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Serum Fluorescent Advanced Glycation End (F-AGE) products in gestational diabetes patients

ABSTRACT Objectives Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are involved in the pathogenesis and complications of diabetes mellitus (DM). Gestational DM (GDM) is characterized by increased glycemia and oxidative stress, which are factors associated with high serum AGE concentrations. The aim of this stu...

Applicability of predictive equations for resting energy expenditure in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea

ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the applicability of predictive equations for resting energy expenditure (REE) in obese individuals with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the effects of OSA severity on REE. Materials and methods Twenty-nine obese men, 41.5 ± 7 years old, with moderate and severe O...

Muscle strength and body composition in severe obesity

Clinics; 72 (5), 2017
OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study was to evaluate associations between maximum voluntary contraction torques of the lower limbs and body composition for subjects with severe obesity. METHODS: Body composition was evaluated by bioelectrical impedance analysis, and maximum voluntary contraction torques of t...

Impact of biological therapy on body composition of patients with Chron's disease

Summary Introduction: Protein-energy malnutrition in Crohn's disease (CD) has been reported in 20 to 92% of patients, and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality and higher costs for the health system. Anti-TNF drugs are a landmark in the clinical management, promoting prolonged remission i...

Monitoramento da avaliação antropométrica no contexto do sistema de vigilância alimentar e nutricional na atenção primária à saúde

Rev. APS; 20 (2), 2017
O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar a ocorrência da aferição de medidas antropométricas em usuários de Unidades Básicas de Saúde, o desempenho de profissionais de saúde na prática das técnicas de aferição e a transferência desses dados para o SISVAN web. Estudo descritivo no qual a colet...

Características antropométricas maternas y del lactante, correlacionado a la concentración proteica del calostro y leche madura: un estudio longitudinal
Anthropometric characteristics of the mother and the infant, correlated to the protein concentration of colostrum and mature milk: a longitudinal study

Objetivo: Determinar las características antropométricas maternas y del lactante correlacionados a la concentración proteica del calostro y la leche madura en el Hospital "El Carmen", Huancayo. Método: Estudio analítico, longitudinal, correlacional; Muestra: 35 (madres y lactantes), quienes cumplía...

Perfil antropométrico de crianças segundo a estrutura das creches

Resumo O artigo tem por objetivos avaliar a estrutura de creches públicas e o perfil antropométrico de crianças do município de Campina Grande, Paraíba. Estudo transversal que envolveu 793 crianças assistidas em creches. Contemplaram-se informações para caracterizar as creches (estrutura relacion...

Confiabilidade de indicadores antropométricos e fisiológicos para desenvolvimento de um índice de saúde para idosos

Rev. salud pública; 19 (2), 2017
RESUMO Objetivo Verificar a confiabilidade de indicadores antropométricos e fisiológicos para o desenvolvimento de um índice de saúde para indivíduos idosos. Métodos Estudo quantitativo de corte transversal, onde a amostra foi composta por 63 idosos de ambos os sexos, participantes do Projeto Mo...

Peripheral polyneuropathy in severely obese patients with metabolic syndrome but without diabetes: Association with low HDL-cholesterol

Summary Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of peripheral polyneuropathy (PPN) in subjects with grade II and III obesity (Ob-II,III) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) but without diabetes and to investigate possible associated factors. Method: A cross-sectional study was ...