2012
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2012001400011
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Grau de atividade física e síndrome metabólica: um estudo transversal com indígenas Khisêdjê do Parque Indígena do Xingu, Brasil

Abstract: Este estudo objetivou verificar a existência de associação entre o grau de atividade física e a presença de síndrome metabólica entre indígenas Khisêdjê. Foram avaliados 170 indivíduos com 20 anos ou mais. Obtiveram-se dados sociodemográficos, de testes físicos e análise de material biológico. Para análise dos dados, utilizou-se a estatística do qui-quadrado (p < 0,05), razões de prevalências (por ponto e por intervalo de 95% de confiança) brutas e ajustadas e teste t de Student. Resultados satisfatórios fo… Show more

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“…No entanto, a prevalência, no presente estudo, foi semelhante à encontrada nos indígenas Khisedje (3,8%), do Parque Xingu, na Região Central do Brasil 25 . Quando comparado com os indígenas norte-americanos Cocopah (34%) e Cherokee (10%), a prevalência de glicemia capilar casual alterada foi inferior.…”
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“…No entanto, a prevalência, no presente estudo, foi semelhante à encontrada nos indígenas Khisedje (3,8%), do Parque Xingu, na Região Central do Brasil 25 . Quando comparado com os indígenas norte-americanos Cocopah (34%) e Cherokee (10%), a prevalência de glicemia capilar casual alterada foi inferior.…”
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“…With the process of epidemiological transition, chronic and cardiovascular diseases and external causes of illness and death began to exert strong pressure on the disease and death profiles among indigenous populations in the country (2) . In this manner, some epidemiological studies (25,29,34) began to reveal the increase in cases of chronic diseases in various indigenous peoples of Brazil. In this sense, they have attributed the possible causes of increased hypertension to a change in habits and lifestyles due to the Westernization that has been adopted by the indigenous population.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Studies (13,29,30,31,34) that address this transition have pointed out that the blood pressure levels of indigenous changed after the consumption of high amounts of sodium, vegetable oil, sugar, processed and high-calorie foods, tobacco and alcoholic beverages. This scenario was also approached in other studies (10)(11)(12)(16)(17)19,27) carried out with the Ianomâmi ethnic group, in which an increase in blood pressure was not identified, noting that they had a low intake of sodium, potassium, and fiber, and they performed physical activity regularly.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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