Dynapenic abdominal obesity is related to cardiovascular risk in older adults with Parkinson's disease: A cross sectional study.

Background And Aims: Currently, the impact of nutritional status in Parkinson's disease over the cardiovascular risk is poorly understood. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate dynapenic abdominal obesity and its influence in anthropometric parameters of cardiovascular risk in older patients with Parkinson's disease.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study involving outpatients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in two treatment centers in northeast of Brazil.

Elevated Serum Retinol and Low Beta-Carotene but not Alpha-Tocopherol Concentrations Are Associated with Dyslipidemia in Brazilian Adolescents.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of retinol, beta-carotene, and alpha-tocopherol serum concentrations in adolescents with dyslipidemia. A case series dyslipidemia study was conducted, with an attached control group, including 104 adolescents of public schools in Recife during the months of March/April 2013. Retinol, beta-carotene and alpha-tocopherol serum concentrations were analysed by high efficiency liquid chromatography.

APOLIPOPROTEINS AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK BIOMARKERS IN ADOLESCENTS.

Introduction: the apoB/apo A-I ratio has been reported as an important predictor of cardiovascular risk, being superior to lipids, lipoproteins and conventional lipid ratios.

Objective: to investigate the association between apolipoproteins A-I and B, and the apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A-I ratio and cardiometabolic risk variables in adolescents.

Methods: this was a cross-sectional study including 104 adolescents of public schools in Recife during the months of March/April, 2013.

[Retinolemia, vitamin A intake, and blood pressure in the elderly].

The objective of this study was to evaluate the retinolemia and consumption of vitamin A rich foods and their association with blood pressure levels in the elderly. This is a cross-sectional study, with a systematic sample of 297 elderly subjects enrolled at the Family Health Program of Camaragibe, Pernambuco, between November/December of 2003. Vitamin A status was assessed by retinolemia (HPLC) and by the consumption of vitamin A rich foods (food frequency questionnaire).