ABSTRACT Objective: Obesity and diabetes are the risk factors for cancer development including differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Contradictory accumulated data indicates the possible negative effects of obesity and hyperglyceamia as a factor for aggressiveness of DTC. The aim of the present study is to investigate the association of high body mass index (BMI) and presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) on the histological aggressiveness and clinical outcomes in DTC patients followed for over 4 years in a single center. […]

ABSTRACT Objectives Body mass index (BMI) is a widely used proxy of body composition (BC). Concerns exist regarding possible BMI misclassification among active populations. We compared the prevalence of obesity as categorized by BMI or by skinfold estimates of body fat percentage (BF%) in a physically active population. Subjects and methods 3,822 military firefighters underwent a physical fitness evaluation including cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) by the 12 min-Cooper test, abdominal strength by sit-up test (SUT) and body composition (BC) by BF% […]

OBJECTIVE: To purpose news body mass index (BMI) cut offs to 7 to 12 years old scholars. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: 1.413 scholars of 7 to 12 years old selected of aleatory way. Were measured the BMI, total cholesterol (TC), and systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP). To the date analyze were used the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC curve) and the bivariate analyze. RESULTS: The BMI cut offs proposed at this study show adequate capacity to identify true positive […]

Severe obesity is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and both resolve with weight loss after bariatric operations. Intestinal hormones have been identified which are stimulated by rapid nutrient delivery to the lower small bowel after certain weight-loss operations. These incretins stimulate secretion and hypertrophy of the pancreatic beta cells. Surgical procedures are now being performed to treat diabetes in adults of lesser weight, and the importance of ruling out latent autoimmune diabetes in the adult (a variety of type […]

Previous research has demonstrated high prevalence of atherosclerotic risk factors in adolescents; however, the associate factors related to its onset are unclear. Therefore, the objective of this study was to relate inadequate blood pressure levels, total cholesterol (TC), HDL-C, LDL-C and triglycerides (TG) with different VO2máx and BMI levels in a sample of 249 adolescents, aged between 12 to 16 years old. For VO2máx prediction, the 20 meters test was used. The BMI was calculated using the body mass/heigh2 equation. […]

OBJECTIVES: To compare the resting energy expenditure (REE, kcal/d) measured to the disposable equation of literature and to associate this to body composition. METHODS: Twenty-eight sedentary women were volunteers [weight: 79 ± 12 kg; stature: 164 ± 5 cm; age: 36 ± 11 years; body mass index (BMI, kg/m2): 29 ± 4]. The body composition was estimated with anthropometry methods; REE was measured by indirect calorimetry and was estimated by the main equations of the literature. Equations were developed to […]

We evaluated the influence of body adiposity (BA), which was measured by bioelectrical impedance, body mass index (BMI) and waist circunference (WC), in clinical and laboratorial parameters of 64 patients with type 1 diabetes (DM1), 33 females, matched for diabetes duration. Women had greater BA than men. Fourteen patients were overweight. In the whole group, we found correlations between BA and BMI (r= 0.50; p= 0.001), BA and WC (r= 0.30; p= 0.001) and BA and fasting glucose (r= 0.24; […]

We evaluate the relationship between body adiposity (BA) by bioelectrical impedance, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in some clinical and laboratorial parameters in 43 patients with type 2 diabetes (DM2), 26F/17M, matched for age, with a DM duration of 13.6±9.1 years. Women had greater BMI: 30.3±5.4 vs. 26.9±3.0kg/m2 (p= 0.04), BA: 35.4±6.2 vs. 19.6±6.2% (p= 0,000), cholesterol: 235± 41 vs. 204±39mg/dL (p= 0,017), triglycerides (TG): 146±61 vs. 116± 57mg/dL (p= 0.06) and HbA1c (HPLC): 7.1±1.7 vs. 6.9±1.4% […]