Maria Teresa Anselmo Olinto

..To evaluate the role of central adiposity, as evaluated by the measurement of waist circumference (WC), as an independent risk factor for hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus in the setting of a developing country...

..To compare two methods-the "ballot box" method and the "indirect questioning" method-for estimating the frequency of induced abortions in population-based studies...

..Abdominal obesity showed a small decrease in women, but remained stable in men. Prevalence of general obesity increased in the previous 10 years, while abdominal obesity remained basically stable...

..18; 95%CI: 1.35-3.53; p = 0.001). The study indicates the complexity of the association between dietary patterns and obesity. New studies are needed to further clarify the subject...

..Low and medium cost healthy diets were positively associated with age. The results showed that women's dietary choices are influenced by socioeconomic factors and are not only dependent on food prices...

..Some findings showed positive aspects, but differences according to socioeconomic status evidenced lack of equity in care...

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..To compare the prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus among the adult population of an urban area, according to self-reported diabetes and fasting glucose test results...

..96-1.31), respectively, and was higher in those reporting high/moderate quality of life and high/moderate social support, respectively. The findings suggest that psychosocial factors can play a role in self-assessment of overweight...

..04; 95%CI: 1.15-3.61) and lower-income neighborhoods (OR = 2.29; 95%CI: 1.16-4.50) compared to less populous, higher-income ones. Self-rated health depends on individual characteristics and the sociodemographic context of neighborhoods...

..02-2.28; P = 0.038) and (PR = 1.44 95% CI = 1.00-2.09; P = 0.049), respectively. The study suggests that actions aiming weight control of children should take into account psychological aspects of children and their families...

..The understanding of how the abdominal obesity is distributed among the population allows effective planning and action implementation towards the reduction rates of this nutritional and public health problem...

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..Pap smear coverage increased from 65.0% to 72.2% (1992 to 1999/2000) in the city, yet such figures had still not ensured the effectiveness of the program for uterine cervical cancer prevention...

..13; 95%CI: 1.03-1.25) or total prostheses (PR = 1.27; 95%CI: 1.16-1.39). The high prevalence emphasizes the dental care needs of this older group. Policies to deal with the problem should take the associated factors into account...

..Poisson regression showed significant association with: income, age, skin color, and marital status. Although coverage was high, risk factors for uterine cervical cancer were not associated with performing the test...

..The results suggest that the middle class in this city lacks the purchasing power to seek care in the private sector while also using public services less, thus generally seeking healthcare less frequently...

..44; 95%CI: 0.19-1.07; p = 0.07) was found in women over 50 as compared to younger women (20-29 years). These findings suggest the need for public health policies for anemia prevention in black women...

..In an easy and direct fashion, FPCA allowed us to visualize dietary patterns based on a given focus variable...

..0 kg/m) in a sample of women between the ages of 40 and 65 years treated at an outpatient clinic in southern Brazil...

..These findings highlight the importance of considering seasonal variations not only for evaluating dietary intake but also nutrition and public health policy recommendations, particularly in adult populations living in temperate regions...

..Local and national policies for counseling and environmental improvements are necessary to reverse the high prevalence of physical inactivity observed in the community...

..to study the relationship between reported urban violence and social capital in a medium-sized city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil...

..For women aged 20 to 49 years, marital status and reproductive characteristics, including knowledge of contraceptive methods, were the most frequent risk factors and predictors of induced abortion...

..The objective of this research was to investigate the sociodemographic, psychosocial, behavioural and emotional risk factors associated with self-reported major injuries...

..To explore the dietary patterns of adult women and to provide information for validating the instrument used...

..To identify risk factors associated with infant mortality and, more specifically, with neonatal mortality...

..10; 95%CI: 0.00-0.26), while vitamin C (0.38; 95%CI: 0.23-0.53) and total energy (0.38; 95%CI: 0.24-0.52) had the highest weighted kappa for the FFQ2. The FFQ showed good reproducibility and reasonable relative validity...

..The objective of this study is to investigate the main social, psychosocial and clinical factors associated with poor self-rated oral health in adolescents...

..Only one patient was classified as controlled. Diagram interpretation points to the need for policies and actions aiming to reduce body weight in the community, which would include practically all patients with diabetes...

..It was evidenced the association of the type of delivery and some variables related to economic class, making it possible to state that financial compensation intervenes with the type of obstetrical delivery...

..As compared to the previous study, there was a reduction in the use of oral contraceptives. Meanwhile, other methods such as surgical sterilization, condoms, and IUD were used more frequently than in 1992...

..We found no differences according to skin color or alcohol consumption. In conclusion, the prevalence of PI in this adult population was higher than in populations from developed countries, but the associated variables were similar...

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..6%). Regarding tubal ligation, the schooling variable showed a linear trend, that is, women with less schooling showed a higher prevalence. Prevalence of oral contraception was higher in low-income women...

..Obesity prevalence was higher in middle-income men. Women with more schooling had lower obesity rates. There was a non-statistically significant reduction in obesity rates compared to a similar study from 1994...

..To determine hypertension prevalence and its associated risk factors...

..01 minimum wage, history of atopic disease, and female gender. The results highlight the variation in asthma prevalence according to diagnostic criteria and confirm the importance of genetic, social, and lifestyle factors...

..Prevalence of overweight and obesity in these schoolchildren was high (24.8%), in keeping with the literature, confirming the problem's magnitude and severity in Brazil...

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..The cost-effectiveness of the treatment of hypertension has scarcely been investigated in population-based studies. Most data come from secondary analysis of clinical trials and administrative sources...