Satisfação de puérperas acerca da assistência ao parto e nascimento

Objetivo: avaliar a satisfação e o bem-estar de puérperas na assistência ao parto e nascimento. Método: trata-se de um estudo quantitativo, descritivo e transversal, com 78 puérperas, ao ser utilizado um questionário para a caracterização sociodemográfica e obstétrica, analisado pela estatística descritiva e testes de associações, por meio do teste Qui-quadrado, adotando-se um nível de significância de 95%. Resultados: verificou-se a média de idade de 28,4 anos, destacando-se que 98,7% das pesquisadas realizaram pré-natal, 73,1% receberam alguma orientação profissional no hospital e 93,6% tiveram a presença de um acompanhante. Registra-se, sobre a escala, que 62,8% das mulheres apresentaram ótimo bem-estar. Informa-se que os domínios III e V foram os mais bem avaliados e o domínio IV, o pior. Negou-se a relevância estatística nas correlações entre os níveis de bem-estar e os dados do parto. Conclusão: avaliou-se que as mulheres apresentaram ótimo bem-estar na parturição. Elencam-se o contato pele a pele e a presença de acompanhante como fatores importantes. Considera-se necessário incorporar a empatia e a gentileza na assistência para se reduzir os níveis de mal-estar. Descritores: Bem-Estar Materno; Satisfação do Paciente; Trabalho de Parto; Parto Normal; Enfermagem Obstétrica; Empatia. AbstractObjective: to evaluate the satisfaction and well-being of puerperal women in childbirth and birth care. Method: this is a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study, with 78 puerperal women, when using a questionnaire for sociodemographic and obstetric characterization, analyzed by descriptive statistics and association tests, using the Chi-square test, adopting significance level of 95%. Results: there was a mean age of 28.4 years, highlighting that 98.7% of those surveyed performed prenatal care, 73.1% received some professional guidance in the hospital and 93.6% had the presence of a companion. It is registered, on the scale, that 62.8% of women showed excellent well-being. It is reported that domains III and V were the best evaluated and domain IV, the worst. Statistical relevance in the correlations between well-being levels and delivery data was denied. Conclusion: it was evaluated that women had excellent well-being in parturition. Skin-to-skin contact and the presence of a companion are important factors. It is considered necessary to incorporate empathy and kindness in care to reduce levels of malaise. Descriptors: Maternal Welfare; Patient Satisfaction; Labor; Natural Childbirth; Obstetric Nursing; Empathy.ResumenObjetivo: evaluar la satisfacción y el bienestar de las mujeres puerperales en el cuidado del parto y nacimiento. Método: se trata de un estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo y transversal, con 78 mujeres puerperales, al utilizar un cuestionario para caracterización sociodemográfica y obstétrica, analizado mediante estadística descriptiva y pruebas de asociación, utilizando la prueba de Chi-cuadrado, adoptando nivel de significancia del 95%. Resultados: hubo una edad promedio de 28.4 años, destacando que el 98.7% de los encuestados realizó atención prenatal, el 73.1% recibió alguna orientación profesional en el hospital y el 93.6% tuvo la presencia de un compañero. Se registra, en la escala, que el 62.8% de las mujeres mostraron un excelente bienestar. Se informa que los dominios III y V fueron los mejor evaluados y el dominio IV, el peor. Se denegó la relevancia estadística en las correlaciones entre los niveles de bienestar y los datos del parto. Conclusión: se evaluó que las mujeres tenían un excelente bienestar en el parto. Se notó que el contacto piel con piel y la presencia de un compañero son factores importantes. Se considera necesario incorporar empatía y amabilidad en la atención para reducir los niveles de malestar. Descriptores: Bienestar Materno; Satisfacción del Paciente; Trabajo de Parto; Parto Normal; Enfermería Obstétrica; Empatía.

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Pressure and resistance of the lips in subjects with and without occlusal change

Revista CEFAC ◽

10.1590/1982-0216/20192139118 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Clarissa Evelyn Bandeira Paulino ◽

José Rodrigues Laureano Filho ◽

Laís Fátima Fonseca de Menezes ◽

Alipio Miguel da Rocha Neto ◽

Luciana Moraes Studart-Pereira

Keyword(s):

Reference Values ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Lower Pressure ◽

Class I ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significance Level ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Quantitative Descriptive

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the resistance and pressure of the lips in Class I, II and III Angle’s malocclusion subjects, in comparison to reference values and relate them with gender and age. Methods: a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study. Participants included 40 subjects, 20 women and 20 men, average age 26.3 years, separated by occlusal classification. The volunteers answered on the self-reported performance of the stomatognathic functions and were submitted to the evaluation of the mobility and posture of the lips. Pressure and resistance were measured with the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI) and the results compared to the reference values described in the instrument´s manual. The data were analyzed descriptively and, for inferential analysis, Pearson's Chi-Square test was used. The significance level was considered 5%. Results: a decrease in pressure and resistance values wasobserved in all patients, including Angle’s class I group. There was an inverse relationship between the age of the subjects and the values of pressure of lips with statistical significance (p = 0.02). In general, women had lower pressure values than men. Conclusion: all study subjects had lower pressure of the lips than the reference values described in the literature.

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Recidiva da hanseníase entre os anos 2005-2015

Revista de Enfermagem UFPE on line ◽

10.5205/1981-8963-v12i10a235028p2528-2534-2018 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (10) ◽

pp. 2528 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kaic Trindade Almeida ◽

Ana Maria Fernandes Menezes ◽

Kelle Araújo Nascimento Alves ◽

José Rodrigues Carmo Filho ◽

Ana Karla Araújo Nascimento Costa

Keyword(s):

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Mycobacterium Leprae ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

The State ◽

Neglected Diseases ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significance Level ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Quantitative Descriptive

RESUMOObjetivo: descrever os casos de recidiva da hanseníase entre os anos de 2005-2015. Método: estudo quantitativo, descritivo, transversal dos casos confirmados de recidiva em hanseníase, no período de 2005 a 2015, no SINAN. Os dados foram tabulados no Bioestat 5.0 gerando-se as tabelas e se realizou a análise descritiva e o teste do Qui-quadrado de Pearson ao nível de significância de 5% (p<0,05). Resultados: foram notificados 1.351 (7,87%,) casos de recidiva da hanseníase no Estado da Bahia, com prevalência no sexo masculino (61,1%), em pardos (57,7%) e com idade maior ou igual a 15 anos (99,6%). A forma clínica dimorfa, o grau zero de incapacidade e a classificação operacional para MB foram os mais frequentes, tendo a PQT/MB/12 utilizada em 82,1% dos casos. Conclusão: há baixa efetividade no controle da hanseníase no Estado da Bahia, uma vez que se observa uma prevalência relativamente alta de casos de recidiva no período em estudo. Descritores: hanseníase; Recidiva; Epidemiologia; Doenças Negligenciadas; Mycobacterium leprae; hanseníase Multibacilar.ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the cases of leprosy relapse between the years 2005-2015. Method: quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study of confirmed cases of leprosy relapse, in the period from 2005 to 2015, in SINAN. Data were tabulated on Bioestat 5.0 generating tables, and descriptive analysis and Pearson chi-square test were performed at a significance level of 5% (p<0.05). Results: there were 1,351 (7.87%) cases of leprosy relapse in the state of Bahia, with prevalence in males (61.1%), pardos (57.7%) and with age greater than or equal to 15 years (99.6%). The dimorphic clinical form, the zero degree of incapacity and the operational classification for MB were the most frequent, using PCT/MB/12 in 82.1% of cases. Conclusion: there is low effectiveness in the control of leprosy in the state of Bahia, since there was a relatively high prevalence of cases of relapse in the period under study. Descriptors: Leprosy; Relapse; Epidemiology; Neglected Diseases; Mycobacterium leprae; Multibacillary leprosy.RESUMEN Objetivo: describir los casos de recidiva de lepra entre los años 2005-2015. Método: estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo, transversal de casos confirmados de recidiva de lepra, en el período de 2005 a 2015, SINAN. Los datos fueron tabulados en el Bioestat 5.0 generar tablas y se realizó el análisis descriptivo y la prueba de chi-cuadrado de Pearson para un nivel de significancia del 5% (p<0,05). Resultados: se notificaron 1.351 (7,87%) casos de recidivas de lepra en el estado de Bahia, con predominio en el sexo masculino (61,1%), pardos (57,7%) y con edad igual o superior a 15 años (99,6%). La forma clínica dimorfa, el grado cero de la incapacidad y la clasificación operacional para MB fueron las más frecuentes, utilizándose PQT/MB/12 en 82,1% de los casos. Conclusión: existe poca efectividad en el control de la lepra en el estado de Bahia, ya que se observó una prevalencia relativamente alta de casos de recidiva en el periodo bajo estudio. Descritores: Lepra; Recidiva; Epidemiologia; Enfermedades Olvidadas; Mycobacterium leprae; Hanseniasis Multibacilar.

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Position of lips and tongue in rest in newborns with and without ankyloglossia

CoDAS ◽

10.1590/2317-1782/20202020069 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 33 (6) ◽

Author(s):

Silvia Márcia Andrade Campanha ◽

Roberta Lopes de Castro Martinelli ◽

Durval Batista Palhares

Keyword(s):

Visual Inspection ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

University Hospital ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Hospital Data ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significance Level ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Chi Square Test

ABSTRACT Purpose Verify the position of lips and tongue at rest in newborns with and without ankyloglossia. Methods Cross-sectional study, carried out with 130 newborns in University Hospital. Data collection was performed by the researcher and speech-language pathologists from the Hospital. Information on gestational age, sex, weight, height and days of life was collected. The position of the lips and tongue at rest was evaluated through visual inspection with the newborns asleep. After the newborns were awakened, Neonatal Screening of the validated Protocol for the evaluation of the lingual frenulum for infants was performed to detect the alteration of the lingual frenulum. The data obtained were described and submitted to statistical analysis using the Chi-Square test to verify the association between the position of the lips with the tongue and to compare the position of the lips and tongue with and without ankyloglossia. The Mann-Whitney test was used to verify the behavior of the variables the differed between newborns with and without ankyloglossia. The significance level of 5% was adopted. Results When comparing the data, a significant difference was found between: weight and height with and without ankyloglossia; position of lips and tongue. An association between the position of the tongue and lips with and without ankyloglossia was also found. Conclusion Newborns without alteration of the lingual frenulum have a tendency to remain with their lips closed and their tongue elevated during rest and newborns with ankyloglossia have a tendency to keep their lips parted and their tongue low during rest.

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Association between speech and dental occlusion changes in children with cleft lip and palate and time of primary plastic surgeries

Revista CEFAC ◽

10.1590/1982-0216/202123412420 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Gabriela Ribeiro Schilling ◽

Maria Cristina de Almeida Freitas Cardoso ◽

Paulo Sérgio Gonçalves da Silva ◽

Marcia Angélica Peter Maahs

Keyword(s):

Cleft Lip ◽

Cleft Lip And Palate ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Dental Occlusion ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significance Level ◽

Exact Test ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Incisive Foramen

ABSTRACT Purpose: to describe the changes in speech and dental occlusion in children with cleft lip and palate and verify their association with each other and with the time of primary plastic surgeries. Methods: a cross-sectional study with collected data on the subjects’ identification, age at the time of primary surgeries, and clinical assessment of speech and dental occlusion. The chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, and t-test were used to verify the associations between the variables at the 5% significance level (p < 0.05). Results: the sample comprised 11 children aged 6 to 10 years, most of whom were males, self-reported white, with trans-incisive foramen cleft, predominantly on the left side. The mean age at lip repair surgery was 6 months, and 13 months at palatoplasty. Among the main dental occlusion changes, posterior and anterior crossbite stood out. All the subjects presented changed speech, with a prevalence of cases with dentoalveolar and palatine deformities, followed by passive and active changes. Subjects with anterior crossbite tended to have undergone primary lip repair surgery at a mean of four months earlier than the subjects without anterior crossbite. Conclusions: the associations between speech and dental occlusion changes, and between these and the time of primary plastic surgeries were not statistically significant. Even though it is known that early lip repair surgery is ideal to favor oral functions and aesthetics, the results revealed a tendency towards anterior crossbite, in these subjects.

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Comparison of stress in freshman and senior nursing students

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP ◽

10.1590/s1980-220x2017023503431 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 53 ◽

Author(s):

Fernanda Carneiro Mussi ◽

Cláudia Geovana da Silva Pires ◽

Luciana Santos Carneiro ◽

Ana Lúcia Siqueira Costa ◽

Fernanda Michelle Santos e Silva Ribeiro ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Professional Education ◽

Linear Trend ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Stress Factors ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significance Level ◽

Stress Levels ◽

Chi Square Test

ABSTRACT Objective: To compare stress levels in freshman and senior nursing students. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out in a public federal university of the state of Bahia, with students who answered questionnaires about sociodemographic variables, academic life, and a scale for assessing stress in nursing students. Chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests were applied to analyze the relationship between variables. To assess proportional trends between ordinal variables and groups, a chi-square test for linear trend was applied. The significance level was 5%. Results: One hundred and fifty-four students participated in the study. There was a tendency to higher stress levels among students in the last year compared to those in the first year, in four out of six domains: Performance of Practical Activities (p=0.00), Professional Communication (p=0.00), Environment (p=0.00) and Professional Education (p=0.00). Conclusion: High levels of stress were observed in students taking the last year. There is a need for broader research that includes other years of the course, an institutional reflection on stress factors and the adoption of an institutional policy that favors a better confrontation of stress factors.

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Association between Optimism, Psychosocial Well Being and Oral Health: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry ◽

10.17796/1053-4628-40.3.200 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 40 (3) ◽

pp. 200-206 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

G Thiruvenkadam ◽

Sharath Asokan ◽

J Baby John ◽

PR Geetha Priya

Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Psychosocial Outcomes ◽

Well Being ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Oral Health Status ◽

P Value ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Life Orientation Test ◽

Chi Square Test

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the association of optimism and psychosocial well being of school going children on their oral health status. Study design: The study included 12- to 15-year-old school going children (N = 2014) from Tamilnadu, India. Optimism was measured using the revised version of the Life Orientation Test (LOT-R). A questionnaire was sent to the parents regarding their child's psychosocial behavior which included shyness, feeling inferiority, unhappiness and friendliness. Clinical examination for each child was done to assess the DMFT score and OHI-S score. The data obtained were statistically analyzed using Pearson Chi-Square test, Mann-Whitney test and Kruskal-Wallis test with the aid of SPSS software (version 17). Odds Ratio (OR) was calculated with 95% Confidence Interval (CI). The p value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Boys with high optimism had significantly lesser DMFT score than the boys with low optimism (p=0.001). Girls with high optimism had significantly higher DMFT score (p=0.001). In psychosocial outcomes, inferiority (p=0.002) and friendliness (p=0.001) showed significant association with DMFT score. Among the boys, children who felt less inferior (p=0.001), less unhappy (p=0.029) and more friendly (p=0.001) had lesser DMFT score. Conclusion: Among the psychosocial outcomes assessed, inferiority and friendliness had significant association with oral health of the children and hence, can be used as a proxy measures oral health.

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HUBUNGAN KECANDUAN GAME ONLINE DENGAN PERILAKU AGRESIF SISWA DI SMA N 2 RATAHAN

JURNAL KEPERAWATAN ◽

10.35790/jkp.v7i1.24324 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Amelia Andrita Alika Rondo ◽

Herlina I. S. Wungouw ◽

Franly Onibala

Keyword(s):

Aggressive Behavior ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

P Value ◽

Online Game ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significance Level ◽

Game Addiction ◽

Chi Square Test

that is of particular concern at this time is aggressive behavior and has become a universalproblem, and lately it tends to increase, one of the causes is the influence from theenvironment such as Online Game addiction. The purpose of this study is to knowrelationship between Online Game Addiction and Aggressive Behavior in students at SMANegeri 2 Ratahan. The method of this study uses cross sectional study design. The sampleof this study amounted to 78 students with total sampling method. The Results of thisstudy, out of 78 nurses most of them were had uncontrolled onlie game addiction (76.9%)and aggressive behavior (57.7%) by using the chi-square test at significance level of 95%,it was found that p-value was 0.035 smaller than significant value of 0.05. In conclusionof this study, there is a relationship between Online Game Addiction and AggressiveBehavior in students at SMA Negeri 2 Ratahan.Keywords: Online Game Addiction, Aggressive Behavior, Students.Abstrak : Perilaku anak selalu menjadi topik yang hangat untuk diperbincangkan. Salahsatu perilaku anak yang menjadi perhatian khusus saat ini adalah perilaku agresif dansudah menjadi masalah yang universal, dan akhir-akhir ini cenderung semakin meningkatsalah satu penyebabnya ialah pengaruh dari unsur lingkungan seperti kecanduan GameOnline.Tujuan studi ini untuk mengetahui hubungan antara Kecanduan Game Onlinedengan Perilaku Agresif pada siswa di SMA N 2 Ratahan. Metode studi ini menggunakandesain penelitian cross-sectional. Sampel studi ini berjumlah 78 siswa dengan metodepengambilan sampel Total Sampling. Hasil dari penelitian ini, didapatkan dari 78 Siswayang diteliti sebagian besar memiliki kecanduan game onlie yang tidak terkontrol (76,9%)dan berperilaku agresif (57,7%), dengan menggunakan uji chi-square pada tingkatkemaknaan 95%, didapat bahwa nilai p-value adalah 0,035 lebih kecil dari nilai signfikan0,05. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini bahwa terdapat hubungan antara Kecanduan GameOnline Perilaku Agresif pada siswa di SMA N 2 Ratahan.Kata Kunci : Kecanduan Game Online, Perilaku Agresif, Siswa

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La realización del test diagnóstico para el VIH entre los participantes del carnaval

Enfermería Global ◽

10.6018/eglobal.18.1.306001 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 134-182

Author(s):

Márcio Tadeu Ribeiro Francisco ◽

Vinícius Rodrigues Fernandes Da Fonte ◽

Carina D'Onofrio Prince Pinheiro ◽

Monyque Évelyn Dos Santos Silva ◽

Thelma Spindola ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Access To Health Care ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Rapid Test ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sexual Practices ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significance Level ◽

Access To Health ◽

Chi Square Test

Objetivo: Identificar a adesão e descrever fatores associados à realização da testagem para o HIV entre os participantes do carnaval.Método: Estudo transversal realizado com 557 participantes. Os dados foram coletados com auxílio de um questionário. Foi realizada análise descritiva e empregado o teste qui-quadrado com nível de significância de 95%.Resultados: 66,2% já fizeram teste para o HIV alguma vez na vida, 54,2% realizaram nos últimos 12 meses e 83,8% nunca fizeram o teste rápido. Houve associação significativamente estatística (p <0.05) na realização do teste com as variáveis, sexo, faixa etária, relacionamento, pratica sexual com pessoa do mesmo sexo, cadastro em Unidades de Atenção Básica e conhecimento sobre serviços de saúde que realizem o teste gratuitamente.Conclusão: Questões sociais, culturais, de gênero e acesso a unidades de saúde tem se mostrado mais eficientes no estímulo para a realização da testagem do que a exposição a práticas sexuais de risco. Objetivo: Identificar la adhesión y describir factores asociados a la realización de la prueba diagnóstica para el VIH entre los participantes del carnaval.Método: Estudio transversal realizado con 557 participantes. Los datos fueron recolectados con ayuda de un cuestionario. Se realizó un análisis descriptivo y se empleó la prueba chi-cuadrado con nivel de significancia del 95%.Resultados: 66,2% ya han hecho pruebas para el VIH alguna vez en la vida, el 54,2% se realizó en los últimos 12 meses y el 83,8% nunca hizo la prueba rápida. Se observó una asociación significativamente estadística (p<0.05) en la realización del test con las variables, sexo, edad, relación, práctica sexual con persona del mismo sexo, registro en Unidades de Atención Básica y conocimiento sobre servicios de salud que realizan el test gratuitamente.Conclusión: Cuestiones sociales, culturales, de género y acceso a unidades de salud se han mostrado más eficientes en el estímulo para la realización del test que la exposición a prácticas sexuales de riesgo. Objective: To identify adherence and to describe factors associated with realization HIV testing among carnival participants.Method: A cross-sectional study with 557 participants. Data were collected using a questionnaire. A descriptive analysis was performed and the chi-square test was used, with a significance level of 95%.Results: 66.2% have ever tested for HIV at any time in their lives, 54.2% have performed in the last 12 months and 83.8% have never taken the rapid test. There was a statistically significant association (p <0.05) in the test with the variables, gender, age group, relationship, sexual practice with the same sex, enrollment in Primary Care Units and knowledge about health services that performed the test free of charge.Conclusion: Social, cultural, gender, and access to health care issues have been shown to be more effective in stimulating testing than exposure to risky sexual practices.

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Overweight in Goiás'quilombola students and food insecurity in their families

Revista de Nutrição ◽

10.1590/1415-52732014000400002 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 405-412 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Mariana de Morais Cordeiro ◽

Estelamaris Tronco Monego ◽

Karine Anusca Martins

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Food Insecurity ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

World Health ◽

Chi Square ◽

Apparent Contradiction ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significance Level ◽

Association Analyses ◽

Chi Square Test

Objective: To characterize the nutritional status of quilombola students and determine the food security status of their households. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with students aged six to nineteen years from quilombola communities in twelve municipalities of Goiás categorized by age, gender, school location (urban/rural), and nutritional status based on the World Health Organization's height-for-age and body mass index for-age charts. The Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale was used for measuring food (in)security in their families. Descriptive and association analyses were conducted using the Chi-square test at a significance level of 5% (p<0.05). Results: In a sample of 226 students, overweight (17.2%) was more common than malnutrition (1.3%), especially in students attending urban schools (28.2%) (p<0.05). Most (75.2%) quilombola families experienced food insecurity, especially mild. Conclusion: The apparent contradiction of excess weight and food insecurity occurring simultaneously indicates the need of revising the study instruments and the causal network that identify poverty.

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Comparative Evaluation of Adiposity Indices as Predictors of Hypertension among Brazilian Adults

International Journal of Hypertension ◽

10.1155/2018/8396570 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Maurílio T. Dutra ◽

Diego B. V. Reis ◽

Karla G. Martins ◽

André B. Gadelha

Keyword(s):

Roc Curves ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Chi Square ◽

Anthropometric Measures ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Men And Women ◽

Significance Level ◽

Adiposity Index ◽

Adiposity Indices ◽

Chi Square Test

Purpose. To compare several anthropometric indices in the prediction of hypertension among adults. Methods. This is a cross-sectional study. Five hundred and eighteen adult men and women (40.9 ± 10.5 years; 1.62 ± .09 m; 72.3 ± 15.6 kg) volunteered to participate and underwent blood pressure and anthropometric measures. Anthropometric assessments were used to calculate body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-stature ratio (WSR), body adiposity index (BAI), and conicity index (C). Comparisons between men and women were carried out by independent t-test and chi-square test. Cut-off points for each adiposity index to predict hypertension were obtained using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analyses. The significance level was set at P ≤ .05. Results. All adiposity indices regarding both genders showed significant odds ratios, except BAI (odds ratio: 1.534; CI: 0.916–2.571) for women. In men, WHR and WSR were considered as more balanced indices regarding their sensitivity (AUC: 73.8 and 71.4, respectively) and specificity (AUC: 77.6 and 73.1, respectively). In women, WHR and WSR presented areas under the ROC curves higher than C index (P = .007) and BAI (P = .03), respectively. Conclusion. Indices that consider abdominal adiposity such as WC, WHR, and WSR have a stronger relationship with hypertension compared to others.

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