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Agreement and validity between body fat estimated by skinfold measurement and air displacement plethysmography in adolescents

ABSTRACT Objective: Assess the agreement and validity between relative body fat percentages estimated using anthropometric measurements and air displacement plethysmography (ADP). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 118 adolescents (60 females) aged 10 to 14 years (x̄=12.19, sd=1.1...

Enfermedad tipo Kawasaki relacionado a COVID-19. Manejo perioperatorio de un caso pediátrico

Rev. chil. anest; 52 (1), 2023
The recently identified COVID-19-related Kawasaki-like disease has been considerad one of the phenotypes of the cardiovascular manifesta- tions of the Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS), which stands out for few respiratory symptoms and múltiple manifestatio...

Función pulmonar: función pulmonar en fibrosis quística

La fibrosis quística (FQ) es una enfermedad hereditaria autosómica recesiva, causada por la mutación del gen que codifica la proteína CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator), afecta varios órganos, pero la enfermedad pulm...

Gestational age, intrauterine growth and body composition at 11 years of age

ABSTRACT OBJETIVE To assess the association of gestational age (GA) and intrauterine growth with body composition at 11 years of age. METHOD Analysis of data from the 2004 Pelotas birth cohort, whose outcomes were fat mass (FM, kg), fat mass index (FMI, kg/m2), fat-free mass (FFM, kg), fat-free mass ...

Frequência de alterações espirométricas, aprisionamento aéreo e hiperinsuflação pulmonar em crianças e adolescentes com asma grave resistente à terapia: um estudo piloto

Objetivos: avaliar a frequência de alterações espirométricas e pletismográficas em crianças e adolescentes com asma grave resistente à terapia (AGRT). Além disso, testaram-se possíveis associações entre esses desfechos. Métodos: trata-se de um estudo retrospectivo, no qual foram incluídas cr...

Modelos preditivos da composição corporal de neonatos e lactentes
Predictive models of body composition in neonates and infants

Objetivos: Analisar os modelos preditivos desenvolvidos para avaliação da massa livre de gordura e de gordura em neonatos e desenvolver modelos preditivos da massa de gordura corporal para neonatos e lactentes. Métodos: A primeira fase da dissertação trata se de uma revisão sistemática de artigos ...

Crescimento e composição corporal de pacientes com gastrosquise no primeiro ano de vida: estudo de série de casos
Growth and body composition of patients with gastroschisis in the first year of life: a case series study

Contexto: A gastrosquise (GTQ) é uma malformação da parede abdominal que vem crescendo em incidência no mundo todo. Em países desenvolvidos a mortalidade é baixa, porém a morbidade pode ser alta e há um risco maior de déficit do crescimento. Objetivos: 1) Descrever as características demográfi...

Pulmonary capacity of patients with total traumatic injury of the brachial plexus submitted to neurotization with the phrenic nerve: a case series

Rev. bras. neurol; 56 (3), 2020
Total traumatic injury often requires surgical intervention such as neurotization using the phrenic nerve with the aim to recover the elbow function. However, its repercussions on the respiratory kinematics are unknown. Objective: To evaluate the ribcage volume in tricompartments division, kinematics of ...

Evaluation of anthropometric equations developed to estimate neonates body composition: a systematic review

Abstract This article aims to evaluate the anthropometric equations developed by selected studies in order to estimate the body composition of neonates. The systematic review consisted in the research of published articles in the following databases: PubMed, Brazilian Virtual Health Library, Embase and S...

Body composition among long distance runners

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE The current study aimed to examine the body composition of adult male ultra-trail runners (UTR) according to their level of participation (regional UTR-R, vs. national UTR-N). METHODS The sample was composed of 44 adult male UTR (aged 36.5±7.2 years; UTR-R: n=25; UTR-N: n=19). Body...