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Genetic variants associated with fasting glucose levels in the brazilian population: a review of studies of european-identified polymorphisms

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 37 (), 2024
ABSTRACT Objective Impaired fasting glucose is a well-known risk factor for diabetes, and has been linked to other conditions, such as cardiovascular and Alzheimer's disease. Whether these associations imply causation remains to be established. Observational studies are often afflicted by confounding an...

Análisis clínicos en pediatría: la necesidad de minimizar las horas de ayuno

Med. infant; 30 (2), 2023
Los informes de laboratorio tienen impacto en las decisiones médicas. El ayuno es un factor preanalítico “controlable” que influye en los distintos parámetros bioquímicos. El objetivo del presente trabajo es poner en discusión la realización en pediatría de análisis clínicos con la indicaci...

Conocimiento de los médicos generales sobre complicaciones obstétricas asociadas a riesgo cardiovascular subsecuente

Gac. méd. Méx; 157 (1), 2021
Resumen Introducción: La enfermedad cardiovascular (ECV) constituye la principal causa de mortalidad en mujeres; la preeclampsia (PE) y la diabetes mellitus gestacional (DMG) están asociadas a incremento en el riesgo de ECV. Objetivo: Evaluar el conocimiento de los médicos generales (MG) sobre compl...

Consumo de bebidas açucaradas em pacientes com doença aterosclerótica manifesta

Resumo O presente estudo investigou a associação entre o consumo de bebidas açucaradas e variáveis antropométricas e bioquímicas em análise transversal, realizado com dados secundários referentes à primeira consulta do ensaio clínico randomizado Dieta Cardioprotetora Brasileira (2013-2014). For...

¿Es necesario el ayuno para la determinación del perfil lipídico?

El propósito de este estudio fue analizar los cambios post prandiales en el perfil lipídico en respuesta a una comida típica argentina. Se extrajo sangre a 33 mujeres voluntarias después de 12 h de ayuno (T0), 1 h después de un desayuno estandarizado (T1) y 1 h después de un almuerzo estandarizado ...

Fatores associados à tuberculose em população de diabéticos: um estudo caso-controle

Resumo Este estudo analisou os fatores associados à tuberculose em diabéticos atendidos nas unidades de saúde de Vitória/ES, Brasil. Trata-se de um estudo caso-controle, sendo 45 casos de diabéticos atendidos nas 30 unidades do município e notificados no SINAN com diagnóstico de tuberculose no per...

Comparison of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios in normoglycemic and hyperglycemic subjects

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios as possible parameters of systemic inflammation in hyperglycemic and normoglycemic subjects. Methods: A retrospective, cross-sectional study of data collected from patients tested for fasting blood glucose, gl...

Redução da resistência à insulina após resposta virológica sustentada com agentes antivirais diretos: nem toda população melhora

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a serious public health problem, that affects approximately 170 million people worldwide. Chronic HCV infection is associated with hepatic insulin resistance and an increased risk of diabetes HCV-infected patients has been well documented. OBJE...

Medição do parâmetro de atenuação controlada: um marcador substituto da esteatose hepática em pacientes com doença hepática gordurosa não alcoólica na modificação do estilo de vida - acompanhamento de um estudo prospectivo

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Liver biopsy is a gold standard method for hepatic steatosis assessment. However, liver biopsy is an invasive and painful procedure and can cause severe complications therefore it cannot be frequently used in case of follow-up of patients. Non-invasive assessment of steatosis and f...

Impact of self-reported fasting duration on lipid profile variability, cardiovascular risk stratification and metabolic syndrome diagnosis

ABSTRACT Objective We sought to investigate the impact of self-reported fasting duration times on the lipid profile results and its impact on the cardiovascular risk stratification and metabolic syndrome diagnosis. Subjects and methods We analyzed data from all consecutive individuals evaluated in a co...