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The association between nutritional status and cognitive impairment in Brazilia...
Castro-Costa,Érico; Peixoto,Sérgio V.; Firmo,Josélia O.A.; Uchoa,Elizabeth; Lima-Costa,Maria Fernanda F.ABSTRACT In most studies, body mass index (BMI) has been used as the main measurement of nutritional status. However, BMI does not differentiate between body fat and muscle mass. Objective: To investigate the association between nutritional status and cognitive impairment in a population of Brazilian elderly. Methods: Participants (n=1,496) from the Bambuí Cohort Study of Aging were selected based on the result...
Projeto Bambuí: a experiência do cuidado domiciliário por esposas de idosos dep...
Giacomin,Karla C.; Uchoa,Elizabeth; Lima-Costa,Maria Fernanda F.O presente trabalho tem por objetivo investigar as características do processo de cuidar e a experiência de mulheres que cuidam de seus maridos idosos em Bambuí, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Entre os participantes do Projeto Bambuí, selecionaram-se dez idosos que necessitavam de cuidador e disseram ser cuidados por suas esposas. As dez esposas foram entrevistadas, utilizando-se de um roteiro de questões, com os grande...
Obesity and underweight among Brazilian elderly: the Bambuí Health and Aging Study
Barreto,Sandhi M.; Passos,Valéria M. A.; Lima-Costa,Maria Fernanda F.The coexistence of obesity (body mass index, BMI > or = 30kg/m²) and underweight (BMI <= 20kg/m²) and related factors were investigated among all residents aged 60+ years in Bambuí, Minas Gerais State, using multinomial logistic regression. 1,451 (85.5%) of the town's elderly participated. Mean BMI was 25.0 (SD = 4.9kg/m²) and was higher for women and decreased with age. Prevalence of obesity was 12.5% and was ...
The Bambuí Health and Aging Study (BHAS): private health plan and medical care ...
Lima-Costa,Maria Fernanda F.; Guerra,Henrique L.; Firmo,Josélia O. A.; Vidigal,Pedro G.; Uchoa,Elizabeth; Barreto,Sandhi M.The aim of this cross sectional study was to investigate whether holding a private health plan affects the consumption of medical services (hospitalization and visits to a doctor) and use of medications by older adults. All residents in Bambuí town (Minas Gerais, Brazil) aged > or = 60 years (n = 1,742) were selected. From these, 92.2% were interviewed and 85.9% were examined (blood tests and physical measureme...
Projeto Bambuí: estudo de base populacional dos fatores associados com o uso re...
Matos,Divane Leite; Lima-Costa,Maria Fernanda F.; Guerra,Henrique L.; Marcenes,WagnerUm estudo seccional foi desenvolvido na cidade de Bambuí, Minas Gerais, com o objetivo de identificar fatores associados ao uso regular de serviços odontológicos entre adultos. Os participantes foram entrevistados utilizando-se um questionário estruturado e questões previamente validadas. Um total de 999/1221 (81,8%) indivíduos com idade > ou = 18 anos selecionados aleatoriamente participaram do inquérito de sa...
The Bambuí Health and Aging Study (BHAS): factors associated with hospitalizati...
Guerra,Henrique L.; Firmo,Josélia O. A.; Uchoa,Elizabeth; Lima-Costa,Maria Fernanda F.This study aimed to identify factors associated with hospital admissions of the elderly. All residents of Bambuí, Minas Gerais State <FONT FACE=Symbol>³ 60 years (n = 1,742) were selected. Some 1,606 of these (92.2%) participated in the study. The dependent variable was the number of hospital admissions (none, one, and two or more) during the previous 12 months. Independent variables were grouped as enabling, p...
Leishmaniose tegumentar na Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte: aspectos clí...
Passos,Valéria M. A.; Barreto,Sandhi M.; Romanha,Alvaro J.; Krettli,Antoniana U.; Volpini,Ângela C.; Gontijo,Célia M.F.; Falcão,Alda L.Foram investigados aspectos clínicos, laboratoriais, terapêuticos e evolutivos da leishmaniose tegumentar americana em Belo Horizonte. O estudo incluiu 358 pacientes com leishmaniose cutânea (LC) e 25 com leishmaniose mucosa (LM). Comparados aos pacientes com LC, aqueles com LM apresentaram maior tempo de doença e relato de outras doenças concomitantes, sugerindo que a debilitação pela leishmaniose e/ou outras ...