INFLAMMATORY, NUTRITIONAL AND CLINICAL PARAMETERS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE UNDERGOING CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT.

Introduction: due to the relevance of inflammation in individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD), inflammation should be taken into account in the interpretation of the clinical-nutritional status.

Objective: assess the association between inflammation, nutritional and clinical parameters in patients with CKD.

Materials And Methods: 92 patients with CKD.

Evaluation of the accuracy of anthropometric clinical indicators of visceral fat in adults and elderly.

Background: Visceral obesity is associated with higher occurrence of cardiovascular events. There are few studies about the accuracy of anthropometric clinical indicators, using Computed Tomography (CT) as the gold standard. We aimed to determine the accuracy of anthropometric clinical indicators for discrimination of visceral obesity.

Discriminatory power of indicators predictors of visceral adiposity evaluated by computed tomography in adults and elderly individuals.

Introduction: Identifying anthropometric methods of abdominal adiposity, predictors of excess area of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) allows rapid and low cost evaluation for the risk of cardiovascular diseases in the elderly.

Objective: To evaluate the discriminatory power of anthropometric indicators for detection of excess of the area of VAT.

Methods: Cross-sectional study comprising 194 adults and elderly individuals for comparison of both sexes and age groups.

[Bioelectrical impedance and visceral fat: a comparison with computed tomography in adults and elderly].

Objective: To evaluate the association between electrical bioimpedance analysis (BIA) and visceral fat (VF) in adult and elderly patients.

Subjects And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, with a sample of 191 subjects (52% women, 49% elderly) stratified by sex, age and body mass. Computerized tomography (VF area) and BIA (percentage of total body fat (%TBF-BIA), phase angle, reactance and resistance) data were generated.

[Nutritional status and food intake of continuous peritoneal dialysis patients with and without secondary hyperparathyroidism].

Introduction: Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is a common and early complication in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Studies have suggested that high levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) may have deleterious effects on the nutritional status of patients with CKD. Thus, the aim of this study was to compare the nutritional status of CKD patients in continuous peritoneal dialysis (CPD) with and without SHPT.

Methods of predicting visceral fat in Brazilian adults and older adults: a comparison between anthropometry and computerized tomography.

Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is linked with the metabolic consequences of obesity, being necessary the use alternative methods of predicting this type of fat, like anthropometry. The objective of this study was assess the performance of anthropometry in predicting visceral fat measured with computerized tomography in adults and older adults. Study transversal with 197 individuals underwent computerized tomography (CT) and anthropometry.

Imaging assessment of visceral adipose tissue area and its correlations with metabolic alterations.

Background: Androgenic obesity is associated with a higher risk of metabolic disorders, thus favoring the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases and other morbidities.

Objective: To verify the influence of the visceral adipose tissue (VAT) area, measured by computed tomography (CT), on the metabolic alterations in adult and elderly individuals.

Methods: CT results and lipoprotein levels, total cholesterol and fractions, triglycerides, glycemia and uric acid levels, were obtained from 194 individuals stratified by sex, age group and body mass and analyzed using the tests of correlation and means.

Determinants of mild-to-moderate malnutrition in preschoolers in an urban area of Northeastern Brazil: a hierarchical approach.

Objective: To investigate the determinants of mild-to-moderate malnutrition in preschoolers.

Design: Cross-sectional study conducted in October and November 1996, with a representative sample of 1740 children less than 5 years old from the city of Salvador, situated in the Brazilian Northeastern region. Socio-economic and dietary data were collected through a structured questionnaire.

Childhood anemia prevalence and associated factors in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

A cross-sectional study was conducted in 1996 to estimate the prevalence of anemia in a stratified sample of 603 preschool children and identify factors associated with the disease. Hemoglobin assays were conducted in finger-prick blood samples using a Hemocue hemoglobinometer. Anemia was defined as hemoglobin below 11.