LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Craniofacial changes and symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing in healthy children

Pacheco, Maria Christina Thomé; Fiorott, Bruna Santos; Finck, Nathalia Silveira; Araújo, Maria Teresa Martins de.

Dental press j. orthod. (Impr.); 20 (3), 2015

INTRODUCTION: The main cause of mouth breathing and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in childhood is associated with upper airway narrowing to varying degrees. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of morphological and functional craniofacial changes and the main clinical symptoms...

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Desfechos materno-fetais do diabetes gestacional em serviço terciário de atenção obstétrica

Zanrosso, Crisley Dossin; Schuch, Tiago; Camassola, Melissa; Pizzolotto, Larissa; Bisotto, Carina; Andreazza, Tatiane.

Rev. AMRIGS; 59 (2), 2015

Introdução: Diabetes mellitus gestacional (DMG) é uma das principais complicações da gestação, sendo definida como intolerância à glicose reconhecida neste período. Considerando as implicações neonatais e maternas decorrentes dessa comorbidade, este estudo tem como objetivo descrever os desfe...

Estudios Retrospectivos, Diabetes Gestacional/epidemiología, Resultado del Embarazo, Brasil/epidemiología

Estudo descritivo das tentativas de suicídio na população idosa brasileira, 2000 - 2014

Pinto, Liana Wernersbach; Assis, Simone Gonçalves de.

Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.); 20 (6), 2015

Este artigo descreve as taxas de internação por tentativas de suicídio entre idosos brasileiros e discute as fragilidades dos dados dos sistemas de informação. Empregaram-se dados do Sistema de Informações Hospitalares (SIH) e do Sistema de Vigilância de Violências e Acidentes (VIVA). Analisou-s...

Intento de Suicidio/estadística & datos numéricos, Brasil/epidemiología, Factores de Tiempo

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A population-based cohort study of oral health in South Brazil: The Porto Alegre Study

Haas, Alex Nogueira; Gaio, Eduardo José; Wagner, Marcius Comparsi; Rios, Fernando Silva; Costa, Ricardo dos Santos Araujo; Rösing, Cassiano Kuchenbecker; Oppermann, Rui Vicente; Albandar, Jasim; Susin, Cristiano.

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 18 (2), 2015

Few population-based cohort studies have been established in Dentistry and this is especially true for Latin America. We conducted a population-based prospective study focusing on oral health in Porto Alegre, south Brazil, and herein we describe its methodology and discuss directions for further resea...

Salud Bucal, Brasil/epidemiología, Estudios de Cohortes, Estudios de Seguimiento, Factores de Riesgo

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Prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in poor children from Mato Grosso do Sul

Silva, Diego Augusto Santos; Nunes, Heloyse Elaine Gimenes.

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 18 (2), 2015

OBJECTIVE:

To estimate the prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity among children who were beneficiaries of the Brazil's conditional cash transfer program Bolsa Família during 2010, according to gender and health in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Obesidad/epidemiología, Sobrepeso/epidemiología, Pobreza/estadística & datos numéricos, Delgadez/epidemiología, Brasil/epidemiología, Prevalencia, Factores Socioeconómicos

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Correspondence between overweight and socioeconomic and demographic indicators in the adult Brazilian population

Silva, Vladimir Schuindt da; Souza, Israel; Silva, Diego Augusto Santos; Petroski, Edio Luiz; Fonseca, Maria de Jesus Mendes da.

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 18 (2), 2015

OBJECTIVE:

To verify the correlation between overweight and socioeconomic and demographic indicators among Brazilian adults, using data from the Brazilian Household Budget Survey from 2008/2009.

METHODS:

We analyzed the joint relationships between ov...

Sobrepeso/epidemiología, Factores Socioeconómicos, Brasil/epidemiología, Estado Nutricional

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Socio-economic and cultural factors associated with smoking prevalence among workers in the National Health System in Belo Horizonte

Barbosa, Luiz Fábio Machado; Machado, Carla Jorge.

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 18 (2), 2015

OBJECTIVE:

To identify factors related to smoking among health workers of the National Health System in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

METHODS:

A cross-sectional study based on a survey conducted between September 2008 and January 2009 with a ...

Fumar/epidemiología, Factores Socioeconómicos, Brasil/epidemiología, Estudios Transversales, Personal de Salud, Prevalencia, Encuestas y Cuestionarios

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Occurrence of tuberculosis cases in Crato, Ceará, from 2002 to 2011: a spatial analisys of specific standards

Pinto, Mayrla Lima; Silva, Talina Carla da; Gomes, Lidiane Cristina Félix; Bertolozzi, Maria Rita; Villavicencio, Lourdes Milagros Mendoza; Azevedo, Kleane Maria da Fonseca Araújo; Figueiredo, Tânia Maria Ribeiro Monteiro de.

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 18 (2), 2015

OBJECTIVE:

to analyze the spatial distribution of tuberculosis in Crato, Ceará, Brazil, from 2002 to 2011, aiming to check for a point pattern.

METHODS:

This is an ecological, temporal trend and hybrid design study, with a quantitative approach. A t...

Tuberculosis/epidemiología, Brasil/epidemiología, Densidad de Población

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Factors associated with depression: sex differences between residents of Quilombo communities

Barroso, Sabrina Martins; Melo, Ana Paula; Guimarães, Mark Drew Crosland.

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 18 (2), 2015

INTRODUCTION:

The Quilombola population is subject to numerous sources of social vulnerability, but few studies investigate their physical or mental health conditions.

OBJECTIVES:

To investigate the factors associated with depression...

Depresión, Caracteres Sexuales, Brasil/epidemiología, Estudios Transversales, Autoevaluación (Psicología), Encuestas y Cuestionarios

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Vitamin A status and associated factors in infants attending at Primary Health Care in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

Silva, Lara Lívia Santos da; Peixoto, Maria do Rosário Gondim; Hadler, Maria Claret Costa Monteiro; Silva, Sara Araújo da; Cobayashi, Fernanda; Cardoso, Marly Augusto.

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 18 (2), 2015

OBJECTIVE:

This study aimed to assess the nutritional status of vitamin A and associated factors in children assisted in Primary Care Health in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.

METHODS:

This is a cross-sectional study with a sample of 228 children 12 to 16 ...

Estado Nutricional, Vitamina A/sangre, Brasil/epidemiología, Estudios Transversales, Atención Primaria de Salud, Factores Socioeconómicos

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