Abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the association between birth by cesarean section and central adiposity in adolescents in São Luís, Maranhão State, Brazil. This was a cohort study that included 601 participants evaluated at birth and at 18-19 years. At birth we assessed type of delivery, maternal education, family income, maternal marital status, maternal body mass index before pregnancy, prenata...
Resumo: O objetivo foi avaliar os fatores associados aos biomarcadores inflamatórios em adolescentes. Trata-se de estudo transversal com 391 adolescentes entre 17 e 18 anos de escolas públicas em São Luís, Maranhão, Brasil. Realizou-se amostragem aleatória com conglomeração em três estágios: escola, turma e aluno. O consumo alimentar foi investigado por meio do Questionário de Frequência Alimentar, e os padrões...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effects of early determinants on adolescent fat-free mass. METHODS: A cohort study with 579 adolescents evaluated at birth and adolescence in a birth cohort in São Luís, Maranhão. In the proposed model, estimated by structural equation modeling, socioeconomic status (SES) at birth, maternal age, pregestational body mass index (BMI), gestational smoking, gestational weight gain...