Publications by authors named "Cecilia N Miranda Carvalho"
Ultrasound as a method to evaluate the distribution of abdominal fat in obese prepubertal children and the relationship between abdominal fat and metabolic alterations.
Radiol Bras
January 2018
Unlabelled: Abstract.
Objective: To evaluate, using ultrasound, the distribution of abdominal fat in obese prepubertal children, as well as its possible correlation with metabolic changes due to obesity.
Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of prepubescent children: 77 obese children (33 girls and 44 boys), with a mean age of 7.
Article Synopsis
- Early exposure to cardiovascular risk factors can lead to inflammation and damage to blood vessel linings, resulting in thicker carotid intima-media, which is a concerning health indicator.
- The study focused on 129 prepubertal children aged 5 to 10 years to analyze the relationship between certain cardiovascular risk factors and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT).
- Findings revealed that higher body mass index (BMI) and systolic blood pressure (SBP) significantly correlated with increased cIMT, making them key risk factors in early cardiovascular health.
[Cut-off point for Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) index established from Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve in the detection of metabolic syndrome in overweight pre-pubertal children].
Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol
December 2008
Objective: To establish, among the cut-off values for the homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) cited in the literature, the best in identifying metabolic syndrome (MS) in obese and overweight children.
Methods: A total of 106 pre-pubertal children were studied. The definition of MS was adapted from that of the International Diabetes Federation.
Bone mineral density of the lumbar spine in children and adolescents with celiac disease on a gluten-free diet in São Paulo, Brazil.
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
November 2003
Background: To compare bone mineral density (BMD) in children and adolescents with celiac disease (CD) and control subjects and to evaluate diet adequacy and calcium metabolism in patients with CD.
Methods: Thirty patients with asymptomatic CD (17 children, 13 adolescents), on a gluten-free diet, and 23 healthy subjects were studied. BMD of the lumbar spine (dual energy x-ray absorptiometry) was performed on all patients and control subjects.