Introdução: Mortes, incapacidades e várias doenças crônicas vêm sendo direta ou indiretamente atribuídos à estados de peso corporal em todo o mundo. Nesse contexto, o monitoramento de indicadores de peso corporal em nível populacional é importante para apoiar o planejamento de respostas de saú...
ABSTRACT Objective: to verify persistence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and components in overweight children and adolescents, as well as its relation to socioeconomic and demographic characteristics and to the Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth (PDAY) score. Method: a two-point lo...
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/epidemiología,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/etiología,
Distribución de Chi-Cuadrado,
Síndrome Metabólico/epidemiología,
Síndrome Metabólico/etiología,
Obesidad/epidemiología,
Obesidad/etiología,
Factores de Riesgo,
Relación Cintura-Estatura
ABSTRACT Objectives: Determine prevalence of obesity / overweight, physical activity (PA) and prediabetes in adult children of parents with type 2 diabetes; identify differences according to sociodemographic variables, and describe the relationship of obesity/overweight with fasting glucose (FG) and gly...
Aim: To estimate the prevalence of obesity and associated factors in adult women. Method: This is a cross-sectional study of 240 women enrolled in primary care in a city in the state of Minas Gerais. Data collection took place between April and July 2012. Results: The prevalence of obesity was 37.08 perc...
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 ...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Distribución de Chi-Cuadrado,
Estudios Transversales,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/complicaciones,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/epidemiología,
Síndrome Metabólico/epidemiología,
Síndrome Metabólico/etiología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Obesidad/epidemiología,
Sobrepeso/complicaciones,
Sobrepeso/epidemiología,
Prevalencia