Eating habits, anthropometry, lifestyle, and hypertension of a group of non-village indigenous women in Amazon, Brazil

KPL Rodrigues, A Valadares, HA Pereira… - Revista da Associação …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe the anthropometric
characteristics, eating habits, and lifestyle of non-village indigenous women living in …

Total and abdominal adiposity and hypertension in indigenous women in Midwest Brazil

JB Almeida, KO Kian, RC Lima, MCC Souza - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
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 …

Prevalence of obesity and overweight in an Indigenous Population in Central Brazil: a population-based cross-sectional study

GF Oliveira, TRR Oliveira, AT Ikejiri, TF Galvao… - Obesity facts, 2015 - karger.com
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 …

Socioeconomic determinants of excess weight and obesity among Indigenous women: findings from the First National Survey of Indigenous People's Health and …

CEA Coimbra, FG Tavares, AA Ferreira… - Public Health …, 2021 - cambridge.org
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 …

Composição corporal e hipertensão arterial: estudo comparativo envolvendo mulheres das comunidades quilombolas e da população geral de Alagoas, Brasil

HS Ferreira, WO Silva, EA Santos, MKA Bezerra… - Revista de …, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
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 …

Prevalence of hypertension and associated factors in an indigenous community of central Brazil: a population-based study

GF Oliveira, TRR Oliveira, AT Ikejiri, MP Andraus… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
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 …

Cardiovascular risk factors with an emphasis on hypertension in the Mura Indians from Amazonia

ZA de Souza Filho, AA Ferreira, J Dos Santos… - BMC Public Health, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background The Brazilian indigenous population is currently undergoing a process
of epidemiological transition regarding the occurrence of communicable diseases …

Metabolic and anthropometric profile of Suyá: Xingu Indigenous Park, Central Brazil

VLMA Salvo, D Rodrigues, RG Baruzzi… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2009 - SciELO Brasil
OBJETIVO: Descrever o perfil metabólico e antropométrico de índios Suyá que vivem no
Parque Indígena do Xingu (Mato Grosso). MÉTODO: Neste estudo transversal foram …

Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in indigenous people from Aldeia Jaguapiru, Brazil

GF Oliveira, TR Oliveira, FF Rodrigues… - … de Salud Publica …, 2011 - europepmc.org
Objective To determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and impaired glucose
tolerance in indigenous people from Aldeia Jaguapiru, in Dourados, state of Mato Grosso do …

Acculturation, obesity, and hypertension among female Brazilian Indians

M Roriz-Cruz, I Rosset, R Barreto-Roriz… - …, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
The Amazon is the largest native forest in the word. There, many isolated and relatively
unacculturated Amerindian populations still strive to keep their cultures untouched. In a …