Resultados: 109

Characterization of users at risk of developing diabetes: a cross-sectional study

Rev. Bras. Enferm. (Online); 71 (supl.1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize the profile of users at risk of developing diabetes mellitus type 2 according to sociodemographic and clinical variables. Method: Cross-sectional study, descriptive, quantitative approach conducted with 266 users of Basic Care. Inferential statistics analysis, calcul...

Sobrepeso y obesidad: prevalencia y factores de riesgo asociados en estudiantes de Enfermería en una universidad pública de Medellín, Colombia

Invest. educ. enferm; 35 (2), 2017
Objective. This work sought to identify the prevalence of overweight and obesity conditions and the associated factors in nursing students in a public university in Medellín, Colombia. Methodology. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in 2015. The study selected 171 participants throug...

Niveles de presión arterial en niños y adolescentes con sobrepeso y obesidad en el noroeste de México

Enferm. univ; 14 (3), 2017
Introducción: La obesidad infantil constituye uno de los principales problemas de salud de nuestro país, por su alta prevalencia y por el gran número de comorbilidades asociadas. Las cifras de presión arterial (PA) alta constituyen un factor de riesgo para enfermedad cardiovascular que se presenta d...

Physical activities practicing among scholar professors: focus on their quality of life

Objective: To investigate the practice of physical activity among scholar professors focusing on their quality of life. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 121 professors at one of the campuses of a state university in the State of Paraná, using a questionnaire created by Baecke and a...

Influência do comportamento dos pais durante a refeição e no excesso de peso na infância

Objetivo: Avaliar a influência do comportamento dos pais durante a refeição e no excesso de peso na infância. Métodos: Trata-se de estudo transversal, analítico, com abordagem quantitativa, realizado com crianças de 12 a 59 meses, pertencentes à população adscrita de uma equipe da Estratégia ...

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and its components in a population of patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Method: a cross-sectional study was conducted with 201 diabetic patients. A descriptive analysis and Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests ( p <0.05) were ...

Fatores de risco associados ao desenvolvimento da síndrome metabólica em crianças e adolescentes

Acta paul. enferm; 29 (4), 2016
Resumo Objetivo Analisar a frequência de fatores de risco cardiovascular, entre crianças e adolescentes, e sua associação com a síndrome metabólica. Métodos Estudo analítico e quantitativo em uma amostra estratificada de 421 crianças e adolescentes de 9 a 19 anos selecionados por amostragem ...

Excesso ponderal e marcadores de vulnerabilidade sociodemográfica em adultos jovens escolares

Acta paul. enferm; 29 (4), 2016
Resumo Objetivo Analisar o excesso ponderal (EP) em adultos jovens escolares a partir dos marcadores sociodemográficos da dimensão individual da vulnerabilidade. Métodos Estudo analítico, realizado com 560 adultos jovens de 26 escolas de um município nordestino brasileiro. O questionário aplica...

Educational software and improvement of first grade school students' knowledge about prevention of overweight and obesity

Invest. educ. enferm; 34 (2), 2016
Objective.To evaluate the effects of educational software to improve first grade school students' knowledge about prevention of overweight and obesity. Methods. This non-controlled trial with a before-and-after evaluation was carried out in an school located in the municipality of Divinópolis (Brazil) a...

Risk factors associated with treatment abandonment by overweight or obese children and adolescents

Invest. educ. enferm; 34 (2), 2016
Objective.To evaluate the risk factors associated with treatment abandonment by overweight or obese children and adolescents. Methods. A cross-sectional study, conducted in 2011, at the Childhood Obesity Center, in Campina Grande, Brazil, with the records of 208 children and adolescents, between three an...