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Vitamin D deficiency in children and adolescents with obesity: a meta-analysis
Fiamenghi,Verônica Indicatti; Mello,Elza Daniel deAbstract Objective To evaluate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in obese children and adolescents when compared to eutrophic controls. Methods Systematic review with meta-analysis covering studies with patients aged 0–18 years old diagnosed with obesity and vitamin D deficiency and control group of eutrophic patients. The studies were retrieved in the PubMed, Embase, and LILACS databases in December 2019....
Vitamin D deficiency in pediatric patients using antiepileptic drugs: systemati...
Junges,Cíntia; Machado,Tania Diniz; Nunes Filho,Paulo Ricardo Santos; Riesgo,Rudimar; Mello,Elza Daniel deAbstract Objectives: To measure the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (through the 25-hydroxyvitamin D metabolite) in pediatric patients using antiepileptic drugs. Source of data: Meta-analysis of studies identified through search in the PubMed, Embase, LILACS, and Cochrane Library databases, on February 19, 2019. Summary of data: A total of 748 articles were identified, 29 of which were relevant to the object...
Relationship between Dyslipidemia, Cultural Factors, and Cardiorespiratory Fitn...
Reuter,Cézane Priscila; Brand,Caroline; Silva,Priscila Tatiana da; Reuter,Éboni Marília; Renner,Jane Dagmar Pollo; Franke,Silvia Isabel RechAbstract Background: The presence of dyslipidemia and behavioral aspects are determinants of cardiovascular risk, especially in childhood and adolescence. Objective: To verify possible relationships between dyslipidemia, cultural factors, and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in schoolchildren. Methods: This cross-sectional study evaluated a sample of 1,254 children and adolescents between the ages of 7 and 17 fr...
Correlation of body mass index Z-scores with glucose and lipid profiles among o...
Nogueira-de-Almeida,Carlos Alberto; Mello,Elza Daniel deAbstract Objective To evaluate the prevalence of abnormalities in plasma lipid and glucose profiles among overweight and obese children and adolescents, and to assess the presence of a correlation between body mass index Z-scores and indicators of comorbidities related to both profiles. Methods This was a multicenter cross-sectional study conducted at two outpatient clinics. The study included all 417 comers fo...
Use of fibers in childhood constipation treatment: systematic review with meta-...
Mello,Patricia Piccoli de; Eifer,Diego Andre; Mello,Elza Daniel deAbstract Objective: To gather current evidence on the use of fiber for constipation treatment in pediatric patients. Source of data: Systematic review with meta-analysis of studies identified through Pubmed, Embase, LILACS and Cochrane databases published up to 2016. Inclusion criteria: Randomized controlled trials; patients aged between 1 and 18 years and diagnosed with functional constipation receiving or not...
Relationship between Cardiometabolic Parameters and Elevated Resting and Effort...
Silva,Cristiane Fernanda da; Burgos,Miria Suzana; Silva,Priscila Tatiana da; Burgos,Leandro Tibiriçá; Welser,Letícia; Sehn,Ana Paula; Horta,Jorge AndréAbstract Background: Little has been studied on heart rate and its relationship with metabolic disorders. Objective: To identify possible association between heart rate (HR) and metabolic disorders in children and adolescents. Methods: This cross-sectional study evaluated 2.098 subjects, aged between 7 and 17 years. The variables evaluated were: HR, systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), pulse press...
Dyslipidemia is Associated with Unfit and Overweight-Obese Children and Adolesc...
Reuter,Cézane Priscila; Silva,Priscila Tatiana da; Renner,Jane Dagmar Pollo; Mello,Elza Daniel de; Valim,Andréia Rosane de Moura; Pasa,LuizaAbstract Background: Both poor aerobic fitness and obesity, separately, are associated with abnormal lipid profiles. Objective: To identify possible relationships of dyslipidemia with cardiorespiratory fitness and obesity, evaluated together, in children and adolescents. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 1,243 children and adolescents (563 males and 680 females) between 7 and 17 years of age from 19 ...
Metabolic risk in schoolchildren is associated with low levels of cardiorespira...
Todendi,Pâmela Ferreira; Valim,Andréia Rosane de Moura; Reuter,Cézane Priscila; Mello,Elza Daniel de; Gaya,Anelise Reis; Burgos,Miria SuzanaAbstract Objective Verify the association between metabolic risk profile in students with different levels of cardiorespiratory fitness and body mass index, as well as the nutritional status of their parents. Methods A cross-sectional study comprising 1.254 schoolchildren aged between seven and 17 years. The metabolic risk profile was calculated by summing the standardized values of high density lipoproteins an...
Association between overweight and obesity in schoolchildren with rs9939609 pol...
Reuter,Cézane Priscila; Burgos,Miria Suzana; Bernhard,Joana Carolina; Tornquist,Debora; Klinger,Elisa Inês; Borges,Tássia SilvanaAbstract Objective: To determine the association between overweight/obesity in schoolchildren with FTO rs9939609 polymorphism (fatmass and obesity associated) and family history of obesity. Methods: Cross-sectional study comprising a sample of 406 children aged 7-17 years in a city in southern Brazil. Overweight/obesity in schoolchildren was assessed by body mass index (BMI), and family history of obesity was s...
Assessment of calcium intake by adolescents
Oliveira,Cristiane Franco de; Silveira,Carla Rosane da; Beghetto,Mariur; Mello,Paula Daniel de; Mello,Elza Daniel deOBJECTIVE: To evaluate the daily calcium intake of adolescents in schools from Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil, to check if calcium intake is in accordance with the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI), and to investigate variables associated with daily calcium intake.METHODS: Cross-sectional study approved by the Institutional Review Board and developed in 2010. Students of the 8th grade completed question...