Browsing by Subject "Mortality"
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Abdominal obesity in Japanese-Brazilians: which measure is best for predicting all-cause and cardiovascular mortality?
(Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2011-10-01)This study aimed to verify which anthropometric measure of abdominal obesity was the best predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in Japanese-Brazilians. The study followed 1,581 subjects for 14 years. ...
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All-cause mortality among Japanese-Brazilians according to nutritional characteristics
(Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2007-09-01)The aim of this study was to verify the association between nutritional variables and mortality in a Japanese-Brazilian cohort. In 1993, 647 subjects were interviewed with food frequency questionnaires and scheduled for ...
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Analysis of clinical characteristics and risk factors for mortality in human status epilepticus
(W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2003-09-01)Purpose: To analyse clinical data including aetiology, age, antecedents, classification and mortality in human status epilepticus (SE), and to assess prognostic factors for mortality.Methods: A prospective study was ...
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Analysis of the optimal vaccination age for dengue in Brazil with a tetravalent dengue vaccine
(Elsevier Science Inc, 2017)In this paper we study a mathematical model to analyse the optimal vaccination age against Dengue in Brazil. Data from Brazil are used to estimate the basic reproduction numbers for each of the four Dengue serotypes and ...
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Análise Da Idade E De Fatores Clínicos Associados À Mortalidade Na Lesão Renal Aguda Em Unidade De Terapia Intensiva
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2017-11-30)Introduction: The impact of age on mortality due to acute kidney injury (AKI) in intensive care units (ICUs) is yet to be established. Objectives: To assess the influence of age and other potential factors on the mortality ...
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Análise de desfecho clínico em pacientes com hemorragia subaracnóide de alto grau
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2017-11-09)Background and Purpose – Poor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) [World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) grade 4 and 5] is associated with high mortality rates and unfavorable functional outcomes. Our aim was ...
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Associação Entre A Leucometria Global E Os Neutrófilos Circulantes Com Dependência Funcional, Demência E Morte Em Uma Coorte De Longevos
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2017-09-28)Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the prognostic impact of total and differential WBC counts on disability, dementia and mortality during 2 to 4 years follow up in a general population of aged 80 and ...
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Avaliação da massa muscular medida pela tomografia computadorizada abdominal como preditor de morbidade e mortalidade em pacientes na fase não dialítica da doença renal crônica
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2019-05-30)Background: In chronic kidney disease (CKD), multiple metabolic and nutritional abnormalities contribute to the loss of skeletal muscle mass. Muscle mass is a key element for evaluation of nutritional disturbances, and low ...
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Avaliação da terapia nutricional em uma unidade de terapia intensiva oncológica pediátrica
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2019-04-25)Objective: to evaluate the impact of nutritional status and other correlated variables on the mortality of critical pediatric oncology patients at the time of admission on Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Methods: retrospective ...
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Biological, behavioral, and socioeconomic factors associated with death from AIDS in Brasília, Brazil, in 2007
(Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT, 2012-08-01)INTRODUCTION: In the jurisdiction of Brasília, Brazil, significant reductions in mortality rates and lethality resulting from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were observed shortly after the introduction of highly ...
