This study focuses on the health profile of the elderly population in São Carlos, São Paulo State, Brazil, in 2003

Para investigar a prevalência de diabetes mellitus e fatores associados, conduziu-se estudo epidemiológico transversal em amostra de adultos com 30 anos e mais, residentes em Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil. O processo de amostragem foi desenvolvido em três estágios e pesos amostrais foram calculados, obtendo-se amostra ponderada de 2.197 participantes. Para o diagnóstico de diabetes mellitus considerou-se história prévia e pontos de corte recomendados pela Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) para glicemias de jejum e pós-sobrecarga. Para identificação de fatores associados, razões de prevalências brutas e ajustadas foram estimadas por pontos e por intervalos, utilizando-se regressão de Poisson. A prevalência de diabetes mellitus foi 15,02%. Após o ajustamento para potenciais fatores de confusão, as seguintes variáveis permaneceram no modelo final: faixa etária; antecedentes familiares de diabetes mellitus; razão cintura/quadril; razão cintura/altura; uso de medicamentos e procura por serviços de saúde. Os resultados apontaram elevada prevalência de diabetes mellitus e permitiram a identificação de fatores associados, passíveis de intervenção.

An independent, inverse association between cognitive function and all-cause mortality has been reported in elderly cohorts. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the same association exists in middle-aged persons. The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study is a cohort study initiated in 1987 to investigate the development of atherosclerosis in middle-aged persons. Three cognitive function measures were included in the second cohort examination conducted from 1990 to 1992 when the participants were aged 48-67 years: the Delayed Word Recall Test (DWRT), the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) (a subtest from the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised), and the Word Fluency Test from the Multilingual Aphasia Examination. Cox proportional hazards modeling was used to determine whether all-cause mortality ascertained through 1997 was associated with each measure after adjustment for sociodemographic, biologic, psychologic, and behavioral risk factors. Without adjustment, there was a significantly lower mortality hazard associated with higher scores on all three measures. After covariate adjustment, the hazard ratios for the DWRT and the DSST remained significant (hazard ratio1-point DWRT score increment = 0.90, 95% confidence interval: 0.84, 0.97; hazard ratio 7-point DSST score increment = 0.86, 95% confidence interval: 0.80, 0.93). Cognitive function measured in middle age appears to have prognostic importance for life expectancy similar to that reported in elderly adults.

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The Preterm Oral Feeding Readiness Assessment Scale is considered valid to assist health professionals to initiate preterm feeding in view of promoting safe and objective breastfeeding.

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This study aimed to investigate the prevalence rates for overweight and obesity among Mexican schoolchildren, identifying factors associated with the outcomes. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample consisting of 700 school

Evaluation of the real risk of development of gonadal tumors in TS patients with Y-derivative sequences in their chromosomal constitution may require a specific histopathological study, such as immunohistochemistry with OCT4.