Search Results - "Menezes, Ana Maria"
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Enhancing SARC-F: Improving Sarcopenia Screening in the Clinical Practice
Published in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (01-12-2016)“…Abstract Objectives To validate the (Brazilian) Portuguese-translated version of the SARC-F questionnaire and to verify its performance in the separate…”
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Missed childhood immunizations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: Analyses of routine statistics and of a national household survey
Published in Vaccine (08-06-2021)“…There is widespread concern that disruption to health services during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to declines in immunization coverage among young children,…”
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What are the causal effects of breastfeeding on IQ, obesity and blood pressure? Evidence from comparing high-income with middle-income cohorts
Published in International journal of epidemiology (01-06-2011)“…Background A novel approach is explored for improving causal inference in observational studies by comparing cohorts from high-income with low- or…”
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Sarcopenia as a mortality predictor in community-dwelling older adults: a comparison of the diagnostic criteria of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People
Published in European journal of clinical nutrition (01-04-2020)“…Background/objectives The definition of sarcopenia remains a matter of discussion and there is no globally accepted consensus for its diagnosis. The aim of…”
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Associations between growth from birth to 18 years, intelligence, and schooling in a Brazilian cohort
Published in The American journal of clinical nutrition (01-07-2020)“…Growth faltering in the first 1000 d is associated with lower human capital among adults. The existence of a second window of opportunity for nutritional…”
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FEV1 is a better predictor of mortality than FVC: the PLATINO cohort study
Published in PloS one (06-10-2014)“…To determine whether the presence of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) and reduction of lung function parameters were predictors of mortality in a…”
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Trajectories of Spirometric Patterns, Obstructive and PRISm, in a Population-Based Cohort in Latin America
Published in International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (01-01-2023)“…Preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) has been associated with adverse outcomes and increased transition to other spirometric categories over time. We…”
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Latin America
Published in Annals of global health (22-01-2019)“…The PLATINO and PREPOCOL population-based studies documented the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in several Latin American (Mexico…”
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Wheezing trajectories from childhood to adulthood in a population-based cohort
Published in Allergology International (01-04-2022)“…Wheezing may lead to asthma and reduced pulmonary function in later life. The study aims to identify wheezing trajectories and investigate their relation with…”
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Child maltreatment associates with violent victimization in young adulthood: a Brazilian birth cohort study
Published in BMC public health (20-11-2023)“…Maltreatment in childhood may leave people vulnerable to further experiences of violence and more severe effects of stress later in life. Longitudinal studies…”
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in five Latin American cities (the PLATINO study): a prevalence study
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (26-11-2005)“…Both the prevalence and mortality attributable to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) seem to be increasing in low-income and middle-income countries,…”
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Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in a Brazilian birth cohort of 11-year-olds
Published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (2010)“…Objective To estimate the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in preadolescents aged 11–12 years from a birth cohort in a southern Brazilian city. Methods This…”
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Women's health and well-being in five birth cohorts from low- and middle-income countries: Domains and their associations with early-life conditions
Published in Journal of global health (16-08-2024)“…Women's health and well-being (WHW) have been receiving growing attention, but limited progress has been made on how to measure its different domains in low-…”
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Association of modifiable risk factors and IL-6, CRP, and adiponectin: Findings from the 1993 Birth Cohort, Southern Brazil
Published in PloS one (09-05-2019)“…The literature on the relationship between lifestyle behaviors and inflammatory markers is scarce. A birth cohort was followed since birth up to 22 years in…”
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How different online recruitment methods impact on recruitment rates for the web-based coortesnaweb project: a randomised trial
Published in BMC medical research methodology (19-06-2019)“…The number of web-based E-epidemiologic studies using online recruitment methods is increasing. However, the optimal online recruitment method in terms of…”
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Chronic non-communicable diseases and COVID-19: EPICOVID-19 Brazil results
Published in Revista de saúde pública (01-01-2021)“…OBJECTIVEDescribing the prevalence of chronic diseases and associated socioeconomic and demographic factors, evaluating the patterns of social distancing and…”
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High Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Is Associated with Low Bone Mineral Density in Young People: The Brazilian Birth Cohort Consortium
Published in Nutrients (09-01-2023)“…Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) consumption may be associated with a reduction in bone mineral density (BMD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the…”
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Body composition from 18 to 22 years and pulmonary function at 22 years-1993 Pelotas Birth Cohort
Published in PloS one (27-06-2019)“…The objective was to verify the association between body composition from 18 to 22 years and pulmonary function at 22 years of age. This longitudinal analysis…”
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Physical activity throughout adolescence and body composition at 18 years: 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study
Published in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity (01-10-2016)“…Adolescence is a period of accelerated development and increases in body composition. Physical activity (PA) practice has been associated with the development…”
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Lung function decline in subjects with and without COPD in a population-based cohort in Latin-America
Published in PloS one (04-05-2017)“…Lung-function decline is one of the possible mechanisms leading to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). We analyzed data obtained from two…”
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