Obesity, a new pandemic, is associated with an increased risk of death, morbidity, and
accelerated aging. The multiple therapeutic modalities used to promote weight loss are …

Methods: This study used relevant keywords and MeSH terms to identify studies of MI risk
and WHR from PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane databases in November …

Background—Current knowledge of the impact of cardiovascular risk factors in Latin
America is limited. Methods and Results—As part of the INTERHEART study, 1237 cases of …

Objective To study whether serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) and serum calcium are
associated with body mass index (BMI), and their predicting role in obesity. Design …

The incidence of obesity is increasing worldwide, and is especially pronounced in
developed western countries. While the consequences of obesity on metabolic and …

Background A negative socioeconomic gradient is established for coronary heart disease
(CHD) mortality and survival, while socioeconomic patterning of disease incidence is less …

Guía Consenso Latinoamericano de Hipertensión en pacientes con Diabetes tipo 2 y Síndrome
Metabólico1. Latin American consen Page 1 40 An Venez Nutr 2013; 26(1): 40 - 61 Guía …

Objective: To determine the effect of education and other measures of socioeconomic status
(SES) on risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients and controls from countries with …

Objetivou-se com este estudo identificar os fatores de risco e a complicações associadas
em usuários com hipertensão/diabetes, cadastrados no HIPERDIA da Secretaria Executiva …

Há mais de 55 anos, uma cidade dos Estados Unidos, Framingham em Massachusetts, foi
selecionada pelo governo americano para ser o local de um estudo cardiovascular. Foram …