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Sympatho-vagal imbalance is associated with sarcopenia in male patients with he...
Takayama, Liliam
Low bone mineral density among HIV-infected patients in Brazil
Chaba, Daniela Cardeal da Silva; Soares, Lisméia R.; Pereira, Rosa M. R.; Rutherford, George W.; Assone, Tatiane; Takayama, Liliam; Fonseca, Luiz A. M.Decrease in bone mineral density (BMD) has been a complication among people living with HIV/AIDS. To investigate the prevalence of osteopenia/osteoporosis among HIV-infected people living in São Paulo city, we studied 108 HIV-infected patients (79 men and 29 women). We extracted data from patients’ medical records and BMD was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Median age of participants was 42 ...
The impact of asymptomatic vertebral fractures on quality of life in older comm...
Lopes, Jaqueline B.; Fung, Leandro K.; Cha, Caroline C.; Gabriel, Gustavo M.; Takayama, Liliam; Figueiredo, Camille P.; Pereira, Rosa Maria R.OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of asymptomatic vertebral fractures on the quality of life in older women as part of the Sao Paulo Ageing & Health Study. METHODS: This study was a cross-sectional study with a random sample of 180 women 65 years of age or older with or without vertebral fractures. The Quality of Life Questionnaire of the European Foundation for Osteoporosis was ad...