Enquadramento: A neuropatia diabética (ND) é uma complicação que afeta o paciente com diabetes mellitus (DM), doença crónica com elevada prevalência em idosos. Objetivo: Avaliar os fatores preditivos da neuropatia diabética em idosos atendidos na atenção primária em saúde. Metodologia: Estudo transversal realizado com 111 idosos com DM tipo 2. Foi realizada análise bioquímica e utilizado Inventário de Depressa...
The aim of this study was to verify whether there is an association between declarative tactical knowledge and the level of anxiety, according to gender of young futsal practitioners. 25 boys and 11 girls who practice futsal at school participated in the study. Declararative Tactical Knowledge Test – Futsal 2 was used to analyze the declarative tactical knowledge (DTK). For the analysis of the level of anxiety,...
The combination of increased fat mass with a decrease in muscle mass and strength in the elderly has been termed sarcopenic obesity (SO). In addition, augmented levels of inflammatory markers have been reported in subjects with SO. Two hundred-sixteen obese elderly women were included in this cross-sectional study. They underwent body composition analysis by DEXA to define the presence of SO. Volunteers were di...