Our data reinforce the association between obesity and high cardiovascular risk. In addition, our findings suggested a role for body fat distribution in the development of hypertension in obese patients.

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O internato médico pode gerar estresse ocupacional, afetando a saúde física e mental, o que pode influenciar a qualidade de vida destes estudantes. Este estudo transversal objetivou analisar a qualidade de vida e o estresse ocupacional em estudantes de Medicina matriculados no último ano de internato médico. A amostra foi composta por 302 estudantes com média de idade de 25,3 ± 2,4 anos de universidades públicas e privadas de Santa Catarina, os quais responderam a um questionário autoaplicável. Por meio da estatística descritiva e inferencial, constatou-se que a pontuação média atribuída à qualidade de vida nos internos foi maior que a pontuação média do estresse ocupacional, e 80% das mulheres apresentaram escores altos (80,7%) no domínio social da qualidade de vida. Na análise do estresse ocupacional, o nível de estresse foi maior em homens (43,7%) na demanda de controle (autoridade sobre decisões), com 6,1%, não havendo diferença significativa nos escores de qualidade de vida e estresse ocupacional entre os sexos. Os estudantes apresentam qualidade de vida positiva, embora estejam submetidos a níveis elevados de estresse.

Aim:To analyze the influence of the duration of habitual physical activity (PA) on the symptoms of climacterium/menopause and on several domains of the health-related quality of life (QOL) in middle-aged women.Methods:One hundred and four 45- to 59-year-old women were placed into three groups: group A, subjects who maintained PA less than 30 minutes/day; group B, subjects who maintained or began to perform PA 30–60 minutes/day; and group C, subjects who maintained or increased PA to more than 60 minutes/day. Symptoms of menopause, QOL (physical, psychological, and social), and PA were assessed through the Kupperman Menopausal Index, World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version questionnaire, and International Physical Activity Questionnaire, respectively.Results:The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) results, adjusted for age, initial body mass index, schooling years, hormonal replacement therapy, and the number of diseases, indicated that the women who maintained or increased their total habitual PA to more than 60 minutes/day had reduced symptoms of climacterium/menopause (–5.4 ± 0.5; P = 0.001) and improved QOL in the psychological (4.4% ± 0.8%; P = 0.001) and social domains (2.0% ± 0.9%; P = 0.035). ANCOVA revealed a further improvement of approximately 5% in the psychological domain of QOL in group C, who also experienced decreased menopause symptoms (P = 0.001) and lost weight (P = 0.009).Conclusion:The habitual practice of at least moderate-intensity PA for 60 minutes/day has a favorable effect on climacterium/menopause symptoms and on QOL, particularly on its psychological and social domains. The influence of habitual PA at the psychological level seems to be at least partially associated with a decrease in menopause symptoms and/or weight loss.

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Introduction: Pilates as physical exercise practice brings countless benefits, such as improvement of motor aptitudes and skills. Objective: To look into the effect of the Pilates method on the hip and shoulder girdle flexibility levels in the elderly. Methods: Experimental study composed of 30 elderly subjects of the control group and 30 of the Pilates group within a 12 week training time. A form was used to characterize the sample and to assess hip flexibility and shoulder girdle. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used, under a significance level of p < 0.05. Results: On hip flexibility, the 30 elderly individuals from the control group remained under normal and inferior classification, not presenting any differences between the variables (p = 0.180) from the pretest to the retest. In the intervention group, 60% of the elderly subjects were assessed as normal. In the retest, such percentage increased to 66.7%. In the pretest, 10% of the elderly subjects were given the superior classification, and in the retest, it increased to 33%, not presenting significance between the variables (p = 0.180). On shoulder flexibility in the intervention group, 63% of the elderly subjects were graded as normal, and 17% as superior. In the shoulder retest the number of elderly individuals