Background Obesity is a major risk factor for hypertension, and abdominal fat in particular
has been more strongly associated with cardiovascular diseases and its prevalence has …

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe the anthropometric
characteristics, eating habits, and lifestyle of non-village indigenous women living in …

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of obesity and overweight and associated factors in
indigenous people of the Jaguapiru village in Central Brazil. Methods: We conducted a …

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the body composition and prevalence of hypertension
in maroon women from the State of Alagoas and compared these variables with those of non …

Objective The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of hypertension and
cardiovascular risk factors among the native indigenous of Jaguapiru village in Dourados …

Objective: This article assesses the nutritional status of Indigenous women from 14 to 49
years of age in Brazil. Design: Sample size was calculated for each region considering a …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between the anthropometric indexes of
body adiposity (body mass index-BMI and waist circumference) and hypertension …

BACKGROUND AND AIM:: This cross-sectional study involved the adult population (age>
18 and< 60 years) of a 315-shack slum on the outskirts of the city of Maceió in North-eastern …

Objective: To investigate the role of the domiciliary situation in the prevalence of general and
abdominal obesity through the National Health Survey of 2013. Methodology: General …

Objective: To evaluate the role of central adiposity, as evaluated by the measurement of
waist circumference (WC), as an independent risk factor for hypertension and type 2 …