Results: 49

Análisis comparativo de métodos de medición de la composición corporal: revisión narrativa

Med. U.P.B; 43 (2), 2024
La obesidad es una afección crónica y no transmisible relacionada con enfermedades cardiovasculares, diabetes, hipertensión arterial, cáncer, entre otras, por lo que es un grave problema de salud pública y una de las mayores epidemias del siglo XXI. Esta revisión narrativa tiene como objetivo prese...

Utilidad de la medición de la longitud del sacro fetal como parámetro predictor de la edad gestacional

Objetivo: Establecer utilidad de la medición de la longitud del sacro fetal para la predicción de la edad gestacional. Métodos: Estudio longitudinal y prospectivo, entre enero de 2016 y diciembre de 2022 en mujeres con embarazos simples de bajo riesgo, entre 14 y 40 semanas de gestación, que acudiero...

Relación del consumo de calcio con el síndrome metabólico en adultos de la Amazonía Ecuatoriana

Arch. latinoam. nutr; 73 (1), 2023
Introducción. El Síndrome Metabólico (SM) comprende un conjunto de factores de riesgo cardiometabólico representado por obesidad central, dislipidemia, hipertensión arterial y glucosa alterada, se ha evidenciado que el consumo adecuado de calcio representa una disminución del riesgo para este sínd...

Relationship between abdominal and neck fat with sleep disorders in obese patients

Abstract Introduction Obesity is one of the main public health problem worldwide and it has a negative short- and long-term relationship with women's health. Assessment of this disorder is essential, as is a body composition assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) with the new region of inte...

Baru nuts reduce abdominal adiposity in type 2 diabetic adults: a randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 36 (), 2023
ABSTRACT Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of baru nuts supplementation on body composition and metabolic profile in adults with type 2 diabetes. Methods: This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial with 30 adults with type 2 diabetes. The assay had two periods of 12 week...

Anthropometric indicators of adiposity as predictors of systemic arterial hypertension in older people: a cross-sectional analysis

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 36 (), 2023
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the association of anthropometric indicators of adiposity in older people, according to sex, with hypertension; to compare the scores of these variables between participants with and without hypertension; and to identify among them those with better predictive ability for ...

Riesgo de diabetes mellitus tipo 2, según el puntaje de riesgo Findrisc, en pacientes de consulta externa del Hospital Nacional de Jutiapa

Cienc. tecnol. salud; 9 (1), 2022

Estado nutricional como preditor de qualidade de vida em pacientes em hemodiálise

Objetivo: avaliar a associação entre qualidade de vida e estado nutricional de pacientes em hemodiálise, segundo medidas antropométricas e bioquímicas. Métodos: estudo transversal realizado com 1.024 pacientes de 11 centros de hemodiálise de uma região metropolitana da região su...

Adherence to antiretroviral therapy and changes in body composition in people living with HIV and AIDS

Introduction: The successful treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection depends on adherence to antiretroviral therapy. Since the development of ART, there has been a significant increase in the survival of people living with HIV/AIDS. However, in the same way that it works in a positive w...

Cardiometabolic risk profile in relation to the practice of healthy habits in a sample of Spanish workers

Arch. latinoam. nutr; 71 (4), 2021
Insulin resistance is a pathological entity that can lead to alterations in lipid metabolism and can increase cardiovascular risk. Objective. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of different sociodemographic variables such as age, sex and social class and healthy habits such as smoking, phy...