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Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Risk in a Higher Education Community of North-Eas...

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is considered one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide. The aim of this study was to analyse the risk of developing T2D in a higher education community of Bragança, North-Eastern Portugal. The observational, cross-sectional and prospective sample comprised 3021 individuals, aged between 18 and 64 years old, of whom 1759 were women (mean age 24.16 ± 8.80 years) and 1263 were men (mean a...

Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes, impaired fasting glucose, and diabetes risk in a...

The aims of this study were (1) to evaluate the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in a middle-aged north-eastern Portuguese population, (2) to analyze the prevalence of impaired fasting glucose (IFG), and (3) to assess the risk of T2D in this community-based sample. An exploratory, retrospective, and cross-sectional study was conducted from a total of 6570 individuals aged 18–102 years, among which 3865 were ...

Physical activity, strength training and nutritional support in patients with m...

The prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) has been increasing exponentially in the Portuguese population. Primary prevention using physical activity (PA), exercise and healthy lifestyles seems to be limited. Thus, current study aims to present the design and preliminary findings of a pilot community intervention for patients with MetS. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted between April and Jul...

Estudo do risco de diabetes mellitus do tipo 2 na comunidade do Instituto Polit...

A doença da Diabetes Mellitus do tipo 2 (DM2) é considerada uma das doenças mais prevalentes a nível mundial, afetando aproximadamente 422 milhões de pessoas em todo mundo. A DM2 possui uma tendência exponencial tornando o diagnóstico precoce importante e fundamental para controlar a doença, evitar o aumento da mortalidade que lhe está associada, assim como estancar os custos cada vez maiores associados às comp...

Sensibility and specificity analysis for waist-to-height ratio, body mass index...

Obesity is a central component of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) and a major public health concern. A harmonizing MetS definition was developed to aggregate the different criteria used by the umbrella organizations, however there is still controversy over the most sensitive and specific parameter to characterize each MetS component. The aim of this study was to compare the sensibility and specificity for waist-tohei...

Sensibility and specificity analysis for waist to height ratio, body mass index...

Obesity is a central component of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) and a major public health concern. A harmonizing MetS definition was developed to aggregate the different criteria used by the umbrella organizations, however there is still controversy over the most sensitive and specific parameter to characterize each MetS component

A case of transplacental transmission of EDTA-dependent pseudothrombocytopenia