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Relationship of homocysteine, insulin sensitivity and cardiovascular risk factors among the brazilian Parkatêjê Indians [PDF]
Hyperhomocysteinemia is an independent cardiovascular risk factor. There are controversies about a possible relation between homocysteine and insulin resistance/sensitivity.
Andriolo, Adagmar +3 more
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Comparative study of risk factors among children and adolescents with an anthropometric diagnosis of overweight or obesity [PDF]
OBJETIVO: O excesso de peso é um grande problema de saúde pública em todo o mundo, atingindo crianças e adolescentes. O presente estudo teve por objetivo verificar se a condição de portador de sobrepeso se associa à presença de fatores de risco à saúde ...
ALMEIDA, Carlos Alberto N. de +3 more
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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 +7 more
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Study of Risk Factors Associated with Peripheral Arteriopathy in Japanese-Brazilians from Bauru (SP) [PDF]
Background:Cardiovascular diseases are the major cause of morbidity and mortality in developed and emerging countries. Their main etiology, atherosclerosis, is a disseminated disease that affects the coronary, cerebral and peripheral territories.
Ferreira, Sandra Roberta Gouvea +2 more
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Adipokines as Possible New Predictors of Cardiovascular Diseases: A Case Control Study
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 +10 more
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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 +16 more
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Benefits of physical activity on the lipid profile of type 1 diabetic subjects [PDF]
We assessed the response of lipid profile to short-term non-pharmacological intervention and investigated if lipoprotein abnormalities were present before overt diabetic nephropathy (DN) in 46 type 1 diabetic (DM1) youngsters aged 15.5±1.5 yrs. They were
Andriolo, Adagmar +2 more
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Association between Overweight, Health Behaviors, and Insulin Resistance in School Children
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 +5 more
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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 +4 more
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