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Psoriasis in obesity: comparison of serum levels of leptin and adiponectin in o...
Bavoso,Nádia Couto; Pinto,Jackson Machado; Soares,Maria Marta Sarquis; Diniz,Michelle dos Santos; Teixeira Júnior,Antônio LúcioAbstract BACKGROUND: Psoriasis and obesity are somewhat related to a low-grade systemic inflammatory response. OBJECTIVES: To determine leptin and adiponectin levels in psoriasis patients compared to control patients matched for weight. METHODS: A case-control study was performed, evaluating 113 psoriasis patients and 41 controls with other dermatologic diseases. RESULTS: The prevalence of obesity was 33% in ca...
Neck circumference in adolescents and cardiometabolic risk: A sistematic review
Morais,Aisha Aguiar; Morais,Urjel Aguiar Bouissou; Soares,Maria Marta Sarquis; Romano,Márcia Christina Caetano; Lamounier,Joel AlvesSummary Objective: To critically analyze articles on the relation between neck circumference (NC) in adolescents and: body mass index, fat distribution, metabolic syndrome and its individual components, and cardiovascular risk. Method: Systematic review undertaken by two independent researchers using the Pubmed/Medline, Lilacs/Medline, Scielo and Cochrane databases in English, Spanish and Portuguese in the peri...
Assessment of adiposity in psoriatic patients by dual energy X-ray absorptiomet...
Diniz,Michelle dos Santos; Bavoso,Nádia Couto; Kakehasi,Adriana Maria; Lauria,Márcio Weissheimer; Soares,Maria Marta Sarquis; Machado-Pinto,JacksonAbstract BACKGROUND: Obesity is considered a chronic low-grade inflammatory disease that shares mediators of inflammation with psoriasis, such as TNF-α and IL-6. The relationship between these two conditions involves factors such as predisposition and response to therapy, in addition to an association with cardiovascular disease. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of adip...