Epidemiological profile of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients admitted to intensive care units: A Prospective Brazilian Cohort.

Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent syndrome affecting patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU), and it is associated with poor clinical outcomes. The aim of the present study was to understand the epidemiological profile of patients with AKI admitted to ICUs.

Methods: Prospective cohort study, carried out in three ICUs in the Federal District, Brazil.

Walking performance is associated with coronary artery calcification in very old adults.

Background: Coronary artery calcification (CAC) scores have good predictive value for atherosclerosis-related outcomes in the geriatric population. The low availability of cardiac computed tomography is an obstacle to assess CAC in clinical practice. Thus, clinical signs with a good degree of association with CAC can help to estimate cardiovascular risk, particularly in low-income populations.

Exercise interventions improve depression and anxiety in chronic kidney disease patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: This systematic review examined the effects of exercise interventions on depression and anxiety in chronic kidney disease patients.

Methods: Electronic searches were conducted between August 2019 and February 2020 at PubMed, MEDLINE, Web of Science, EBSCO, Scopus, LILACS, EMBASE, Physiotherapy Evidence Database, and Cochrane Library databases. Original clinical trial studies that examined the effects of exercise on depression and anxiety in chronic kidney disease patients, stages 3-5, were included.

Dynapenic abdominal obesity and the incidence of falls in older women: a prospective study.

Background: Dynapenic abdominal obesity (D/AO) has been associated with negative outcomes in older people, including trait of falls.

Aims: To assess the association between D/AO and the incidence of falls over 18 months in older community-dwelling women.

Methods: A total of 201 older women (67.

Stages of sarcopenia and the incidence of falls in older women: A prospective study.

The purpose of the present study was to assess the association between different stages of sarcopenia and the incidence of falls over 18 months in older community-dwelling women. 246 women (68.1 ± 6.

Effects of a 12-Week Exercise Training Program on Physical Function in Institutionalized Frail Elderly.

With the increase in life expectancy, the Brazilian elderly population has risen considerably. However, longevity is usually accompanied by problems such as the loss of functional capacity, cognitive decline, frailty syndrome, and deterioration in anthropometric parameters, particularly among those living in long-term care facilities. This randomized controlled trial aimed to verify the effects of exercise training on biochemical, inflammatory, and anthropometric indices and functional performance in institutionalized frail elderly.

The Association Between Body Adiposity Measures, Postural Balance, Fear of Falling, and Fall Risk in Older Community-Dwelling Women.

Background And Purpose: Recent investigations demonstrate an association between obesity and the propensity of older adults to fall. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between body adiposity measures, postural balance, fear of falling, and risk of falls in older women.

Methods: One hundred forty-seven volunteers took part in this cross-sectional study.

Functional capacity and obesity reflect the cognitive performance of older adults living in long-term care facilities.

Background: With the increase in life expectancy, the elderly Brazilian population has grown considerably. However, longevity is usually accompanied by problems such as the loss of functional capacity, cognitive decline, and deterioration in anthropometric parameters, particularly among those living in long-term care facilities. We analyzed the relationship among cognitive performance, anthropometry, and functional capacity in institutionalized elderly individuals.

Serum Immune Mediators Independently Associate with Atherosclerosis in the Left (But Not Right) Carotid Territory of Older Individuals.

Background And Aim: Disturbance in the carotid arteries strongly predicts cerebrovascular events and correlates with a systemic inflammatory milieu. We investigated the relationship of a profile of 10 circulating inflammatory mediators with measures of carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) in elderly subjects, taking traditional risk factors into account.

Methods: Clinical inspection for present and past chronic conditions and events, as well as biochemical and anthropometric measurements, was performed for patients in ambulatory setting.

Adaptation to Resistance Training Is Associated with Higher Phagocytic (but Not Oxidative) Activity in Neutrophils of Older Women.

Failure in antimicrobial activity contributes to high morbidity and mortality in the geriatric population. Little is known about the potential effect of resistance training (RT) on the functional properties of the innate immunity. This study aimed to investigate the influence of long-term RT on the endocytic and oxidative activities of neutrophils and monocytes in healthy older women.

Habitual dietary intake and mediators of the inflammaging process in Brazilian older women.

Aim: This study aimed to assess whether the habitual intake of macronutrients by older women associates with circulating levels of important inflammaging mediators by means of a cross-sectional design with 229 Brazilian elderly women.

Methods: Laboratory tests determined serum IL1α, IL1β, IL6, IL8, IL10, IL12 and TNFα by specific immunoassays. Food records of three alternate days were decomposed into usual intake of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids (and fractions), as well as total energy value (TEV) per patient.

[Cognitive profile of elderly residents in Long-stay Institutions of Brasilia-DF].

Aging exposes the individuals to a number of limitations, such as the physical, nutritional and cognitive, which can cause them to hospitalization in long-stay institutions. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate to evaluate the cognitive profile of elderly institutionalized through three instruments. Sixty institutionalized elderly people in long-stay institutions underwent assessment through the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Trail Making Test and the Clinical Dementia Rating.

The effect of aerobic exercise intensity on attenuation of postprandial lipemia is dependent on apolipoprotein E genotype.

Objective: To investigate the effect of aerobic exercise intensity on postprandial lipemia according to allelic variants of the apolipoprotein E gene.

Methods: Three groups of 10 healthy men each were formed based genotyping of the APOE gene, rested or performed 500 Kcal tests in a random sequence separated by a minimum 48 h interval, as follows: (a) no exercise (control), (b) intense intermittent exercise, (c) moderate continuous exercise. Each test series was completed 30-min before ingestion of a high-fat meal (1 g fat/kg).

Risk of glycemic disorder in elderly women adjusted by anthropometric parameters and cytokine genotypes.

Objective: The objective of the present study was to examine the association of glucose intolerance and type-2 diabetes mellitus with the -174 G > C and -308 G > A allelic variations of IL-6 and TNF-α, respectively, through anthropometric measurements and age strata.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study using data from 285 community dwelling elderly women who underwent physical, biochemical, and genetic examinations.

Result: Genotype-unadjusted analysis revealed that the risk of glucose intolerance and diabetes in elderly women with elevated BMI was 1.

The influence of intense intermittent versus moderate continuous exercise on postprandial lipemia.

Introduction: Postprandial lipemia is characterized by an increased concentration of circulating lipids after fat intake and is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Exercise is known to reduce postprandial lipemia and its negative clinical outcomes.

Objective: This study investigated the effect of intense intermittent versus moderate continuous exercise using the same energy expenditure in postprandial lipemia.

Prediction of metabolic syndrome in children through anthropometric indicators.

Background: Because of the need to measure anthropometric, biochemical and hemodynamic variables for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome, we realize how difficult it is to analyze large populations, especially children, due to the poor accessibility and the invasive character. There is an urgent need to develop easy-to-use, accurate and low-cost diagnostic tools in order to predict metabolic syndrome at early ages.

Objective: To verify the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in children and to test predictive anthropometric indicators.

Association of body mass index and insulin resistance with metabolic syndrome in Brazilian children.

Background: The clustering of cardiovascular risk factors called metabolic syndrome occurs in both children and adults. Insulin resistance and obesity are usual parts of the picture, but their joint effects on the onset of the syndrome remains somewhat debatable.

Objective: The purpose of the current study was to examine the relationship of the body mass index (BMI) and insulin resistance with the metabolic syndrome (MS) in children.

Metabolic syndrome and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in obese children: the relationship with insulin resistance (HOMA-IR).

Objective: To identify the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases and to investigate their relationship with insulin resistance.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 52 obese children. The sample was chosen at random after the body mass index [weight (kg)/stature (m)(2)] of 1,550 schoolchildren had been calculated.