Abstract Background: The measurements used in diagnosing biomechanical pathologies vary greatly. The aim of this study was to determine the concordance between Clarke's angle and Chippaux-Smirak index, and to determine the validity of Clarke's angle using the Chippaux-Smirak index as a reference. Metho...
Abstract Aims: to design reference percentile curves of waist circumference (WC) in children aged 6-10 from municipalities of developed (Portugal) and developing (Brazil) countries and to compare these results with other international references. Methods: this cross-sectional study enrolled a 6-10-yea...
Abstract Aims: To analyze the effects of 9 months of judo training on the body composition of children and adolescents. Methods: 105 children and adolescents aged between 5 and 15 years were divided into two groups: control (n=40) and Judo (n=65), all participants of one Philanthropic institution. Anth...
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate factors that are associated with type 2 diabetes Mellitus in shift workers of a slaughterhouse in Southern Brazil. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 1,194 18- to 50-year-old workers of both sexes. The presence of type 2 diabetes Mellitus was self-reported a...
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: In elderly people, measurement of several anthropometric parameters may present complications. Although neck circumference measurements seem to avoid these issues, the cutoffs and cardiovascular risk factors associated with this parameter among elderly people remain unkn...
Factores de Edad,
Antropometría/métodos,
Tamaño Corporal/fisiología,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/etiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Análisis Multivariante,
Cuello/anatomía & histología,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Estándares de Referencia,
Valores de Referencia,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Medición de Riesgo/métodos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Factores Sexuales
Objetivo Evaluar la concordancia en talla para la edad entre referencias antropométricas de crecimiento en niños indígenas colombianos estudiados en la Encuesta Nacional de la Situación Nutricional de Colombia 2010 -ENSIN 2010-. Métodos Análisis secundario de 2 598 datos de indígenas colombianos m...
ABSTRACT: CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES: The obesity paradox has already been established in relation to heart failure, but it is not known which obesity indicator best reflects this phenomenon. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between obesity indexes and mortality among patients with hea...
Adiposidad,
Antropometría/métodos,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Insuficiencia Cardíaca/diagnóstico,
Insuficiencia Cardíaca/etiología,
Insuficiencia Cardíaca/mortalidad,
Producto de la Acumulación de Lípidos,
Obesidad Abdominal/complicaciones,
Obesidad Abdominal/diagnóstico,
Pronóstico,
Circunferencia de la Cintura
Abstract BACKGROUND: Although the pathogenesis of androgenetic alopecia is not completely understood, the roles of genetic susceptibility and androgens are well-known. A lower ratio of the second digit (index finger = 2D) to the fourth digit (ring finger = 4D) length has been hypothesized to reflect pre...
Alopecia/diagnóstico,
Dedos/anatomía & histología,
Efectos Tardíos de la Exposición Prenatal/diagnóstico,
Alopecia/etiología,
Andrógenos/análisis,
Andrógenos/fisiología,
Antropometría/métodos,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Marcadores Genéticos,
Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad,
Tamaño de los Órganos,
Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas,
Embarazo,
Estándares de Referencia,
Valores de Referencia,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the correlation between thickness of the muscle adductor pollicis and anthropometric measurements, body mass index and Subjective Global Assessment in the nutritional assessment of surgical patients. Methods The study population comprised patients admitted to the genera...
INTRODUÇÃO: O registro da imagem como conhecemos hoje evoluiu muito desde os primórdios da fotografia por meio da impressão da luz diretamente em um material fotossensível, até os algoritmos matemáticos que constituem malhas tridimensionais, na estereofotogrametria. A tecnologia 3D para captura e ...
Precisión de la Medición Dimensional,
Mallas Quirúrgicas,
Mallas Quirúrgicas/normas,
Mallas Quirúrgicas/efectos adversos,
Procedimientos de Cirugía Plástica,
Procedimientos de Cirugía Plástica/métodos,
Imagenología Tridimensional,
Imagenología Tridimensional/métodos,
Tecnología,
Tecnología/métodos,
Fotogrametría,
Fotogrametría/métodos,
Antropometría,
Antropometría/métodos,
Pesos y Medidas,
Pesos y Medidas/normas,
16136,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Revisión
