[PDF] Top 20 Cross-sectional study of risk factors for atherosclerosis in the Azorean population

... (AT), the major cause of cardiovascular disease, including Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD), is a multi- factoral pathological process where inflammation and oxidative processes are key components from fatty ... See full document

... complication in the immediate postoperative period of patients undergoing liver ...– The aim of this study was to evaluate preoperative risk factors for AKI after ... See full document

... this study has some lim- itations. Most of the evaluated participants reside in the urban area of Coimbra (n = 100, ...bias in physical exercise habits. Moreover, ... See full document

... by the simultaneous taking of ≥ 5 drugs or by the median number of drugs at the time of data ...collection. The rationale for such a study re- sides in ... See full document

... Out of 12,461 subjects of both sexes, ...obese. The prev- alences of overweight and obesity differed significantly between the sexes, regarding all sociodemo- graphic ...lower ... See full document

... conclusion, the present study showed that AKI is a fre- quent complication in the immediate postoperative period of patients undergoing liver ...between the severity of ... See full document

... that the consumption of 15 or more units of liquor per two weeks increased the odds ratio of fair or poor self-reported health, and this result is in accordance with previous ... See full document

... eligible. Of these, 172 were allocated to the case group ...subjects. The two groups were homogeneous between one ...prevalence of OBS in the study population and ... See full document

... 10% of death worldwide and is the leading cause of death for young people ranging from 5 to 44 years old in developed countries ...fractures, the reported annual incidence rate varies ... See full document

... evaluate the influence of hormonal changes associated with menopause in the periodontium, however re- sults are ...Evaluate the possible effects of menopause on the ... See full document

... present study aims to clarify the association of vitamin D status with functionality, mea- sured through gait speed and hand grip strength, in a sample of older adults, considering ... See full document

... hours of hospital admission. Data collected included demographics, mode of arrival (emergency medical services versus patients own means), presence of stroke risk factors, National ... See full document

... difference in risk of PIM with increasing ...most of them found an increased risk of PIM in younger and older ...awareness of this problem in overall ... See full document

... to the American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society guidelines (Miller et ...placed in a sited position and, after the researcher’s explanation about the spirometry manouver, was ... See full document

... This study screens the self-reported daily sleep duration for the Portuguese population and shows the very high preva- lence of self-reported SSD in the ...Also, ... See full document

... Prevalence of hypertriglyceridemia was significantly lower in individuals with the I27L SNP as compared to those ...only in hypertriglyceridemia in univariate analysis, patients with ... See full document

... a cross-sectional evaluation of homeless adults from Porto, ...among the subjects attending institutions that provide social services ...three of the most well-known ... See full document

... also in Europe [23,24], there is a lack of data on the prevalence of a family history of most common chronic diseases, especially in the healthy adult ... See full document

... use of bednets, and intake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy were collected in a cross-sectional survey in 775 women giving birth ... See full document

... by the Por- tuguese National Institute of Health (INSA), is guided by the same principles as the National Network of Health- Promoting Schools (REPS), which is supported by the ... See full document