Sickle cell anemia was a rare disease in Chile, especially in adults, however the recent immigration wave from Haiti is changing this scenario. We report a 29 year old black female from Haiti with a non-disclosed history of sickle cell anemia. She was transfused with two units of red blood cells, found u...
INTRODUCCIÓN: La alfabetización en salud está relacionada en la competitividad y preparación del personal frente a los complejos sistemas de salud; siguiendo una gradiente social que puede profundizar desigualdades existentes. Teniendo como objetivo de esta investigación la recopilación de datos pa...
Abstract The environment around the residence could contribute to attenuate or increase time spent in sedentary activities, and in low energy expenditure activities (1.5 METS) in adolescents. The aim of this study was to analyze the association between sedentary time and perceived neighborhood environmen...
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare all-cause-mortality in screening-detected prostate cancer cases versus non-cases after a median 12.2-year follow-up. Methods: In this prospective, population-based study of 3089 Afro-Caribbean men aged 40-79 years in Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, all men were ...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Here, we conducted an epidemiological study of hepatitis B virus (HBV) mono-infected and asymptomatic malaria/HBV coinfected immigrants and further discussed the possibility of malaria disease modifying the clinical presentation of HBV infection. METHODS: A total of 195 African ...
SUMMARY Insulin autoimmune syndrome (IAS, Hirata's disease) is a rare hypoglycemic disorder characterized by spontaneous hypoglycemia associated with extremely high circulating insulin levels and positive anti-insulin antibody results. Thus far, most cases have been reported in Asian countries, notably J...
Antihipertensivos/efectos adversos,
Enfermedades Autoinmunes/inducido químicamente,
Enfermedades Autoinmunes/etnología,
Enfermedades Autoinmunes/inmunología,
Glucemia/análisis,
Brasil,
Captopril/efectos adversos,
Hipoglucemia/inducido químicamente,
Hipoglucemia/etnología,
Hipoglucemia/inmunología,
Anticuerpos Insulínicos/efectos de los fármacos,
Anticuerpos Insulínicos/inmunología,
Síndrome
ABSTRACT Objective: Recently, a new obesity index (A Body Shape Index, ABSI) based on waist circumference (WC) was developed, and high ABSI corresponds to a more central concentration of body volume. It is well known that central obesity is closely linked with insulin resistance (IR). Therefore, our stu...
Pueblo Asiatico,
Glucemia/análisis,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Tamaño Corporal/etnología,
Tamaño Corporal/fisiología,
China,
Estudios Transversales,
Homeostasis/fisiología,
Resistencia a la Insulina/etnología,
Resistencia a la Insulina/fisiología,
Estándares de Referencia,
Valores de Referencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Somatotipos
Borgo, Mariana Veronez;
Baldo, Marcelo Perim;
Alvim, Rafael de Oliveira;
Zaniqueli, Divanei;
Capingana, Daniel Pires;
Magalhães, Pedro;
Silva, Amilcar Bernardo da;
Oliosa, Polyana Romano;
Sartório, Carmem Luiza;
Mill, José Geraldo.
ABSTRACT Objective: Angola is a sub-Saharan African country where the population has scarce access to lipidlowering medication. We sought to determine the frequency of lipid disorders among Angolan nonusers of lipid-lowering medication. Material and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carr...
Población Negra/etnología,
Distribución por Edad,
Factores de Edad,
Angola/etnología,
Antropometría,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/sangre,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/etiología,
Colesterol/sangre,
Estudios Transversales,
Dislipidemias/sangre,
Dislipidemias/complicaciones,
Dislipidemias/etnología,
Hemodinámica,
Obesidad/sangre,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Factores de Riesgo,
Triglicéridos/sangre
