Publications by authors named "Luciana Satiko Sawamura"
Objective: The aim of this study was to describe homocysteine concentrations in overweight and obese children and adolescents and relate them to blood pressure levels, renal function, and insulin resistance.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional and observational study with 64 overweight children and adolescents (mean age: 11.6±3.
Objective: This study aimed to describe the prevalence of acanthosis nigricans and high blood pressure in children and adolescents from low-income families, and to verify the association of elevated blood pressure with nutritional status and the presence of acanthosis nigricans.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional and controlled study with 232 children and adolescents from an institution for low-income families. Pubertal stage, body mass index Z-score, waist-to-height circumference ratio (increased waist-to-height circumference ratio >0.
Objective: To evaluate whether there is an association between the body mass index z-score and waist-to-height ratio of children and adolescents.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in a school in Santo André, SP, between June and August 2019. Body mass index was measured for all participants, adopting the z-score cutoff of +2 recommended by the World Health Organization.
Objective: To describe the frequency of albuminuria in overweight and obese children and adolescents and to relate it to the severity of obesity, pubertal staging, associated morbidities and the glomerular filtration rate.
Method: Cross-sectional study including 64 overweight and obese children and adolescents between 5 and 19 years of age.
Data Collected: weight, height, waist circumference and systemic arterial pressure.