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Birth weight and its association with blood pressure and nutritional status in ...
Ferreira,Vanessa Roriz; Jardim,Thiago Veiga; Póvoa,Thais Rolim; Mendonça,Karla Lorena; Nascente,Flávia Noggueira; Carneiro,Carolina SousaAbstract Objective The management of children with low birth weight is not the same in countries with different resources. The authors assessed the association of birth weight with blood pressure and nutritional status in a representative sample of adolescents from a Brazilian state, aiming to identify possible consequences of these differences. Methods A cross-sectional school-based study was conducted with ad...
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring as an Alternative to Confirm Diagnoses of Hypert...
Póvoa,Thaís Inacio Rolim; Jardim,Thiago Veiga; Carneiro,Carolina de Souza; Ferreira,Vanessa Roriz; Mendonça,Karla LorenaAbstract Background: Regional differences of using home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) as an alternative to ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in hypertensive adolescents are unknown. Objectives: Define if HBPM is an option to confirm diagnoses of hypertension in adolescents from a Brazilian capital with elevated office blood pressure (BP). Methods: Adolescents (12-18years) from public and private sc...
Excesso de peso e fatores associados em adolescentes de uma capital brasileira
Carneiro,Carolina de Souza; Peixoto,Maria do Rosário Gondim; Mendonça,Karla Lorena; Póvoa,Thaís Inácio Rolim; Nascente,Flávia Miquetichuc NogueiraRESUMO: Objetivo: Avaliar a prevalência de excesso de peso (EP) e fatores associados em adolescentes. Métodos: Estudo transversal realizado em escolas públicas e privadas de Goiânia (GO). Foram analisados adolescentes de 12 a 18 anos (n = 1.169) por meio de questionário padronizado. A prevalência de EP foi avaliada pelas curvas de crescimento da Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) de Índice de Massa Corporal (IM...
Correlation of Insulin Resistance with Anthropometric Measures and Blood Pressu...
Morais,Polyana Resende Silva de; Sousa,Ana Luiza Lima; Jardim,Thiago de Souza Veiga; Nascente,Flávia Miquetichuc Nogueira; Mendonça,Karla LorenaAbstract Background: Blood pressure is directly related to body mass index, and individuals with increased waist circumference have higher risk of developing hypertension, insulin resistance, and other metabolic changes, since adolescence. Objective: to evaluate the correlation of blood pressure with insulin resistance, waist circumference and body mass index in adolescents. Methods: Cross-section study on a re...