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Association between the use of female hormones and the thrombin generation: Cro...
Batista, Thaís Resende; Barreto, Sandhi Maria; Silva, Ana Paula Ferreira; Oliveira Junior, Wander Valadares de; Maluf, Chams BicalhoIntroduction: The thrombin generation assay (TGA) assesses the risk of developing thrombotic events. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the use of oral contraceptives (OCs) and hormone therapy (HT) with the TGA and resistance to activated protein C (APC). Methods: Cross-sectional study with women from the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil). TGA was performed by the CA...
Coffee consumption and heart rate variability: the brazilian longitudinal study...
Oliveira, Rackel Aguiar Mendes de; Araújo, Larissa Fortunato; Figueiredo, Roberta Carvalho de; Goulart, Alessandra C.; Schmidt, Maria InesStudies have shown that acute coffee ingestion can affect cardiovascular autonomic activity, although the chronic effects on heart rate variability (HRV) remain controversial. Method: A cross-sectional study with baseline data (2008–2010) from ELSA-Brasil cohort of 15,105 (aged 35–74), based in six Brazilian states. Coffee consumption in the previous 12 months was measured using the semi-quantitative food frequ...
Comportamentos saudáveis e escolaridade no Brasil : tendência temporal de 2008 ...
Camelo, Lidyane do Valle; Figueiredo, Roberta Carvalho de; Campos, Maryane Oliveira; Giatti, Luana; Barreto, Sandhi MariaEste estudo analisou dados do Sistema de Vigilância por Inquérito Telefônico (Vigitel) com o objetivo de estimar a prevalência de aglomeração de comportamentos saudáveis (não fumar, consumo não abusivo de álcool, prática de atividade física regular no lazer e consumo recomendado de frutas e hortaliças) e sua tendência temporal entre 2008 e 2013. Adicionalmente, avaliamos se a associação entre a escolaridade e a...
Education plays a greater role than age in cognitive test performance among par...
Passos, Valéria Maria de Azeredo; Gonçalves, Luana Giatti; Benseñor, Isabela Judith Martins; Tiemeier, Henning; Ikram, Mohammed ArfanBackground: Brazil has gone through fast demographic, epidemiologic and nutritional transitions and, despite recent improvements in wealth distribution, continues to present a high level of social and economic inequality. The ELSA–Brasil, a cohort study, aimed at investigating cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, offers a great opportunity to assess cognitive decline in this aging population through time-seque...
Socioeconomic inequalities in youth smoking in Brazil.
Barreto, Sandhi Maria; Figueiredo, Roberta Carvalho de; Giatti, LuanaObjective: The contribution of smoking to socioeconomic inequalities in health is increasing worldwide, including in Brazil. Youth smoking may play an important role in the increasing social inequalities related to smoking. This study investigates social determinants of smoking among 15-year-old to 19-year-old individuals. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: The study uses data of 3536 participants aged 15–...
Recrutamento de participantes no Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto.
Aquino, Estela M. L.; Araujo, Maria Jenny; Almeida, Maria da Conceição C.; Conceição, Patrícia; Andrade, Célia Regina de; Cade, Nágela ValadãoOBJETIVO: Apresentar as estratégias de comunicação e recrut amento no Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto (ELSA-Brasil) e discutir os resultados alcançados na constituição da coorte. MÉTODOS: As estratégias foram voltadas à divulgação, à institucionalização e ao recrutamento propriamente dito. As ações de comunicação pretenderam promover o fortalecimento de imagem institucional positiva para o estudo, a gest...