BACKGROUND Various anthropometric indicators can be used as predictors of cardiovascular risk in the elderly. OBJECTIVE Evaluate the predictive capacity of anthropometric measurements in identifying cardiovascular risk in elderly patients at the Family Health Strategy of Viçosa-MG. METHODOLOGY This was a cross-sectional epidemiological study with 349 elderly persons. Cardiovascular risk was...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether a combination of a selected but limited number of anthropometric measurements predicts visceral adipose tissue (VAT) better than other anthropometric measurements, without resort to medical imaging. HYPOTHESIS Abdominal anthropometric measurements are total abdominal adipose tissue indicators and global measures of VAT and SAAT (subcutaneous abdominal adipose ...

background: reference percentile curves are usually used as a screening tool to determine growth disorders. anthropometric indices are population-dependent and may differ according to ethnicity, dietary pattern and lifestyle habits. this study aims to compare the curves of anthropometric measures obtained in two national studies conducted among iranian children and adolescents in 2003-2004 and ...

background: nigella sativa ( n. sativa ) has been used in traditional medicine and several studies have been performed in the last decades to reveal the effects of it on different medical disorders such as diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and obesity. we evaluated the effects of n. sativa supplementation on lipid profiles, glycemic control, blood pressure (bp), and some anthropometric indi...

objective malnutrition is commonly considered as an important risk factor that can produce a negative influence on the prognosis of patients with chronic neurological diseases. we aimed to evaluate the nutritional status of patients admitted to the neurology ward of mofid children's hospital via subjective and objective methods. materials & methods 61 children (2-6 years of age) who were consec...

osteoporosis is a common health concern in both developed and developing countries. in this study the association between anthropometric measures and osteoporosis was investigated in 3630 males and females visiting bmd clinic of shariati hospital, tehran, iran, a teaching hospital and referral center for osteoporosis affiliated to the tehran university of medical sciences. anthropometric measur...