Publications by authors named "Renata A M Oliveira"
Epidemiology of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant Emergence in the Southeast Brazilian Population.
Microorganisms
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- * By the fourth week of 2022, while testing numbers declined, the positivity rate stayed high, showing that 60% of individuals tested positive, with infections in younger children increasing from 2.8% to 9.2%.
- * The most common variant found was Omicron BA.1 (74.5%), with BA.2 showing signs of sustained transmission, indicating notable trends in the spread and evolution of this variant among the younger population.
Background: The American Heart Association's ideal cardiovascular health (ICH) define criteria for seven metrics, four classified as lifestyle factors (diet, physical activity, smoking and body-mass index) and four classified as health factors (smoking, blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose and total cholesterol). We aimed to analyze ICH scores at the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) baseline assessment and the associations with sociodemographic characteristics (age, sex, race, educational level, and family income).
Methods: We analyzed 13,356 ELSA-Brasil participants without cardiovascular disease using quasi-Poisson regression models to study the association between the ICH score and sociodemographic characteristics.