Background: Women in Chile are mainly responsible in the formation of eating habits in the population, particularly at their homes. Aim: To explore the association of physical activity and alimentary habits with overweight among adult Chilean women in fertile age. Material and Methods: Cross sectional st...
Ejercicio Físico/fisiología,
Conducta Alimentaria/fisiología,
Sobrepeso/epidemiología,
Factores de Edad,
Chile/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Encuestas Epidemiológicas,
Estado Nutricional,
Sobrepeso/etiología,
Sobrepeso/fisiopatología,
Factores de Riesgo,
Conducta Sedentaria,
Factores Socioeconómicos
Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of different cutoff points of body mass index for predicting overweight/obesity according to body fat values estimated by DEXA among Brazilian adolescents. Methods: Cross-sectional study including 229 male adolescents aged 10-15 years, in...
Antropometría/métodos,
Composición Corporal,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Brasil,
Estudios Transversales,
Sobrepeso/clasificación,
Sobrepeso/diagnóstico,
Obesidad Infantil/diagnóstico,
Pronóstico,
Curva ROC,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad
Abstract: Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between physical self-efficacy and body mass index in a large sample of schoolchildren. Methods: The Perceived Physical Ability Scale for Children was administered to 1560 children (50.4% boys; 8-12 years) from three different...
Factores de Edad,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Italia/epidemiología,
Obesidad/epidemiología,
Obesidad/psicología,
Sobrepeso/epidemiología,
Sobrepeso/psicología,
Autoeficacia,
Factores Sexuales,
España/epidemiología
ABSTRACT Objective: The study aimed to compare the food intake of overweight/obese and normal weight preschoolers and to verify whether excess weight is associated with low birth weight, catch-up growth, early weaning, and physical activity/inactivity Methods: This case-control study was conducted in f...
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the impact of excessive maternal weight on the early discontinuation of exclusive breastfeeding Methods: This is a longitudinal study including mother-infant dyads of low socioeconomic status receiving prenatal care in Health Care Centers in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande d...
Summary Objective: To determine overweight and obesity prevalence in preschool children from public education, and to determine their relation to food consumption. Method: Cross-sectional study with children aged between 2 and 5 years, of both sexes, enrolled at municipal day care centers. Socioeconomi...
Fundamentos: Há uma discrepância entre protocolos utilizados para o diagnóstico da hipertensão infantil, sendo o mais indicado a aferição da pressão arterial em pelo menos três momentos distintos. Objetivo: Identificar a prevalência de hipertensão arterial em crianças, e realizar associação ...
Prevalencia,
Hipertensión/epidemiología,
Niño,
Factores de Riesgo,
Presión Arterial,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Enfermedad Crónica/mortalidad,
Pediatría,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Análisis de Varianza,
Factores Sexuales,
50207,
Sobrepeso/complicaciones,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Análisis de Varianza,
Estado Nutricional
OBJECTIVE: This study analyzed the frequency of cardiometabolic risk markers and metabolic syndrome occurrence in overweight and obese children and adolescents. METHODS: The participants included 161 overweight (n=65) and obese (n=96) individuals aged between 5 and 19 years. Clinical markers were assess...
Adiponectina/sangre,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Glucemia/análisis,
Presión Sanguínea/fisiología,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Colesterol/sangre,
Insulina/sangre,
Leptina/sangre,
Síndrome Metabólico/sangre,
Síndrome Metabólico/etiología,
Obesidad/sangre,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Sobrepeso/sangre,
Sobrepeso/complicaciones,
Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Triglicéridos/sangre,
Circunferencia de la Cintura
Objetivo: Verificar a associação do IMC autorreferido às variáveis sociodemográficas e
comportamentais. Métodos: Estudo transversal, com 357 adultos, de ambos os sexos, na
faixa etária de 20 a 35 anos. A variável dependente foi o IMC autorreferido. Aplicaram-se
técnicas de estatística descritiv...
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Factores de Riesgo,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Sobrepeso/complicaciones,
Adulto Joven,
Comorbilidad,
Prevalencia,
Encuestas Epidemiológicas/métodos,
Estado Nutricional,
Brasil,
Estudios Transversales,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Factores Sexuales
OBJETIVOS: Avaliar o estado nutricional de crianças e de adolescentes por meio de indicadores antropométricos e avaliar a associação desses resultados com a pressão arterial.
MÉTODOS: Foram incluídos neste estudo crianças e adolescentes entre quatro e 19 anos de idade, oriundos de escolas rurais ...
