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Prevalence of consumption and nutritional content of breakfast meal among adolescents from the Brazilian National Dietary Survey

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (6), 2018
Abstract Objective: To estimate the prevalence of breakfast consumption and describe the foods and nutrients consumed at this meal and throughout the day by Brazilian adolescents. Method: A total of 7276 adolescents aged 10-19 years were evaluated in the Brazilian National Dietary Survey 2008-9, a popu...

Translation and validation of Pediatric Quality of Life InventoryTM 3 0 Diabetes Module (PedsQLTM 3 0 Diabetes Module) in Brazil-Portuguese language

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (6), 2018
Abstract Objective: The aim of the present study was to create a translated version of the Pediatric Quality of Life InventoryTM 3.0 Diabetes Module (PedsQLTM 3.0 Diabetes Module) in Brazilian Portuguese that was conceptually equivalent to the original American English version and to linguistically vali...

Intestinal fructose malabsorption is associated with increased lactulose fermentation in the intestinal lumen

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (6), 2018
Abstract Objective: To study fructose malabsorption in children and adolescents with abdominal pain associated with functional gastrointestinal disorders. As an additional objective, the association between intestinal fructose malabsorption and food intake, including the estimated fructose consumption, ...

Utilidad de la monitorización terapéutica de infliximab en el manejo de la enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (11), 2018
Background: Primary non-response and secondary loss of response (LOR) are significant problems of biological therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in IBD patients receiving these drugs can improve outcomes. Aim: To measure serum infliximab levels and anti-inflix...

Asociación entre el polimorfismo rs9939609 del gen FTO con la ingesta energética, macronutrientes y consumo de alcohol en población chilena

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (11), 2018
Background: Fat-mass-associated-gene (FTO) is associated with higher energy intake and specific food preferences. Aim: To investigate the association of the FTO genotype with energy intake, macronutrient and alcohol consumption. Material and Methods: Four hundred and nine participants of the GENADIO (G...

Efectividad de un modelo de manejo de pacientes con hipertensión y diabetes tipo II en atención primaria

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (11), 2018
Background: Adequate management of high blood pressure (HBP) and Type 2 Diabetes (DM2) is a challenge to the healthcare system in Chile. Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of a case management (CM) approach to manage HBP and DMII at Primary Healthcare (PHC) level, headed by healthcare technicians with t...

Estrés psicológico y síndrome metabólico

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (11), 2018
Background: Psychological stress and depressive symptoms are variables associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Aim: To determine the longitudinal association between psychological stress, depressive symptoms and MetS, and whether these variables predict MetS and its component trajectories. Material ...

Ultrasound dynamics of gastric content volumes after the ingestion of coconut water or a meat sandwich. A randomized controlled crossover study in healthy volunteers

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 68 (6), 2018
Abstract Background: Adequate preoperative fasting is critical in preventing pulmonary aspiration of gastric content. We proposed to study the sonographic gastric content dynamics after the ingestion of liquid or solid food in healthy volunteers and confront it with current guidelines for preoperative f...

Conflicto decisional en personas con diabetes mellitus e hipertensión arterial usuarias del nivel primario de atención de salud de Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (11), 2018
Background: Decisional conflict refers to the personal uncertainty about which course of action to take when the choice involves risk, regret, or challenge to personal life values. Aim: To determine the level of decisional conflict (DC) of people with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) or High Blood Pressure (HBP) ...

¿Cómo es la calidad de vida reportada por los estudiantes de Medicina?

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (11), 2018
Background: The high academic burden may hamper the quality of life of medical students. Aim: To evaluate the quality of life (QOL) for medical students attending a Chilean university. Material and Methods: Four hundred eleven medical students aged 22 ± 2 years (51% women), studying in Santiago, Chile...