[Prevalence and factors associated with metabolic syndrome in users of primary healthcare units in São Paulo--SP, Brazil].

Objective: To determine the relationship between metabolic syndrome (MS) and socioeconomic level, life style, health status, family history of morbidity, and residence areas.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional cohort study. The random sample consisted of users of two primary health care units (Unidades Básicas de Saúde--UBSs) in the city of São Paulo--Jardim Comercial (UBS1), and Jardim Germânia (UBS2), a total of 452 subjects.

[Metabolic syndrome and short stature in adults from the metropolitan area of São Paulo city (SP, Brazil)].

The undernutrition has been appointed as a risk factor to cause chronic diseases in later life. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its relationship to short stature, as evidence of stunting in early life in adults. It is a cross-sectional study of adult population (age 20 to 64 years old) living in the metropolitan area of São Paulo city (SP, Brazil).

[Hypertension in impoverished social segments in the state of São Paulo].

The objective of the current study was investigating the relation between socio-economic, environmental and biological factors and hypertension according to gender, taking into consideration peculiar forms of work, leisure and life-style. The target population consisted of 677 adults of impoverished social segments of two cities in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, 274 (39.8%) men and 415 (60.

[Poverty, malnutrition and obesity: interrelationships among the nutritional status of members of the same family].

Chronic malnutrition in infancy and obesity associated with short stature in adulthood may share common biological and socio-environmental determinants. An analysis of intra-family nutrition status distribution patterns may provide elements for understanding the risk factors common to these physiological conditions. The purpose of this study is to ascertain how the intra-family distribution of nutritional conditions in pauperized families occurs, examining related social, environmental and biological factors.

[Dietary patterns associated with risk factors for cardiovascular disease in a Brazilian city].

Objective: To identify the dietary patterns of individuals living in the urban area of São Paulo, Brazil, and to investigate the association between these patterns and biological, sociodemographic, and behavioral risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Method: A cross-sectional epidemiological survey was carried out with a population-based probabilistic sample. The 2,100 participants of both sexes were from 15 to 59 years of age.

[The potential of central obesity anthropometric indicators as diagnostic tools].

Objective: It has been suggested that the indicators of centralized obesity, namely by waist-to-hip circumference ratio (WHR) and waistline measure (WM), express different metabolic disorders. Thus, a study was conducted in order to verify the diagnostic potential of the relationship between these two measures and social, behavioral, and biological determinants of centralized obesity.

Methods: Two hierarchical multiple regression models were applied to a 1,042 subject sample from the city of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil, in order to evaluate relationships between indicators and determinants for centralized obesity.

[Electrocardiographic abnormalities and cardiovascular risk factors for ischemic heart disease in an adult population from São Paulo, Brazil].

Objective: Ischemic heart disease is associated with high rates of mortality and it is the most prevalent among cardiovascular diseases. It is a multifactorial disease, and its prevention depends on control of risk factors. Resting electrocardiogram can be used to detect manifestations of ischemic heart disease, since some electrocardiographic abnormalities are indicative of coronary disease in asymptomatic subjects.

[Growth and work among elementary and high school students in São Paulo, Brazil].

Objective: To assess risk factors for low height and students and working adolescents in cities of State of São Paulo, Brazil.

Methods: A stratified sample, consisting of 50.0% of students from 5th grade to last year of high school, of State of São Paulo, Brazil, in 1999, was drawn from two largest schools of two different cities (urban and rural).

[Food consumption scores and serum lipids levels in the population of São Paulo, Brazil].

Objective: To study food patterns assessed using scores of consumption and their relationship with serum total cholesterol (TOTAL-C), low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) and high density lipoproteins (HDL-C) concentration in the population of the metropolitan area of São Paulo, Brazil.

Methods: Data on food frequency consumption (FFC), serum lipids, and other covariates were available for a representative sample of 1,045 adults. A 12-month retrospective food frequency questionnaire was used.