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Obstructive sleep apnea, detected by the Berlin Questionnaire: an associated ri...
Massierer,Daniela; Martinez,Denis; Fuchs,Sandra Costa; Pellin,Paulo P.; Garcia,Márcio S.; Zacharias,Ana Luisa; Antunes,Isadora F.; Wainstein,Marco V.Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a risk factor for coronary artery disease, remains under diagnosed. We investigated if OSA identified by the Berlin Questionnaire (BQ) is associated with the risk of coronary artery disease. Cases were patients referred for elective coronariography. The cases were classified with significant coronary lesions (stenosis > 50% in an epicardial coronary) or without significant coronar...
Development and validation of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ-Porto Alegre)...
Henn,Ruth Liane; Fuchs,Sandra Costa; Moreira,Leila Beltrami; Fuchs,Flavio DanniThis study assessed the validity of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ-Porto Alegre), covering 135 food items, in comparison with the average of two consecutive 24-hour dietary recall questionnaires for adolescents, adults, and elderly who were randomly selected from a population-based survey. The Pearson correlation coefficients and cross-classification by quartiles of intake were used. The nutrients were log...