Association between exposure to plasma mixture of essential and toxic elements and the lipid profile in institutionalized older adults.

Background: Older adults have a progressive deficiency in the ability to detoxify chemical elements and are susceptible to dyslipidemia and changes in glycemic control. The objective was to evaluate the association of the mixture of essential and toxic elements in the plasma of institutionalized older adults and test the associations with lipid profile variables and glycemic control.

Methods: Data were obtained from 149 Brazilian older adults aged ≥60 living in nursing homes (NH) in Natal, Brazil.

The influence of gestational trimester, physical activity practice and weight gain on the low back and pelvic pain intensity in low risk pregnant women.

Background: Low back and pelvic pain in pregnant women is a clinical condition of which the etiology is multifactorial. Thus, various variables can influence the low back and pelvic pain's intensity.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of the gestational trimester, practice of physical activity and weight gain on the intensity of low back and pelvic pain in low risk pregnant women.

Frequency of metabolic syndrome and associated factors in institutionalized elderly individuals.

Introduction: Population aging generally accompanies an increase in chronic noncommunicable diseases, such as metabolic syndrome (MS). Nursing homes have provided a solution for the decreased ability of elderly individuals for self-care and familial difficulties in meeting the health care needs of elderly individuals.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to determine the frequency of MS and its associated factors in elderly individuals living in nursing homes.

Plasma zinc in institutionalized elderly individuals: Relation with immune and cardiometabolic biomarkers.

Changes in zinc metabolism caused by aging and the institutionalization process may contribute to zinc deficiency in elderly individuals. Hypozincemia results in changes in glycemic, lipid, and inflammatory profiles. The aim of this study was to evaluate plasma zinc concentrations and their relationships with sociodemographic, dietary, inflammatory, and cardiometabolic biomarkers in institutionalized elderly individuals.