Publications by authors named "Felix Albers"
Background: Predictive factors for mortality are different among countries; knowledge of risk factors is important for planning strategies to reduce mortality in trauma. The objective of this study was to identify predictors of death in traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (TSCI) in Brazil.
Methods: From 2001 to 2005, 84 patients with clinically detectable TSCI were identified in this retrospective study.
Background: Obesity is a risk factor for the incidence of hypertension, but it is still unclear whether this risk can be better estimated by body mass index (BMI) or waist circumference (WC).
Methods: In the baseline evaluation of a population-based cohort, 1089 adults answered a pretested questionnaire and had their baseline blood pressure (BP) and anthropometric measurements assessed according to standardized recommendations. Excluding the individuals with hypertension at baseline, and those deceased or lost during the follow-up, 592 individuals (80.