ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Intragastric balloon (IGB) use is indicated for patients whose BMI precludes the option of bariatric surgery or who need to lose weight prior to undergoing surgery. It is a minimally invasive procedure and currently there are two main models of IGBs in use, the non-adjustable intra...
Bariatria/efectos adversos,
Bariatria/métodos,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Estudios Transversales,
Endoscopía/métodos,
Balón Gástrico,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Obesidad/cirugía,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Pérdida de Peso
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Hypertension is an important public health problem. Overweight and high salt intake are risk factors for its development. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between salt taste sensitivity threshold (STST) and blood pressure (BP) in healthy adults. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-...
Un modelo estocástico de simulación permite estudiar y represen tar de manera simplificada el comportamiento de variables complejas en términos de probabilidad. En este contexto, el objetivo de este trabajo es presentar, a través del uso de herramientas de tecnologías de la información y comunicaci...
Factores de Edad,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Ecuador/epidemiología,
Comunicación en Salud,
Sistemas de Información en Salud/estadística & datos numéricos,
Tecnología de la Información/estadística & datos numéricos,
Método de Montecarlo,
Obesidad/epidemiología,
Probabilidad,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Factores Sexuales,
Procesos Estocásticos
Objective: To evaluate body dissatisfaction and distorted body self-image in women with prolactinoma. Methods: Body dissatisfaction and distorted body self-image were evaluated in 80 women with prolactinoma. All patients were in menacme, 34% had normal body mass index (BMI), and 66% were overweight. Mos...
Trastorno Dismórfico Corporal/psicología,
Imagen Corporal/psicología,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Agonistas de Dopamina/uso terapéutico,
Hiperprolactinemia/sangre,
Hiperprolactinemia/tratamiento farmacológico,
Hiperprolactinemia/psicología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Neoplasias Hipofisarias/sangre,
Neoplasias Hipofisarias/psicología,
Prolactina/sangre,
Prolactinoma/sangre,
Prolactinoma/psicología,
Escalas de Valoración Psiquiátrica,
Valores de Referencia,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
Thorough knowledge of splenic artery course and morphology may help clinician to provide better practice. This Study aims at finding out if there was a relationship between splenic artery tortuosity index and age, sex, Body Mass Index (BMI) and abdominal cavity diameters. Routine abdominal Computerized T...
Arteria Esplénica/diagnóstico por imagen,
Arteria Esplénica/anatomía & histología,
Abdomen/diagnóstico por imagen,
Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X,
Arteria Esplénica/anomalías,
Abdomen/anatomía & histología,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Factores Sexuales,
Factores de Edad,
Correlación de Datos,
Análisis de Varianza
En el mundo la obesidad es considerada una pandemia que provoca grandes cambios metabólicos, responsables de las llamadas enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles (ECNT), las cuales presentan un 60 % de mortalidad, según la Organización Mundial de la Salud (2016). En Chile el 75 % de la población adul...
Abstract The hormonal changes in climacteric women may affect the vestibular system; however, it is not clear in the literature whether the presence of vestibular dysfunction associated with climacteric is related to poorer quality of life. The study sample was composed of 374 women (40-65 years). Socioe...
Abstract Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the agreement and risk factors for underestimation and overestimation between nutritional status and self-perceived body image and to assess the prevalence and associated factors for dissatisfaction with body weight among Brazilian adolescent...
Abstract Objective To evaluate height, sexual maturation, and the difference between final and expected height in girls with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and no glucocorticoid treatment for at least six months, as compared to a group of healthy girls. Methods This cross-sectional study involved 44 gir...
Abstract Background: Although associated with traditional cardiovascular risk factors, it is unclear whether obesity alone is associated with coronary artery disease (CAD). Objective: To investigate the role of obesity as a risk factor for CAD, defined by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA)...
