Association between geohelminth infections and physical growth in schoolchildren1 Associação entre infecções geohelminticas e crescimento físico de escolares

Growth, lung function, and physical activity in schoolchildren who were very-low-birth-weight preterm infants

Objective: To compare somatic growth, lung function, and level of physical activity in schoolchildren who had been very-low-birth-weight preterm infants (VLBWPIs) or normal-birth-weight full-term infants. Methods: We recruited two groups of schoolchildren between 8 and 11 years of age residing in the study catchment area: those who had been VLBWPIs (birth weight < 1,500 g); and those who had ...

Association between secondhand smoking in the home and respiratory morbidity in preschool children Associação entre tabagismo passivo domiciliar e morbidade respiratória em pré-escolares Asociación entre tabaquismo pasivo domiciliario y morbilidad respiratoria en pre escolares

1 Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Psiquiátrica, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. 2 Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo Octavio Frias de Oliveira, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. 3 Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Enfermagem, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. ABSTRACT Objective: Identifying the prevalence of secondhand smoking in the h...

Climacteric Symptoms and Sexual Dysfunction: Association between the Blatt-Kupperman Index and the Female Sexual Function Index Sintomatologia climatérica e disfunção sexual: associação entre o índice de Kupperman e Blatt e o índice de função sexual feminina

Relationship between Cardiometabolic Parameters and Elevated Resting and Effort Heart Rate in Schoolchildren

Background Little has been studied on heart rate and its relationship with metabolic disorders. Objective To identify possible association between heart rate (HR) and metabolic disorders in children and adolescents. Methods This cross-sectional study evaluated 2.098 subjects, aged between 7 and 17 years. The variables evaluated were: HR, systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), pu...

Lack of association between the prothrombin rs1799963 polymorphism and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy Ausência de associação entre o polimorfismo G20210A (rs1799963) da protrombina e epilepsia mioclônica juvenil

Lack of association between the prothrombin rs1799963 polymorphism and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy Ausência de associação entre o polimorfismo G20210A (rs1799963) da protrombina e epilepsia mioclônica juvenil João Paulo Lopes Born1, Bruna Priscila dos Santos1, Rodrigo Secolin2, Fernando Tenório Gameleira3, Tiago Gomes de Andrade3, Luciana Cláudia Herculano Machado4, Lívia Leite Góes Gitaí5, Dan...