Publications by authors named "Danielle F de Carvalho"
Objective: To build a model based on cardiometabolic indicators that allow the identification of overweight adolescents at higher risk of subclinical atherosclerotic disease (SAD).
Methods: Cross-sectional study involving 161 adolescents with a body mass index ≥ +1 z-Score, aged 10 to 19 years. Carotid intima-media complex thickness (IMT) was evaluated using ultrasound to assess subclinical atherosclerotic disease.
Article Synopsis
- Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is being explored as a screening tool for central obesity and cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents, but a uniform cut-off of 0.50 may not work universally across different countries.
- A study analyzing data from 24,605 youths aged 6-18 across ten countries found that optimal WHtR cut-offs varied significantly, ranging between the 75th and 95th percentiles and generally clustering regardless of factors like sex and measurement method.
- For youths in Europe and the US, the optimal WHtR cut-off was around 0.50, while in Asian, African, and South American populations, it was lower at about 0.46, indicating the need
To assess the effect of exergaming on the microcirculation function of adolescents with overweight or obesity, this non-randomized clinical trial efficacy was conducted with 61 adolescents aged between 10 and 16 years. The intervention group ( = 31) performed exergaming three times per week for 8 weeks. Both groups received guidelines for a healthy diet and staying physically active.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: We evaluated the prevalence and risk factors of workplace violence against Brazilian nurses in 2014.
Methods: The study's population comprised of 112 nurses working in teams of Family Primary Care Units and Primary Care Health Centers. Those nurses were asked to answer a questionnaire that addressed the socio-demographic information, the professional routine and the occupational violence faced (types, frequency and characteristics of perpetrators).
Metabolically Healthy Obesity and High Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Children and Adolescents: International Childhood Vascular Structure Evaluation Consortium.
Diabetes Care
January 2019
Objective: It has been argued that metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) does not increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study examines the association of MHO with carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), a proxy of CVD risk, in children and adolescents.
Research Design And Methods: Data were available for 3,497 children and adolescents aged 6-17 years from five population-based cross-sectional studies in Brazil, China, Greece, Italy, and Spain.
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of increased serum fibrinogen levels and its association with cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight or obese children and adolescents.
Methods: Cross-sectional study with 138 children and adolescents (overweight or obese) followed at a reference outpatient clinic of the public health care network. Fibrinogen concentration was divided into quartiles, and values above or equal to the third quartile were considered high.
Leptin and cardiometabolic risk factors in obese children and adolescents.
J Paediatr Child Health
September 2014
Aim: To verify the relationship between leptin and cardiometabolic risk factors in obese children and adolescents.
Methods: A cross-sectional study evaluated 200 children and adolescents treated in Campina Grande, Brazil, from April 2009 to March 2010. Leptin, fasting glucose, insulin, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and triglycerides were determined.
Objective: To investigate the association between serum uric acid concentration according to the presence or absence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and/or metabolic syndrome (MS) in overweight or obese children and adolescents.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted from April of 2009 to March of 2010, including 129 children and adolescents treated at the Center for Childhood Obesity. Anthropometric data, blood pressure measurements, and laboratory test results were obtained, and NAFLD diagnosis was made by ultrasound.