Our findings support the necessity to maintain healthy behaviors like not smoking and regular physical activity since such changeable behaviors could reduce the AMS acceleration and increase life quality and expectancy.

The aim of this study was to verify the association of aging male symptoms with physical activity in leisure and commuting time in men aged 40 years or older from Pelotas, a city in Southern Brazil. Methods: a population-based cross-sectional study was carried out including 421 men, living in the urban area. To verify the aging male symptoms, the Aging Males' Symptoms Scale (AMS) was used and to evaluate physical activity level, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), long version was used. Results: the prevalence of sedentarism in the leisure and commuting physical activity domains was of 82.9% (CI 95% 78.9-86.4). The psychological, somatic and general score of aging significantly differed between sedentary and active men (p<0.05; p=0.001; p=0.02 respectively). The severity of the general score was also more prevalent among sedentary subjects (p=0.01), with 90% of them presenting severe symptoms. Conclusion: psychological, somatic and general scores symptoms, as well as their severity were lower among those subjects who reached the current recommendations for physical activity during leisure and commuting time.

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Objetivo: O estudo objetivou verificar os fatores associados aos sintomas sexuais do envelhecimento masculino em uma amostra representativa em homens com idade igual ou superior a 40 anos da cidade de Pelotas, RS. Métodos: Foi realizado um estudo transversal de base populacional, incluindo 421 homens que residiam na zona urbana do município. Para avaliar os sintomas sexuais do envelhecimento masculino foi utilizada a dimensão sexual da escala AMS - The Aging Male´s Symptoms Scale . Resultados: A prevalência dos sintomas sexuais do envelhecimento masculino foi de 64,3% (IC 95%: 59,3%-69,1%). Na análise multivariável o desfecho esteve associado diretamente idade e inversamente a autopercepção de saúde. Conclusão: Concluiu-se que a prevalência de sintomas sexuais na população masculina é importante. Políticas de saúde pública aliada ao aumento de hábitos de vida saudáveis poderiam minimizar esta prevalência e proporcionar melhor qualidade de vida a homens de meia idade e idosos.

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To reflect on the relationship between pregnant women / women who use crack cocaine and professionals working in health institutions, from which we seek to understand why these institutions pose a threat to these women. This is a theoretical essay originated from the reflections and questions about the way some pregnant women / women who are crack users who participated in a study developed in 2015, about their relationship with professionals working in health institutions. These pregnant women / puerperal women were hospitalized in two maternity hospitals in two municipalities, one in the far south and the other in the northeast region of Brazil. The Law of Copyright was respected by making the appropriate references. We obtained as a result three sections, first section describes the reasons that lead professionals to relate to pregnant women / postpartum women. Then the theoretical basis of the study is presented. Finally, the reflections on the threats that represent the institutions for these women. Pregnant women who use crack when being treated at health services suffer stigmatization / labeling, which is reflected directly in their self-image, which can have serious consequences, including removing them from health services, due to discriminatory attitudes. It also generates low self-esteem feelings of disability and disbelief in life and recovery goals.

-The aim of the present study was to evaluate the knowledge about diabetes and the prevalence of self-reported diabetes in the city of Pelotas, Brazil. A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out including 972 subjects aged from 20 to 69 years. The prevalence of self-reported diabetes was 5.3% (95% CI: 3.9% -6.7%). Most individuals (73.4%) considered that physical exercise is beneficial for diabetic patients. Approximately 90% of the sample correctly identified the characteristics of diabetes, and greater knowledge was observed among those aged 20 to 49 years and from high socioeconomic status. More than half of the sample (54.9%) correctly identified the risk factors for diabetes and greater knowledge was observed among females and subjects from high socioeconomic level. Knowledge on diabetes seems to be widespread among the population, although it is marked, mainly, by socioeconomic differences. Government health promotion strategies are urgent to raise awareness about this morbidity in the population.