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Prevalence of a set of risk factors for chronic diseases in the city of São Paulo, Brazil [PDF]

, 2005
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of a set of risk factors for non-transmissible chronic diseases and compare it to that found 15-16 years ago in a similar survey. METHODS: A cross-sectional household survey was carried out comprising a random sample
Goldfeder, Artur Jaques, Marcopito, Luiz Francisco, Moraes, Marco Antonio De, Pacheco, Maria Aparecida, Rodrigues, Sérgio São Fins, Shirassu, Mírian Matsura   +5 more
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Proinflammatory and Prothrombotic State in Subjects with Different Glucose Tolerance Status before Cardiovascular Disease

Journal of Diabetes Research, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014
Background. Inflammation has been associated with insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and atherothrombosis. Aim. To determine differences in levels of proinflammatory and prothrombotic markers such as high sensitivity C‐reactive protein (hs‐CRP) and fibrinogen in subjects with normal glucose tolerance (NGT), prediabetes, and T2DM and ...
Irma Isordia-Salas, María Eugenia Galván-Plata, Alfredo Leaños-Miranda, Eberth Aguilar-Sosa, Francisco Anaya-Gómez, Abraham Majluf-Cruz, David Santiago-Germán, Joseph Fomusi Ndisang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adipokines as Possible New Predictors of Cardiovascular Diseases: A Case Control Study

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
Background and Aims. The secretion of several adipocytokines, such as adiponectin, retinol‐binding protein 4 (RBP4), adipocyte fatty acid binding protein (aFABP), and visfatin, is altered in subjects with abdominal adiposity; these endocrine alterations could contribute to increased cardiovascular risk.
Laura Pala, Matteo Monami, Silvia Ciani, Ilaria Dicembrini, Alessandro Pasqua, Anna Pezzatini, Paolo Francesconi, Barbara Cresci, Edoardo Mannucci, Carlo Maria Rotella, Isaias Dichi   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Abstracts

, 2022
JPGN Reports, Volume 3, Issue S1, September 2022.
wiley   +1 more source

Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibition May Facilitate Healing of Chronic Foot Ulcers in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Journal of Diabetes Research, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
The pathophysiology of chronic diabetic ulcers is complex and still incompletely understood, both micro‐ and macroangiopathy strongly contribute to the development and delayed healing of diabetic wounds, through an impaired tissue feeding and response to ischemia.
Raffaele Marfella, Ferdinando Carlo Sasso, Maria Rosaria Rizzo, Pasquale Paolisso, Michelangela Barbieri, Vincenzo Padovano, Ornella Carbonara, Pasquale Gualdiero, Pasquale Petronella, Franca Ferraraccio, Antonello Petrella, Raffaele Canonico, Ferdinando Campitiello, Angela Della Corte, Giuseppe Paolisso, Silvestro Canonico, N. Cameron   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between Overweight, Health Behaviors, and Insulin Resistance in School Children

International Scholarly Research Notices, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
The aim of the paper was to determine the association between children′s BMI, health behaviors, and HOMA‐IR. 1065 students (535M) aged 9.5 ± 2.1 y from 6 schools were examined. Questionnaires for healthy habits were completed. As all components could not contribute equally to overweight/obesity (OW/OB), a multiple regression analysis was done with BMI ...
V. Hirschler, C. G. Molinari, C. Gonzalez, D. M. Ivanovic, J. Vignerova, A. Zaborskis   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diet and Age Interactions with Regards to Cholesterol Regulation and Brain Pathogenesis

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research, Volume 2010, Issue 1, 2010., 2010
Cholesterol is an essential molecule for brain homeostasis; yet, hypercholesterolemia and its numerous complications are believed to play a role in promoting multiple aspects of brain pathogenesis. An ever increasing number of individuals in modern Western Society are regularly consuming diets high in fat which promote the development of ...
Romina M. Uranga, Jeffrey N. Keller, Jacek Witkowski   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efeitos da suplementação de óleo de abacate sobre o perfil lipídico e índices aterogênicos em intervenção duplo-cego e randomizada em pacientes com síndrome metabólica

Demetra, 2023
Introdução: A síndrome metabólica é definida como um conjunto de condições clínicas que acometem cerca de 25% da população mundial e 29,6% dos brasileiros.
Ana Carolina Souza Fernandes Azevedo, Mário Flávio Cardoso de Lima, Erika Lawall Lopes Ramos, Ana Paula Boroni Moreira, Claudio Teodoro de Souza   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antidiabetic Activity of Vinca rosea Extracts in Alloxan‐Induced Diabetic Rats

International Journal of Endocrinology, Volume 2010, Issue 1, 2010., 2010
The present study was carried out to evaluate the antidiabetic activity of Vinca rosea methanolic whole plant extracts in alloxan induced diabetic rats for 14 days. The methanolic whole plant extract at high dose (500 mg/kg) exhibited significant anti‐hyperglycemic activity than whole plant extract at low dose (300 mg/kg) in diabetic rats.
Mohammed Fazil Ahmed, Syed Mohammed Kazim, Syed Safiullah Ghori, Syeda Sughra Mehjabeen, Shaik Rasheed Ahmed, Shaik Mehboob Ali, Mohammed Ibrahim, Paresh K. Dandona   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combined therapy with cholestyramine and HMG-CoA reductase inihibtors in secondary prevention of coronary disease [PDF]

, 1998
PURPOSE: To evaluate lipid profile changes associated with cholestyramine addition in hypercholesterolemic patients with established coronary heart disease under treatment with HMG-CoA reductase inihibtors that had not achieved the ideal value of LDL ...
Auriemo, Caio, Martinez, Tania Leme Da Rocha, Novazzi, José Paulo, Pinto, Leonor Do Espírito Santo De Almeida   +3 more
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