Browsing by Subject "Waist circumference"

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    • Accuracy of sagittal abdominal diameter as predictor of abdominal fat among Brazilian adults: a comparation with waist circumference 

      Pimentel, Gustavo Duarte [UNIFESP]; Portero-McLellan, K. C.; Maesta, N.; Corrente, J. E.; Burini, R. C. (Aula Medica Ediciones, 2010-07-01)
      Aim: We aim was to compare the sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) with waist circumference (WC) as a predictor of central obesity among adults and to identify the sensitivity and specificity of the best cut-off point for ...

    • Características antropométricas de nipo-brasileiros 

      Taniguchi, Cana [UNIFESP]; Gimeno, Suely Godoy Agostinho [UNIFESP]; Ferreira, Sandra Roberta Gouvea [UNIFESP] (Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva, 2004-12-01)
      OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of overweight and to describe some indicative anthropometric variables of body fat distribution in a population of Japanese migrants living in Brazil. METHODS: The ...

    • Cut-off values of waist circumference to predict metabolic syndrome in obese adolescents 

      Masquio, Deborah Cristina Landi [UNIFESP]; Piano, Aline de [UNIFESP]; Campos, Raquel Munhoz da Silveira [UNIFESP]; Sanches, Priscila de Lima [UNIFESP]; Corgosinho, Flavia Campos [UNIFESP]; Caranti, Danielle Arisa [UNIFESP]; Tock, Lian; Mello, Marco Tulio de [UNIFESP]; Tufik, Sergio [UNIFESP]; Dâmaso, Ana Raimunda [UNIFESP] (Aula Medica Ediciones, 2015-04-01)
      Introduction: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a constellation of metabolic alterations related to abdominal obesity, inflammation and insulin resistance, which increase cardiovascular disease and mortality. the aims of the ...

    • Effect of 6-month nutritional intervention on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease 

      Elias, Maria Cristina [UNIFESP]; Parise, Edison Roberto [UNIFESP]; Carvalho, Luciana de [UNIFESP]; Szejnfeld, Denis [UNIFESP]; Netto, Joao Prola [UNIFESP] (Elsevier B.V., 2010-11-01)
      Objective: We evaluated the effect of diet therapy as exclusive treatment on insulin resistance, biochemical parameters of metabolic syndrome, and degree of hepatic steatosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver ...

    • Growth hormone effect on body composition in Turner syndrome 

      Baldin, Alexandre Duarte; Fabbri, Tatiana [UNIFESP]; Siviero-Miachon, Adriana Aparecida [UNIFESP]; Spinola-Castro, Angela Maria [UNIFESP]; Valente de Lemos-Marini, Sofia Helena; Matias Baptista, Maria Tereza; Rodrigues D'Souza-Li, Lilia Freire; Maciel-Guerra, Andrea Trevas; Guerra-Junior, Gil (Humana Press Inc, 2011-12-01)
      This study analyzes the body composition of young adult women with Turner syndrome (TS) either treated or not treated with recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) and compares them with a group of healthy women. Fifty-two ...

    • Homocysteine and cysteine levels in prepubertal children: Association with waist circumference and lipid profile 

      Silva, Narjara Pereira da; Suano de Souza, Fabiola Isabel; Pendezza, Aline Ifanger; Affonso Fonseca, Fernando Luiz; Hix, Sonia; Oliveira, Allan Chiaratti [UNIFESP]; Sarni, Roseli Oselka Saccardo [UNIFESP]; D'Almeida, Vania [UNIFESP] (Elsevier B.V., 2013-01-01)
      Objective: To evaluate homocysteine and total cysteine levels in prepubertal children and to determine the association between these levels and obesity, increased waist circumference, glucose levels, and lipid profile ...

    • Hypertriglyceridemic waist and cardiometabolic risk in hypertensive women 

      Cabral, Nayra Anielly Lima; Ribeiro, Valdinar Sousa; Franca, Ana Karina Teixeira da Cunha; Salgado, Joao Victor Leal; Santos, Alcione Miranda dos; Salgado Filho, Natalino [UNIFESP]; Silva, Antonio Augusto Moura da (Assoc Medica Brasileira, 2012-09-01)
      Objective: To evaluate the association between hypertriglyceridemic waist (HW) and cardiometabolic risk factors in women with hypertension. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in 218 patients monitored by HiperDia ...

    • Imagem corporal, índice de massa corporal, perímetro da cintura, alteração da pressão arterial e intolerância à glicose entre os povos indígenas do Xingu, Brasil 

      Santos, Kennedy Maia dos [UNIFESP] (Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2016-12-05)
      Objective: To assess body self-image, nutritional status and the cutoff points of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) and the association with alteration in blood pressure (BP) and glucose intolerance (GI) ...

    • Lipid profile and cardiovascular risk factors among first-year Brazilian university students in São Paulo 

      Zemdegs, Juliane Costa Silva [UNIFESP]; Corsi, L. Barreto [UNIFESP]; Castro, Lucíola Sant'Anna de [UNIFESP]; Pimentel, Gustavo Duarte [UNIFESP]; Hirai, Amélia Toyomi [UNIFESP]; Sachs, Anita [UNIFESP] (Aula Medica Ediciones, 2011-05-01)
      Background/aims: the surveillance of cardiovascular risk factors has been recommended worldwide. the current study is aimed to estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among first-year students from a public ...

    • Lower waist circumference in mildly-stunted adolescents is associated with elevated insulin concentration 

      Clemente, Ana Paula Grotti [UNIFESP]; Santos, Carla Danusa da Luz; Martins, Vinícius José Baccin [UNIFESP]; Albuquerque, Maria Paula; Fachim, Mariana Belluca [UNIFESP]; Sawaya, Ana Lydia [UNIFESP] (Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria, 2014-09-01)
      Objective: Augmented waist circumference (WC) is associated with non-communicable diseases and could represent a valuable marker in screening for metabolic dysfunctions in subjects with insufficient linear growth. The ...