[Body dissatisfaction, self-esteem, depressive symptoms, and nutritional status in adolescents].

Unlabelled: In adolescence and especially in females, greater body dissatisfaction has been evidenced, which is defined as a negative evaluation of one's own body, being a strong predictor of eating disorders and obesity.

Objective: To relate body dissatisfaction with self-esteem, depression, and body mass index in adolescents.

Subjects And Method: Quantitative, correlational, and cross-sectional study in a sample of 397 school adolescents (180 males and 217 females) from Concepción, Chile, aged 10 to 19 years, to whom the following instruments were applied: Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) to assess body dissatisfaction, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Beck's Depression Inventory-II for those older than 14 years, and Birleson Depression Self-Rating Scale for those younger than 14 years.

Increased aortic stiffness predicts future development and progression of peripheral neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes: the Rio de Janeiro Type 2 Diabetes Cohort Study.

Aims/hypothesis: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a chronic microvascular complication that is strongly associated with poor glycaemic control and also with a worse prognosis. We aimed to evaluate the predictors of the development and progression of DPN in a cohort of high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: In a prospective study, 477 patients with type 2 diabetes were clinically assessed for the presence of DPN at baseline and after a median follow-up of 6.