Abstract Objective: To assess whether the indicators of weight status body mass index and waist-to-height ratio are similar to body fat percentage to identify obese children and adolescents with unfavorable lipid profile. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving 840 children and adolescents ...
Abstract Objective: To determine the frequency of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease using nuclear magnetic resonance as a noninvasive method. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 50 children and adolescents followed up at an outpatient obesity clinic. The subjects were submitted to...
Abstract The aim was to compare the metabolic risk factors (MRF) between sex, age and socioeconomic status in a sample of adolescents from Curitiba, Brazil. A cross-sectional school-based study was conducted on 997 adolescents (429 boys) aged 12-17 years old from public schools. Total Cholesterol (TC), L...
Factores de Edad,
Glucemia/metabolismo,
Presión Sanguínea/fisiología,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Lípidos/sangre,
Sobrepeso/epidemiología,
Obesidad Infantil/epidemiología,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Sexuales,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Circunferencia de la Cintura/fisiología
Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é avaliar a condição nutricional de crianças com baixo peso ao nascer (BPN) e possíveis associações com variáveis independentes maternas, sexo e antecedentes neonatais Estudo transversal com 544 escolares com BPN (5 a 10 anos de idade) da região metropolitana de S...
ABSTRACT Objevect: To evaluate the Nutritional Status (NS) and follow the Enteral Nutritional Therapy (ENT) of patients in neurosurgical intervention. Method: Cohort study in emergency or elective surgery patients with exclusive ENT. Anthropometric measurements (Arm Circumference (AC and Triceps Skinfo...
Antropometría/métodos,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Estudios de Cohortes,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Electivos/métodos,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Electivos/normas,
Nutrición Enteral/métodos,
Nutrición Enteral/normas,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Procedimientos Neuroquirúrgicos/métodos,
Procedimientos Neuroquirúrgicos/normas,
Estado Nutricional,
Puntuaciones en la Disfunción de Órganos,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify which anthropometric measurement would be the best predictor of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in Brazilian adolescents. Subjects and methods: Cross-sectional study conducted on 222 adolescents (15-17 years) from a city in southern Brazil. Anthropometric, physical activity, b...
ABSTRACT Objectives: The aims of this study are to investigate which of the seven selected predictive equation for estimating basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the best alternative to indirect calorimetry (IC) and to evaluate the dietary energy intake in patients with type 2 diabetes. Subjects and methods:...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Analyze whether inflammatory markers are associated with falls among older adults living in Bambuí. METHODS Study that analyzed baseline data from a Bambuí Cohort Study of Aging, involving 1,250 participants. Data about falls were collected from previous 12 months, classified as ...
Accidentes por Caídas,
Envejecimiento,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Brasil,
Quimiocinas/sangre,
Escolaridad,
Interleucinas/sangre,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Estado Nutricional,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/sangre
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between the dietary patterns of pregnant women with maternal excessive body weight and gestational diabetes mellitus. METHODS A cross-sectional study conducted with a convenience sample of 785 adult pregnant women attended by the Unified Health Syste...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether weekly gestational weight gain is associated with anemia, vitamin A insufficiency, and blood pressure levels in the third trimester of pregnancy. METHODS A prospective study with 457 pregnant women attending primary care in Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre. The weekly gest...
Presión Sanguínea,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Salud Infantil,
Ganancia de Peso Gestacional,
Salud Materna,
Fenómenos Fisiologicos Nutricionales Maternos,
Estado Nutricional,
Complicaciones del Embarazo,
Tercer Trimestre del Embarazo,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo
