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Health-related quality of life in adolescents with excess weight

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (4), 2019
Abstract Objective: To identify health-related quality of life in adolescents with excess weight and associated factors, such as gender, age, and weight categories. Method: A cross-sectional study with collected and secondary data from 276 adolescents aged between 10 and 19 years with overweight and ob...

The effect of sleep quality on academic performance is mediated by Internet use time: DADOS study

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (4), 2019
Abstract Objective: The aims of the present study were to analyze the association of sleep patterns with academic and cognitive performance in adolescents, and to test the potential mediating effect of different activities of screen media usage on this association. Methods: A sample of 269 adolescents ...

Bebidas endulzadas en adultos jóvenes y su asociación con adiposidad y riesgo metabólico

Salud pública Méx; 61 (4), 2019
Resumen: Objetivo: Estimar la asociación entre consumo de bebidas endulzadas (BE) con indicadores de adiposidad y riesgo metabólico en adultos jóvenes. Material y métodos: Se analizó la frecuencia de consumo de alimentos, índice de masa corporal (IMC), circunferencia de cintura (CC), grasa corp...

Factores de riesgo cardiovascular en población adolescente aymara. Rol de la occidentalización de la nutrición

Rev. chil. cardiol; 38 (2), 2019
RESUMEN ANTECEDENTES: La obesidad es una epidemia mundial que provoca una alta frecuencia de factores de riesgo cardiovascular (FRCV). Se ha observado que la aculturación está incidiendo en los pueblos originarios, como consecuencia de una dieta occidentalizada, lo cual predispone la obesidad, desarro...

Comparative Analysis of Direct and Indirect Methods for the Determination of Maximal Oxygen Uptake in Sedentary Young Adults

Maximal oxygen uptake is a powerful prognostic indicator and a reliable measure of physical conditioning. It can be measured directly by cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) or indirectly by formulas derived from conventional protocols. Objective: We compared the VO2 max obtained by formula using exe...

Índice de massa corporal associado às caractéristicas das puérperas e dos neonatos

Resumo Introdução O índice de massa corporal (IMC) pré-gestacional inadequado acarreta riscos maternos/fetais. Objetivos Identificar o IMC pré-gestacional e associá-lo com os dados sociodemográficos e obstétricos das puérperas; e identificar o IMC pré-gestacional e o ganho de peso na gravidez...

Serum Annexin V and Anti-Annexin V levels and their relationship with metabolic parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes

SUMMARY BACKGROUND We investigated the serum annexin V and anti-annexin V levels and their relationship with metabolic parameters in patients recently diagnosed type 2 diabetic. METHODS A total of 143 patients recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes and 133 control subjects were included in the study. Bod...

Plasmatic adipocyte biomarkers and foot pain associated with flatfoot in schoolchildren with obesity

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the potential association of foot pain and plasmatic adipocytes as physiological biomarkers of childhood obesity with the incidence of flatfoot in a cohort of Egyptian school children aged 6 -12 years. METHODS A total of 550 Egyptian schoolchil...

Síndrome metabólica e fatores associados em quilombolas baianos, Brasil

Resumo Este estudo buscou analisar a prevalência de Síndrome Metabólica (SM) e os fatores associados em adultos quilombolas. Estudo de base populacional com amostra de 850 adultos de ambos os sexos. A SM foi determinada pelo critério Joint Interim Statement. A regressão de Poisson foi usada para tes...

Prevalence and factors associated with underweight among Brazilian older adults

Abstract The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of underweight among older adults according to socio-demographic characteristics in different regions of Brazil as well as determine associated contextual and individual factors. Cross-sectional population-based study with older adults (≥...