(1) Background: Metabolic syndrome is associated with cardiovascular complications.
Therefore, this study aims to establish cut points for the conicity index based on the …

(1) Background: Metabolic syndrome is associated with cardiovascular complications.
Therefore, this study aims to establish cut points for the conicity index based on the …

(1) Background: Metabolic syndrome is associated with cardiovascular complications.
Therefore, this study aims to establish cut points for the conicity index based on the …

The Brazil, as well as the world, is in a transition process, with changes in the nutritional,
epidemiological and lifestyle profiles. At the same time, a progressive increase in life …

Introduction: There has been an increasing challenge of using an accurate, reproducible
and easyto-perform anthropometric technique that early detects the risk of chronic …

Introduction: Obesity is a multifactorial, chronic, and progressive disease that affects
considerable portions of the world and Brazilian populations. Studies show that societies …

Objectives There are still few articles in the scientific literature that assess the prevalence of
Metabolic Syndrome (MS) in representative rural populations. Thus, the aim of the study is to …

O Brasil, bem como o mundo, está em processo de transição, com alterações no perfil
nutricional, epidemiológico e de estilo de vida. Paralelamente, observa-se nas últimas …

The objectives of this study were to assess the nutritional status of rural workers from a
municipality in Southeastern Brazil and estimate the association of sociodemographic, labor …

Objectives: to analyze the conicity index in people with hypertension followed in the Brazil's
Family Health Strategy. Methods: cross-sectional study conducted in a medium-sized …