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Effects of vitamin D supplementation on cardiovascular risk factors in shift wo...
Fajardo, Virgínia Capistrano; Oliveira, Fernando Luiz Pereira de; Coelho, George Luiz Lins Machado; Pimenta, Fausto Aloísio PedrosaObjective: The present clinical study aims to describe protocol to evaluate the effects of vitamin D3 supplementation on the cardiovascular risk factors in a population of rotating shift workers. Design: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group clinical trial testing 2 oral dosages of cholecalciferol (14,000 IU and 28,000 IU per week) for 12 months. Setting: The primary outcome for evaluat...
Hypovitaminosis D is associated with visceral adiposity, high levels of low-den...
Batista, Aline Priscila; Ambrosim, Ticiana Vazzoler; Nascimento Neto, Raimundo Marques do; Pimenta, Fausto Aloísio PedrosaBackground: Studies suggest that there is a strong association between low vitamin D levels and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors (RFs). Hypovitaminosis D (25(OH)D < 30 ng/mL or 75 nmol/L) is a recent public health problem that has reached different populations. The objective of the study was to investigate whether hypovitaminosis D is an additional mechanism to explain the disturbances in the l...
Ability of body mass index to predict abnormal waist circumference : receiving ...
Lauria, Márcio Weissheimer; Moreira, Lívia Maria Pinheiro; Coelho, George Luiz Lins Machado; Nascimento Neto, Raimundo Marques doBody mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are the most used anthropometric measures to identify obesity. While BMI is considered to be a simple and accurate estimate of general adiposity, WC is an alternative surrogate measure of visceral obesity. However, WC is subject to significant inter-examiner variation. The aim of the present study was to correlate BMI and WC measures in a group of Brazilian adu...