This study assessed the geohelminth and nutritional status of preschoolers in a periurban community of Ogun state. Fresh stool specimens were collected for laboratory analysis, processed using ether concentration method, and examined under the microscope for geohelminth ova. Demographic characteristics and daily nutrient intake of children were subjectively assessed during an interview session ...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the consistency between height and weight values obtained by direct measurement and reporting in contemporary national surveys. METHODS A group of 20 to 39 year olds were selected in the Household Budget Survey (POF) and Surveillance System Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases Survey Telephone (VIGITEL), 2008 and 2009. The surveys were matched by sex and age. ...

PURPOSE Malnutrition is prevalent in patients with advanced liver disease (LD) related to multifactorial causes. Fluid retention can underestimate the nutritional status based on anthropometric measures. We evaluated nutritional indicators and body composition (BC) in patients with liver cirrhosis and correlated them with LD severity. METHODS Forty three patients with LD enrolled for liver tr...

OBJECTIVE To establish the seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in children and to identify risk factors for seropositivity.\par METHODS A cross-sectional study established the seroprevalence of infection by Helicobacter pylori and afterwards a comparative study was performed amongst seropositive and seronegative children. A group of 228 children were cared for at the outpatient cl...

Background The iron deficiency anemia is a worldwide public problem, especially in developing countries, related to increased body needs and inadequate supply of iron from the diet. Objective To analyze the association of food insecurity with hemoglobin concentration and the prevalence of anemia in preschool aged children in the city of Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil. Methods A cross-sectional ...

BACKGROUND Anthropometric measures of body composition and arterial stiffness are commonly used as indicators of cardiovascular risk. Little is known, however, about the association of the anthropometric measures with arterial stiffness, especially in a healthy, generally non-obese population. MATERIAL/METHODS In a sample of 352 healthy subjects (200 premenopausal women), 3 arterial stiffness...