Publications by authors named "Denise de Oliveira Schoeps"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess renal function in very low birthweight (VLBW) children and how it relates to their nutritional status.
- It included a comparison between 44 VLBW children aged 5-10 and 30 healthy peers with normal birthweight, analyzing various health markers.
- Findings showed no significant differences in renal function between the two groups, indicating that VLBW children have normal kidney function irrespective of their nutritional status.
Objective: To assess the risk prevalence of overweight and obesity in children enrolled in private and philanthropic preschools in the State of São Paulo.
Methods: Comparison of two cross sectional studies with children enrolled in private preschools (PPS) or philanthropic (PHP) of the São Paulo Metropolitan Region. Both surveys evaluated the children's environment.
[Relationship between waist circumference and nutritional status, lipid profile and blood pressure in low socioeconomic level pre-school children].
Arq Bras Cardiol
August 2006
Objective: To evaluate anthropometric data, blood lipid levels, blood pressure (BP) and waist circumference (WC) in preschool children. To relate WC with blood lipid levels and BP in obese and non-obese children.
Methods: In a transversal study we investigated 65 preschool children of low socioeconomic level in Santo André, São Paulo.
Background: Obesity among pre-school children and its repercussions on adult life are growing problems, but there has been little research focusing on its relationship with the deficiency of serum retinol and carotenoids in our region.
Material/methods: In a case-control study, a group of 46 preschool children, were matched by sex and age (23 obese and 23 non-obese subjects; average age 5.74 and 5.