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OBJECTIVE
Portugal has one of the highest incidences of cerebrovascular disease in Europe. We speculated that this could be due to an early setting of the main cardiovascular risk factors in the Portuguese population.
RESULTS
The levels of the main cardiovascular risk factors were assessed in 1001
OBJECTIVE
Family studies are well suited to investigate the genetic architecture underlying the metabolic syndrome (MetS). The purposes of this paper were (i) to estimate heritabilities for each of the MetS indicators, and (ii) to test the significance of familial intratrait and cross-trait
To obtain further insight into the role of selenium in the development of atherosclerosis, plasma selenium and lipid parameters were determined in 126 Portuguese subjects living in the region of Lisbon, 60 women and 66 men, 20-60 years old, divided up in to three groups according to their plasma
OBJECTIVE
To determine the efficacy of ciprofibrate in portuguese patients with hypercholesterolaemia, hypertriglyceridaemia and mixed hyperlipidaemia.
METHODS
Open-label study with 6-month therapy.
METHODS
Out-patient clinics of two Central Hospitals.
METHODS
Sequential sample of 40 patients 20
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the study was to investigate the association between serum uric acid (SUA) and cardiovascular risk classes (CRCs) in adolescents using a cluster-based approach.
METHODS
A cross-sectional evaluation was carried out in the 2007-2008 school year, including adolescents born in 1990
The objective of this work was to study the distribution of apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotypes in a sample of the Portuguese population, and its association with the dyslipidemias observed. Study participants were healthy users of local Public Health Laboratories in six regions of mainland Portugal
BACKGROUND
Body fat is related to changes in lipid profile, blood pressure and metabolism of insulin and glucose, known as the metabolic syndrome (MS). The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and its components among overweight and obese Portuguese
The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of biomedical indicators, such as body mass index, blood glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure, on sexual functioning in Portuguese adults.The BACKGROUND
Hypertension is quantitatively the largest risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and it is highly prevalent in Portugal. It is important to understand which factors explain awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Portugal, in order to identify barriers to
The purpose of this study was to determine the association between cardiometabolic risk with body mass index and skinfold independently or in combination in youth. This cross-sectional study comprised a convenience sample of 450 children and adolescents (255 girls), aged 10 to 18 years old.
The aim of this study was to examine any differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in Portuguese children split by parental educational level. A cross-sectional school-based study was conducted in 2011 on 359 Portuguese children (202 girls and 157 boys) aged 10 to 17 years (mean age ± SD =
BACKGROUND
There is scarce evidence regarding the association between diet and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in Portuguese population. We aim to evaluate the association between a posteriori dietary patterns (DPs) and MetS and its features.
METHODS
Using random digit dialing, a sample of 2167 adults was
OBJECTIVE
To measure carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) in obese, overweight and normal-weight Portuguese adolescents, to evaluate the association between body weight early signs of atherosclerosis.
METHODS
Cross-sectional study, enrolling 150 adolescents (50 normal weight, 50 overweight and 50
Moderate-to-high levels of physical activity are established as preventive factors in metabolic syndrome development. However, there is variability in the phenotypic expression of metabolic syndrome under distinct physical activity conditions. In the present study we applied a Genotype X Environment
In order to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in a Portuguese pediatric overweight population according to three different sets of criteria, 237 overweight and obese adolescents were evaluated at engagement in a specific multidisciplinary program. Two of the used definitions were