Publications by authors named "Carolina Gomes Coelho"
Sarcopenia (the loss of muscle mass, strength and skeletal muscle function) increases mortality and the risk of hospitalization in the older population. Although it is known that older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have a higher risk of dynapenia and sarcopenia, few studies have investigated these conditions in middle-aged populations. The objective of this study was to investigate whether T2DM, its duration, the presence of albuminuria, and glycemic control are associated with sarcopenia and its components in adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the association between birth weight and bone mineral content (BMC), and whether this relationship differs between men and women.
Methods: A total of 10,159 participants from the ELSA-Brasil cohort were eligible for this analysis. The outcome was the z-score of the ratio BMC (kg)/height (m).
Background And Aims: Food intake influences uric acid (UA) levels and hyperuricemia (HU), but evidence on the role of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are scarce. The association between UPFs consumption and (1) HU prevalence and UA levels; (2) HU cumulative incidence; and (3) UA level change over a 4-year period was investigated.
Methods And Results: Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses were performed using baseline (2008-2010, aged 35-74 years) and second visit (2012-2014) data from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil).
Body fat distribution seems to have different effects in cardiovascular diseases (CVD). We aimed to estimate the associations between lower limbs and trunk fat ratio and the 10-year CVD risk, and isolated risk factors in men and women. A total of 10,917 participants from ELSA-Brasil were eligible for this cross-sectional study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRacism and racial iniquities in poor self-rated health: the role of intergenerational social mobility in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil).
Cad Saude Publica
April 2022
Blacks and Browns have major health disadvantages, are less likely to rise in the social hierarchy throughout the course of life, and pertain to lower socioeconomic levels than Whites as a result of structural racism. However, little is known about the mediating role of intergenerational mobility in the association between race/skin color and health. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between racism and self-rated health and to verify to what extent intergenerational social mobility mediates this association.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To analyse how testing the population influences the health indicators used to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic in the 50 countries with the highest number of diagnosed cases.
Methods: This was an ecological study using secondary data retrieved on 8/19/2020. Cumulative incidence, mortality rate, case-fatality rate, and proportion of positive tests were calculated.
Article Synopsis
- The study examined how different food groups and beverages affect serum uric acid (UA) levels in a sample of Brazilian civil servants aged 35-74.
- Key findings indicate that higher dairy intake lowers UA levels for both men and women, whereas high meat consumption raises UA levels specifically in women, and alcoholic beverages, especially beer, also increase UA levels in both sexes, depending on the amount consumed.
- The research highlights the importance of understanding dietary patterns as a whole and suggests that dietary influences on uric acid may differ between genders.
Objective: To search the literature for evidence of the contribution of elderly health programs to the process of healthy aging in Brazil.
Methods: The databases Science Direct, SciELO, LILACS, IBECS, the Cochrane Library, and MEDLINE were searched to find articles focusing on initiatives developed for the elderly population and to promote healthy aging, providing a multidimensional evaluation of the quality of life of the elderly, and covering aspects relating to specific health promotion practices. The initiatives were considered effective if the following criteria were met: having goals that included the improvement of health and well-being, having a focus on holistic health, using empowerment as a central mechanism to improve health, and meeting the prerequisites for health and developing actions in the priority areas described in the Ottawa Charter.