Effects of intra-abdominal hypertension on maternal-fetal outcomes in term pregnant women: A systematic review.

Objective: To carry out a systematic review to assess the effects of intra-abdominal hypertension on maternal-fetal outcomes.

Methods: The search was carried out between 28th June to 4th July 2022 on the Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, Pubmed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane databases. The study was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020206526).

Association of electrical bioimpedance vectors with the nutritional classification of vulnerable multiethnic children.

Background & Aims: Monitoring growth and body composition in childhood is vital for early detection of health and nutrition problems during child development. The bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) revealed its effectiveness as an indicator of nutritional status. This study aimed to measure the bioimpedance vectors of a sample of multiethnic children and evaluate the utility of BIVA for the classification of the nutritional status in a group of children with greater vulnerability, including in the presence of obesity.

[Use of a monitoring tool for growth and development in Brazilian children - systematic literature review].

Objective:: To assess the use of a health monitoring tool in Brazilian children, with emphasis on the variables related to growth and development, which are crucial aspects of child health care.

Data Source:: A systematic review of the literature was carried out in studies performed in Brazil, using the Cochrane Brazil, Lilacs, SciELO and Medline databases. The descriptors and keywords used were “growth and development”, “child development”, “child health record”, “child health handbook”, “health record and child” and “child handbook”, as well as the equivalent terms in Portuguese.

Repeatability and Diagnostic Value of Nasal Potential Difference in a Genetically Admixed Population.

Background: The genetic diversity of the Brazilian population results from three ethnic groups admixture: Europeans, Africans and Amerindians, thus increasing the difficulty of performing cystic fibrosis (CF) diagnosis. The nasal potential difference (NPD) evaluates the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) and epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) activity. Despite being a useful CF diagnostic test and a biomarker of CFTR-modulator drugs, it is also highly operator dependent.

Central obesity and other factors associated with uncontrolled asthma in women.

Background: Asthma remains an uncontrolled disease. The Comorbidities, particularly obesity, and several other factors have been identified as being individually associated with asthma control, and these factors vary among different countries and between sexes. Studies have suggested that the harmful effects of these factors are greatest among women.

Association between quality of the diet and cardiometabolic risk factors in postmenopausal women.

Background: Climateric is a phase of women's life marked by the transition from the reproductive to the non-reproductive period. In addition to overall weight gain, the menopause is also associated with the increase of abdominal fat. We used The Healthy Eating Index as a summary measure to evaluate the major components and the quality of women's diet after the onset of the menopause.

Bioelectrical impedance parameters in critically ill children: importance of reactance and resistance.

Background & Aims: Currently, there are no clinical or laboratory parameters that can be used efficiently to predict the prognosis of critically ill patients, but in some situations, raw bioelectrical impedance parameters have been shown to be useful. The purpose of this study was to investigate the behavior of reactance and resistance in the severity of the critically ill pediatric patient.

Methods: We prospectively analyzed bioelectrical impedance in a sample of 332 critically ill pediatric patients submitted to mechanical ventilation.

[Healthy eating, schooling and being overweight among low-income women].

The scope of this study was to analyze the factors associated with the prevalence of being overweight and obesity in a population of low-income adult women living in a metropolitan region and its association with socioeconomic, demographic, reproductive and lifestyle variables, highlighting the importance of healthy eating. A population-based, cross-sectional study was conducted with a random sample of 758 women aged 20 or older living in Campos Elíseos - Duque de Caxias - State of Rio de Janeiro. Bivariate and multivariate hierarchical regression was used to identify factors associated with overweight and obesity.

Distribution of bioelectrical impedance vector values in multi-ethnic infants and pre-school children.

Background & Aims: Ethnicity may influence bioimpedance values. The goal of this study was to measure total body impedance vector in infants and pre-school children in Brazil and compare them with those reported in other countries.

Methods: We analyzed bioelectrical impedance from a sample of 255 healthy Brazilian children, aged 1-36 months, using the RXc graph method (tetrapolar analysis at 50 kHz frequency).