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Obesity and kidney disease: hidden consequences of the epidemic

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (5), 2017
Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic and its prevalence has been projected to grow by 40% in the next decade. This increasing prevalence has implications for the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and also for chronic kidney disease (CKD). A high body mass index is one of the strongest risk fact...

Exposición a la publicidad del tabaco en los puntos de venta en Argentina. Evidencias de la Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo 2013

Salud pública Méx; 59 (supl.1), 2017
Resumen: Objetivo: Describir las características de la población que refiere haber acudido a los puntos de venta (PV) de tabaco en relación con la percepción de la publicidad en Argentina. Material y métodos: Se analizaron datos de la Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo de 2013. Resultados:...

Strain auricular izquierdo y biomarcadores cardíacos como predictores de accidente cerebrovascular en pacientes con fibrilación auricular de reciente comienzo

Rev. chil. cardiol; 36 (2), 2017
Introducción: La miopatía y fibrosis auricular representan el sustrato protrombótico y proarrítmico en pacientes con fibrilación auricular (FA). Estudios recientes muestran relación entre el strain auricular izquierdo (SAI), eventos cardiovasculares y recurrencia en pacientes con FA. La asociación...

Association between polymorphisms in the APOB gene and hyperlipidemia in the Chinese Yugur population

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (11), 2017
We investigated the influence of apolipoprotein B gene (APOB) variants on the risk of hyperlipidemia (HL) in 631 middle-aged and elderly members of the Chinese Yugur population (HL, n=336; normolipidemia, n=295). APOB polymorphisms were identified using mass spectrometry, and five single nucleotide polym...

Occupational exposure to hydrogen cyanide during large-scale cassava processing, in Alagoas State, Brazil

Abstract: The cassava roots used for flour production contain high amounts of cyanogenic glycosides and are, therefore, potential hydrogen cyanide (HCN) releasers. This fact is the cause of an increasing health concern in the sector of cassava processing. Brazilian workers engaged in the flour production...

Baja percepción de riesgo en el consumo de alcohol en adolescentes españoles

Según los estudios recientes, los adolescentes españoles muestran una baja percepción del riesgo asociado al consumo de alcohol. El objetivo de la presente investigación es analizar los factores que favorecen esta baja percepción a partir de la opinión de un grupo de 32 profesionales/expertos en ad...

3-year survival rates of retained composite resin and ART sealants using two assessment criteria

Abstract The aim was to test the null-hypothesis that there is no difference in the cumulative survival rate of retained composite resin (CR) sealants and a high-viscosity glass-ionomer Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) sealant in first permanent molars calculated according to the traditional and th...

Survival of sealants in molars affected by molar-incisor hypomineralization: 18-month follow-up

Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical survival of sealants applied in first permanent molars (FPMs) affected by molar-incisor hypomineralization (MIH), at 18 months of follow-up. Forty-one first permanent molars were selected from 21 children, 6–8 years of age. MIH was c...

Assessment of risk of falls in elderly living at home

ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the risk of falls in elderly, by comparing the sociodemographic and cognitive factors, history of falls and self-reported comorbidities. Method: cross-sectional and quantitative study with 240 elderly. Data were collected based on the social profile, through the instrument...

Patient survival and risk of death after prostate cancer treatment in the Brazilian Unified Health System

Rev. saúde pública; 51 (), 2017
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Analyze the probability of specific survival and factors associated with the risk of death of patients with prostate cancer who received outpatient cancer treatment in the Brazilian Unified Health System, Brazil. METHODS Retrospective cohort study using the National Database of Onc...