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Association of nutritional status with handgrip strength in patients with chronic kidney disease

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 37 (), 2024
ABSTRACT Objective Evaluation of handgrip strength with indicators of nutritional status in chronic kidney disease patients. Methods This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study, with an analytical approach conducted at Hospital das Clínicas de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, between May and September 202...

Modificación del riesgo cardiovascular según la escala de framingham posterior a cirugía bariátrica: seguimiento de 3 años

Rev. venez. cir; 77 (1), 2024
Objetivo: Evaluar el efecto de la cirugía bariátrica sobre el riesgo cardiovascular aplicando la escala de Framingham. En pacientes del Servicio de Cirugía Bariátrica y Metabólica del Centro Médico Docente la Trinidad sometidos a cirugía bariátrica en el año 2019 y 2020. Métodos: Es un estudio ...

Exploratory analysis of the association between stature, obesity, and food insecurity in adults of the National Dietary Survey 2017-2018

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 37 (), 2024
ABSTRACT Objective Evaluate short stature as a possible explanation for obesity, and identify if consumption of energy, protein, carbohydrate, and lipids were associated to higher risk for obesity in Brazilian adults (20-59 y) living in household food insecurity. Methods Cross-sectional study from 2017...

Eating behaviors mediate the relationship between perceived stress and anthropometric measurements related to obesity in young adults

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 37 (), 2024
ABSTRACT Objective The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of perceived stress, eating behaviors and anthropometric measurements related to obesity in the university students. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out with 658 university students (128 males, 530 females)....

Indicadores antropométricos relacionados con las alteraciones de la tensión arterial en adolescentes aparentemente sanos
Anthropometric Indicators Related to Blood Pressure Alterations in Apparently Healthy Adolescents

Introducción: Los estudios epidemiológicos en niños y adolescentes revelan un aumento en la prevalencia de hipertensión y prehipertensión relacionado con el aumento de las cifras de obesidad y sobrepeso. El uso de indicadores antropométricos puede ser una herramienta adecuada para una detección te...

Desempenho de índices antropométricos como instrumentos de rastreio para diabetes autorreferido na população brasileira: estudo transversal

Reme (Online); 28 (), 2024
RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar a capacidade diagnóstica dos índices antropométricos para o rastreamento do diabetes autorreferido na população brasileira. Métodos: estudo transversal realizado com brasileiros ≥18 anos participantes da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde que tiveram suas medidas antropom�...

Serum levels of phoenixin and nesfatin in patients with iron, vitamin B12 or vitamin D deficiency: a comparative study

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 37 (), 2024
ABSTRACT Objective Micronutrient deficiencies are recognized as critical factors contributing to the global burden of disease. Phoenixin-14 and nesfatin-1 newly discovered neuropeptides which have been related to various physiological processes and potential therapeutic applications. This study was cond...

Weight bias and identity characteristics among students at a public university in Southern Brazil

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 37 (), 2024
ABSTRACT Objective Despite the consequences of weight discrimination for health inequities, its relationship with identity characteristics remains poorly understood. We investigated whether and to what extent discrimination attributed to body weight is linked to sociodemographic and identity factors. M...

Correlation between birth weight, breastfeeding and body mass index at six years of age

Abstract Objectives: to estimate the correlation between birth weight, breastfeeding, and body mass index in six-year-old children in the city of Palhoça/SC, Brazil. Methods: a cross-sectional study involving 502 children. Data were collected through interviews with mothers at home and anthropometric ...

A saúde de adolescentes na volta às atividades escolares presenciais após dois anos de pandemia do Covid-19 – estudo transversal de base escolar em Pelotas/RS

O objetivo do estudo foi comparar a percepção sobre a massa corporal, comportamentos relacionados à saúde, e a saúde mental de escolares adolescentes durante o período de retorno às atividades escolares presenciais com o período anterior à pandemia de COVID-19. O estudo foi realizado com 425 esc...