INTRODUCTION Obesity has been considered a chronic subclinical inflammation. High sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and fibrinogen are increasingly associated with cardiovascular risk. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the ability of anthropometric and body composition indicators in discriminating higher levels of hs-CRP and fibrinogen. METHODS 130 men (20-59 years) were assessed, having measure...

Background: Obesity is a coronary risk factor associated to myocardial infarction although waist to-hip-ratio has shown higher predictive power. Objective: The aim of this study was a Receiver Operating Characteristic anthropometric analysis in infarcted males to identify the strength of association for simple measurements, obesity and indicators such as, waist to-hip-ratios, waist to-height-r...

The Brazil, as well the world, is in a transition process, with changes nutritional, epidemiological and lifestyle profiles. At same time, progressive increase life expectancy growth of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have been observed recent decades. Among them are cardiovascular whose main risk factor obesity. In this scenario, anthropometric indicators essential for early identific...

PURPOSE To report the distribution of iris conicity (steepness of the iris cone), investigate associated factors, and test whether pseudophakia allows the iris to sink back. METHODS A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out. Ophthalmological examination including objective refraction, biometry, noncontact tonometry, and Scheimpflug imaging (Pentacam®, Oculus) was performed incl...

O estudo clínico das diferentes patologias e doenças humanas é complexo, porque a influência de vários fatores, por vezes com relações interdependentes, se conjugam entre si. Assim, e para se poderem estabelecer relações causais, são necessários estudos bem delineados e poderosas ferramentas analíticas. Os ensaios clínicos aleatorizados, controlados, têm sido considerados como evidência de níve...

OBJECTIVES (1) To examine the validity of existing prediction equations (PREE) for estimating resting energy expenditure (REE) in obese Chinese children, (2) to correlate the measured REE (MREE) with anthropometric and biochemical parameters and (3) to derive a new PREE for local use. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS 100 obese children (71 boys) were studied. MEASUREMENTS All subjec...

Introduction: Abdominal deposition of fat has been described as the type of obesity that offers the greatest risk for the health of individuals, and is associated with increased mortality, and morbidity. Conicity index (Ci), Body mass index (BMI), and waist hip ratio (WHR) are used to predict the risk of obesity related diseases. However, it has not been examined whether these indicators can pr...