This study aimed to investigate the mortality trend and hospital morbidity from diabetes mellitus (DM) in an elderly population from Maringá, PR. The death information was obtained from the Brazilian Official Mortality Information System and hospitalization data from the official Hospital Information of the National Health System. Mortality data were analyzed from 1979 to 1998 and morbidity data from 1996 to 1998, both for people 60 years old and over. Population data were estimated from the national demographic census. From […]

Nutritional disorders (undernutrition and obesity) are associated to increases in morbidity and mortality. This paper consists on a review of literature with the purpose of describing the main methods of nutritional assessment, in order to facilitate the diagnosis of nutritional disorders and the follow-up of dietetics interventions. It describes the clinical method, details procedures of anthropometry and laboratory evaluation and enrolls some of the multiple indices used for diagnosis and prognosis. Information about bioelectric impedance is given. Some aspects of […]