RESUMO: Objetivo: Avaliar a prevalência de sarcopenia em pacientes idosos portadores de diabetes mellitus (DM), verificando sua associação com histórico de fraturas e quedas. Modelo do estudo: Observacional, transversal e analítico. Metodologia: Estudo realizado em hospital universitário de C...
A caquexia associada ao câncer (CAC) é uma síndrome paraneoplásica que ocorre com indivíduos com câncer que é caracterizada pela diminuição gradual de tecidos muscular esquelética e de tecido adiposo, promovendo um quadro de consumação física do indivíduo. A ocorrência de CAC determina de ...
ABSTRACT Sarcopenia, a concept reflecting the loss of skeletal muscle mass, was reported to be associated with the prognosis of several tumors. However, the prognostic value of sarcopenia in patients with renal cancer remains unclear. We carried out this metaanalysis and systematic review to evaluate the...
Introducción: El progresivo envejecimiento poblacional se estima a nivel mundial como un indicador de mejora de la salud. No obstante, al vivir más años se le asocian problemas sanitarios que se van posicionando en el tiempo, y uno de ellos es la sarcopenia, la que se considera una condición común e...
SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: Sarcopenia is characterized by the involuntary loss of lean body mass associated with a progressive reduction of muscle strength. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of sarcopenia in kidney transplant recipients and its association with the determining factors that control musc...
RESUMEN El objetivo de esta revisión fue actualizar la evidencia sobre los requerimientos séricos de vitamina D para la prevención del riesgo de caídas en adultos mayores que presentan sarcopenia. La sarcopenia aún no está claramente definida, pero se puede comprender como una disminución de masa,...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Weight loss and body composition changes are common in patients with pancreatic cancer. Computed tomography (CT) images are helpful to investigate body composition and its changes and to discriminate the different kinds of body tissues. Patients with pancreatic cancer routinely und...
Abstract Objective: To investigate the occurrence of sarcopenia in children and adolescents with chronic liver disease. Methods: A series of cases, with patients aged 6-19 years of both genders, who were treated in Liver Outpatient Clinics. Weight, height, muscle strength (assessed by manual grip stren...
We evaluated the prevalence of sarcopenia and wasting syndrome, as well as the associated factors in HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy. We utilized a cross-sectional study evaluating HIV-infected individuals at a university hospital in the Northeast area of Brazil. In 99 patients, sa...
Síndrome Debilitante/epidemiología,
Sarcopenia/epidemiología,
Infecciones por VIH/complicaciones,
Infecciones por VIH/tratamiento farmacológico,
Terapia Antirretroviral Altamente Activa,
Hospitales Públicos,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Prevalencia,
Desnutrición,
Estudios Transversales,
Estado Nutricional,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Factores de Riesgo
