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Anemia e níveis de hemoglobina em crianças indígenas Xavante, Brasil Central

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 20 (1), 2017
RESUMO: Objetivo: Avaliar a prevalência de anemia, os níveis médios de hemoglobina e os principais fatores nutricionais, demográficos e socioeconômicos associados em crianças Xavante, em Mato Grosso, Brasil. Métodos: Realizou-se inquérito em duas comunidades indígenas Xavante na Terra Indíg...

Anemia ferropénica en niños menores de 5 años

Introducción: El hierro es un componente esencial de la hemoglobina, junto con el ácido fólico y la vitamina B12, cuya función es esencial en la oxigenación del organismo. La anemia es una de las principales manifestaciones de los problemas nutricionales en el país y la asociación a parasitismo, i...

A practical approach to assess leg muscle oxygenation during ramp-incremental cycle ergometry in heart failure

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (12), 2017
Heart failure is characterized by the inability of the cardiovascular system to maintain oxygen (O2) delivery (i.e., muscle blood flow in non-hypoxemic patients) to meet O2 demands. The resulting increase in fractional O2 extraction can be non-invasively tracked by deoxygenated hemoglobin concentration (...

Depression, sexuality and fibromyalgia syndrome: clinical findings and correlation to hematological parameters

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (11), 2016
ABSTRACT Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by chronic pain and comorbidities. Objective To investigate sexuality and depression in women with FM compared with controls and to correlate the findings with hematological parameters. Methods 33 women with FM and 19 healthy women were included and evaluat...

Correlation between hemoglobin levels of mothers and children on exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (5), 2016
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the correlation between hemoglobin levels of mothers and their children on exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 221 binomials (mother-child) enrolled in a breastfeeding support program, who were stratified into six ...

Prevalence and risk factors of anemia in children

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (4), 2016
Abstract Objective: To identify the prevalence and factors associated with anemia in children attending Municipal Early Childhood Education Day Care Center (Centros Municipais de Educação Infantil [CMEI]) nurseries in Colombo-PR. Methods: Analytical, cross-sectional study with a representative sample...

Anemia em pacientes submetidos à diálise peritoneal ambulatorial: prevalência e fatores associados

J. bras. nefrol; 38 (1), 2016
Resumo Introdução: A anemia é uma complicação frequente em pacientes em diálise e poucos estudos avaliaram sua ocorrência em pacientes submetidos à diálise peritoneal (DP). Objetivo: Este estudo teve como objetivo investigar a prevalência e fatores associados à presença de anemia em pacient...

A hipoalbuminemia parece estar associada a uma maior taxa de hospitalização nos pacientes em hemodiálise

J. bras. nefrol; 38 (1), 2016
Resumo Introdução: Anemia, inflamação e hipoalbuminemia são complicações frequentemente observadas em pacientes submetidos à hemodiálise crônica. Existem poucos dados nacionais que avaliam a associação dessas condições à morbidade e mortalidade especialmente considerando a região nordest...

White blood cell counts and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in the diagnosis of testicular cancer: a simple secondary serum tumor marker

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose The aim of the study was to investigate white blood cell counts and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as markers of systemic inflammation in the diagnosis of localized testicular cancer as a malignancy with initially low volume. Materials and Methods Thirty-six patients with local...

Anemia and iron deficiency in Mexican elderly population: Results from the Ensanut 2012

Salud pública Méx; 57 (5), 2015
Objective. To describe de prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) and anemia in a sample of Mexican elderly population from the National Health and Nutrition Survey (Ensanut) 2012. Materials and methods. 1 920 subjects ≥60 years of age were included. Hemoglobin, serum concentrations of ferritin and CRP ...