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| Barbieri,M.A.; Bettiol,H.; Silva,A.A.M.; Cardoso,V.C.; Simões,V.M.F.; Gutierrez,M.R.P.; Castro,J.A.S.; Vianna,E.S.O.; Foss,M.C.; Dos Santos,J.E.; Queiroz,R.G.P.. |
| The increase in non-communicable chronic diseases of adults is due to demographic changes and changes in the risk factors related to physical activity, smoking habits and nutrition. We describe the methodology for the evaluation of persons at 23/25 years of age of a cohort of individuals born in Ribeirão Preto in 1978/79. We present their socioeconomic characteristics and the profile of some risk factors for chronic diseases. A total of 2063 participants were evaluated by means of blood collection, standardized questionnaires, anthropometric and blood pressure measurements, and methacholine bronchoprovocation tests. The sexes were compared by the chi-square test, with alpha = 0.05. Obesity was similar among men and women (12.8 and 11.1%); overweight was... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Non-communicable chronic diseases of adults; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Arterial hypertension Asthma; Dyslipidemia. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000800007 |
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