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Consumo de bebidas alcoólicas e obesidade abdominal: resultados da linha de bas...
Torres,Gabrielle Guidoni; Siqueira,Jordana Herzog; Martinez,Oscar Geovanny Enriquez; Pereira,Taísa Sabrina Silva; Meléndez,Jorge Gustavo VelásquezResumo Objetivou-se analisar a associação entre consumo de bebidas alcoólicas e adiposidade abdominal em adultos. Estudo transversal realizado com dados da linha de base do ELSA-Brasil (2008-2010). A amostra foi constituída por 15.065 servidores públicos de seis instituições de ensino e pesquisa (35 a 74 anos, ambos os sexos). Para identificar adiposidade central por meio das medidas de circunferência da cintur...
Association between neck circumference and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: c...
Santos,Laura Luiza Menezes; Diniz,Maria de Fátima Haueisen Sander; Goulart,Alessandra Carvalho; Barreto,Sandhi Maria; Figueiredo,Roberta CarvalhoAbstract BACKGROUND: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become a public health problem worldwide. Neck circumference (NC) is a simple anthropometric adiposity parameter that has been correlated with cardiometabolic disorders like NAFLD. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association between NC and NAFLD, considering their obesity-modifying effect, among participants from the Longitudinal Study of Adult H...
Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: a cross-sectional analysis on t...
Birck,Marina Gabriela; Goulart,Alessandra Carvalho; Lotufo,Paulo Andrade; Benseñor,Isabela MartinsABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Coronary heart disease (CHD) remains a major cause of mortality worldwide and in Brazil. Use of standard medications after CHD has been proven to avoid new events and reduce early mortality. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to analyze secondary prevention of CHD and its association with the baseline characteristics of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil). DESIGN AND SE...
Stroke at baseline of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Br...
Abreu,Fernanda Gabriela de; Goulart,Alessandra Carvalho; Birck,Marina Gabriela; Benseñor,Isabela MartinsABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Secondary prevention of stroke is a very important goal for achieving continuous reduction in stroke mortality rates over the next decades. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional analysis on the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil), with data from Salvador, Vitória, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Porto Alegre. METHODS: This descriptive analysis focused on ...
Doença cerebrovascular no Brasil de 1990 a 2015: Global Burden of Disease 2015
Lotufo,Paulo Andrade; Goulart,Alessandra Carvalho; Passos,Valéria Maria de Azeredo; Satake,Fabio Mitsuhiro; Souza,Maria de Fátima Marinho deRESUMO: Objetivo: Verificar as tendências temporais das taxas de mortalidade, dos anos de vida perdidos (years of life lost - YLL) e dos anos de vida perdidos devido à incapacidade (years lost due to disability - YLD) motivadas pela doença cerebrovascular no Brasil entre 1990 e 2015. Métodos: Utilizou-se as informações do Global Burden of Diseases 2015 (GBD 2015) para analisar a magnitude e as tendências das ta...
The effectiveness of aspirin for migraine prophylaxis: a systematic review
Baena,Cristina Pellegrino; D’Amico,Raíssa Campos; Slongo,Helena; Brunoni,André Russowsky; Goulart,Alessandra Carvalho; Benseñor,IsabelaABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Many researchers have suggested that aspirin prevents migraines. However, the evidence is unclear. The aim of this study was to analyze the available evidence on the effect of aspirin as a migraine prophylactic. DESIGN AND SETTING: Systematic review, conducted at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil, and at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: We perfor...
Relationship between periodontal disease and cardiovascular risk factors among ...
Goulart,Alessandra Carvalho; Armani,Favius; Arap,Astrid Marie; Nejm,Thais; Andrade,Juliana Barros; Bufarah,Henry Bittar; Dezen,Danielli Haddad SyllosABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: It has been suggested in the literature that periodontal disease (PD) is associated with cardiovascular risk. The objective of this study was to appraise the relationship between periodontal disease (gingivitis and periodontitis) and traditional cardiovascular risk factors (obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes and metabolic syndrome) among young and middle-aged adults at...
Chronic kidney disease - determinants of progression and cardiovascular risk. P...
Domingos,Maria Alice Muniz; Goulart,Alessandra Carvalho; Lotufo,Paulo Andrade; Benseñor,Isabela Judith Martins; Titan,Silvia Maria de OliveiraABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become an important public health issue. The socioeconomic burden of renal replacement therapy (RRT) is very high, as is CKD-related cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Preventive and therapeutic measures only have modest impact and more research is needed. Few cohort studies have been conducted on populations with CKD. Our aim was to establis...
Time-To-Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome and Unit of First Contact in the E...
Santos,Rafael Caire de Oliveira dos; Goulart,Alessandra Carvalho; Kisukuri,Alan Loureiro Xavier; Brandão,Rodrigo Martins; Sitnik,DeboraAbstract Background: To the best of our knowledge, there are no studies evaluating the influence of the unit of the first contact on the frequency and time of pharmacological treatment during an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event. Objectives: The main objective was to investigate if the unit of first contact influenced the frequency and time of aspirin treatment in the Strategy of Registry of Acute Coronary Sy...
Frequency of cholecystectomy and associated sociodemographic and clinical risk ...
Alves,Kamila Rafaela; Goulart,Alessandra Carvalho; Ladeira,Roberto Marini; Oliveira,Ilka Regina Souza de; Benseñor,Isabela MartinsABSTRACT: CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: There are few data in the literature on the frequency of cholecystectomy in Brazil. The frequency of cholecystectomy and associated risk factors were evaluated in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil). DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study using baseline data on 5061 participants in São Paulo. METHODS: The frequency of cholecystectomy and associated ...