The role of Helicobacter pylori infection in the web of gastric cancer causation

B Peleteiro, C La Vecchia, N Lunet - European Journal of Cancer …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
The decline in gastric cancer mortality is a major achievement in cancer control. It has been
attributed to a set of factors related to the improvement of the populations' living conditions …

Impact of the 2016 ASE/EACVI recommendations on the prevalence of diastolic dysfunction in the general population

JG Almeida, R Fontes-Carvalho… - European Heart …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Aims Diastolic dysfunction (DD) is frequent in the general population; however, the
assessment of diastolic function remains challenging. We aimed to evaluate the impact of …

Intake and adipose tissue composition of fatty acids and risk of myocardial infarction in a male Portuguese community sample

C Lopes, A Aro, A Azevedo, E Ramos… - Journal of the American …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relation between intake and adipose tissue composition of fatty
acids and acute myocardial infarction in Portuguese men. DESIGN: Case-control study. Diet …

Salt intake and gastric cancer risk according to Helicobacter pylori infection, smoking, tumour site and histological type

B Peleteiro, C Lopes, C Figueiredo, N Lunet - British journal of cancer, 2011 - nature.com
Background: Although salt intake is considered a probable risk factor for gastric cancer,
relevant studies have provided heterogeneous results, and the magnitude of the association …

Central obesity as a major determinant of increased high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in metabolic syndrome

AC Santos, C Lopes, JT Guimaraes… - International journal of …, 2005 - nature.com
METHODS: Using random digit dialing, 1022 participants, aged 18–92 y, were selected. All
participants completed a structured questionnaire comprising of information on social …

Gender, socio-economic status and metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and old adults

AC Santos, S Ebrahim, H Barros - BMC Public Health, 2008 - Springer
Background Studies that addressed social and economic determinants of cardiovascular
diseases, consistently showed an increase prevalence of the individual features of …

Fruit and vegetable consumption and gastric cancer by location and histological type: case–control and meta-analysis

N Lunet, C Valbuena, AL Vieira, C Lopes… - European Journal of …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
The available information favours a greater impact of environmental exposures on intestinal
type gastric cancer, and risk factors for the cardia and distal stomach cancers also appear to …

Sociodemographic Determinants of Prevalence and Incidence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Portuguese Adults

J Bastos, B Peleteiro, R Barros, L Alves… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Understanding the determinants of H elicobacter pylori infection in adults is
essential to predict the burden of H. pylori‐related diseases. We aimed to estimate the …

Association between plasma leptin and adiponectin levels and diastolic function in the general population

R Fontes-Carvalho, J Pimenta… - Expert Opinion on …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Total and visceral obesity are associated with subclinical diastolic dysfunction
(DD) and heart failure. Adipose tissue is an endocrine organ able to secrete adipokines …

Alcohol intake, smoking, sleeping hours, physical activity and the metabolic syndrome

AC Santos, S Ebrahim, H Barros - Preventive medicine, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between physical activity, sleeping hours, alcohol
intake and smoking and metabolic syndrome. METHODS: Social, demographic, personal …