Publications by authors named "M Severo"
Background: We aimed to investigate the association between maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy and asthma in children by 10 years of age.
Methods: We considered 5585 mother-child pairs enrolled in a population-based birth cohort. Consumption of regular and decaffeinated coffee, black and green tea, and cola beverages before and during pregnancy was obtained through face-to-face interviews within 72 h after giving birth, and total caffeine intake (mg/day) was estimated.
Background/objectives: Mental health screening of perinatal women is recommended as an essential element of routine maternity health care. Knowledge of screening conditions in healthcare settings as indicated by NICE is limited. This scoping review examines current expert considerations in the scientific literature on the use of Whooley questions and GAD-2 tools in screening for women's perinatal mental health.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objectives: Evidence is scarce on the clustering patterns of disordered eating dimensions or symptoms and their effects on future cardiometabolic health. This study examines associations of disordered eating trajectory profiles (from 13 to 21 years), with BMI and related cardiometabolic features at ages 21, 24 and 27.
Methods: Participants are from the Epidemiological Health Investigation of Teenagers cohort (Porto, Portugal).
Fibrosis or steatosis: which is the best screening target? Comment on the Brazilian evidence-based guideline for screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in adult individuals with overweight or obesity.
Arch Endocrinol Metab
June 2024
Article Synopsis
- - This study assessed the effectiveness of international BMI references and an allometric BMI reference for diagnosing obesity in U.S. children and adolescents, using data from over 17,000 participants collected between 1999-2006 and 2011-2018.
- - The MULT growth reference showed the best balance of sensitivity (0.92-0.96) and specificity (0.94) for boys, while for girls, the MULT references also displayed high accuracy (sensitivity 0.95-0.97, specificity 0.92).
- - Overall, the MULT growth reference outperformed the others and specifically highlighted that girls have a higher fat mass than boys at equivalent BMI values, suggesting it may be a