheres (independentement...

Índice cintura/talla y su utilidad para detectar riesgo cardiovascular y metabólico
Waist-to-height ratio and its usefulness in detection of the cardiovascular and metabolic risk

Rev. cuba. endocrinol; 26 (1), 2015
Introducción: El exceso de peso se relaciona con condiciones que afectan la salud y la calidad de vida. La ubicación o distribución de la grasa corporal reviste especial interés desde el punto de vista clínico, y varía según sea difusa o localizada, básicamente en el abdomen.Objetivo: describir, ...

Educational inequality in the occurrence of abdominal obesity: pró-saúde study

OBJECTIVE To estimate the degree of educational inequality in the occurrence of abdominal obesity in a population of non-faculty civil servants at university campi.METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we used data from 3,117 subjects of both genders aged 24 to 65-years old, regarding the baseline ofPr�...

Estudio descriptivo de síndrome metabólico en adultos del área oriente de Santiago

Rev. Méd. Clín. Condes; 21 (5), 2010
El síndrome metabólico se asocia a un aumento del riesgo cardiovascular. En Chile, la última encuesta nacional de salud, reveló una prevalencia del 23 por ciento en la población adulta. En el ámbito de la salud privada, no existen mayores estudios acerca de la prevalencia de esta condición. Objeti...