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Incidence of thyroid diseases: Results from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of...
Benseñor,Isabela M.; Sgarbi,José Augusto; Janovsky,Carolina Castro Porto Silva; Pittito,Bianca Almeida; Diniz,Maria de Fátima Haueisen SanderABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate incidence of subclinical and overt hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. Subjects and methods: The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) is a prospective cohort study of 15,105 civil servants, examined at baseline and over a 4-year follow-up. This analysis included 9,705 participants with normal thyroid function at baseline, follow-up information about thyroid ...
Incidence of TPOAb over a 4-year follow-up period: results from the Brazilian L...
Benseñor,Isabela M.; Janovsky,Carolina Castro Porto Silva; Goulart,Alessandra C.; Santos,Itamar de Souza; Diniz,Maria de Fátima Haueisen SanderABSTRACT Objective: Although some previous data have suggested a high iodine intake in Brazil, the prevalence of antithyroperoxidase antibodies (TPOAb) in the country is compatible with rates from countries with adequate iodine intake. This observation emphasizes the importance of knowing the incidence of TPOAb in Brazil. Materials and methods: This prospective analysis included euthyroid participants with nega...
Prevalence of antithyroperoxidase antibodies in a multiethnic Brazilian populat...
Janovsky,Carolina Castro Porto Silva; Bittencourt,Marcio Sommer; Goulart,Alessandra C.; Santos,Itamar S.; Almeida-Pititto,Bianca; Lotufo,Paulo A.ABSTRACT Objective In this study, we aimed to describe the prevalence and distribution of positive antithyroperoxidase antibodies (TPOAb) according to sex, age strata, and presence of thyroid dysfunction using baseline data from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil). Materials and methods Thyroid hormone tests were obtained from each study participant at baseline. Levels of thyroid-stim...
Thyroid cancer burden and economic impact on the Brazilian public health system
Janovsky,Carolina Castro Porto Silva; Bittencourt,Marcio Sommer; Novais,Maykon Anderson Pires de; Maciel,Rui M. B.; Biscolla,Rosa Paula M.; Zucchi,PaolaABSTRACT Objective: Recent data indicates an increasing incidence of thyroid cancer not accompanied by a proportional increase in mortality, suggesting overdiagnosis, which may represent a big public health problem, particularly where resources are scarce. This article aims to describe and evaluate the procedures related to investigation of thyroid nodules and treatment and follow-up of thyroid cancer and the c...
Impact of self-reported fasting duration on lipid profile variability, cardiova...
Janovsky,Carolina Castro Porto Silva; Laurinavicius,Antonio; Cesena,Fernando; Valente,Viviane; Ferreira,Carlos Eduardo; Mangueira,CristovãoABSTRACT Objective We sought to investigate the impact of self-reported fasting duration times on the lipid profile results and its impact on the cardiovascular risk stratification and metabolic syndrome diagnosis. Subjects and methods We analyzed data from all consecutive individuals evaluated in a comprehensive health examination at the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein from January to December 2015. We divi...
Association of subclinical inflammation, glycated hemoglobin and risk for obstr...
D’Aurea,Carolina Vicaria Rodrigues; Cerazi,Bruno Gion de Andrade; Laurinavicius,Antonio Gabriele; Janovsky,Carolina Castro Porto SilvaABSTRACT Objective To investigate the inter-relation between high sensitivity C-reactive protein and glycated hemoglobin in prediction of risk of obstructive sleep apnea. Methods We included all individuals participating in a check-up program at the Preventive Medicine Center of Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in 2014. The Berlin questionnaire for risk of obstructive sleep apnea was used, and the high sensit...