Comercialização de leite fluido a preço reduzido para famílias urbanas de baixa renda na área metropolitana de São Paulo: uma avaliação

Este trabalho avalia o Programa de Comercialização de Leite Fluido, vendido 20% abaixo do preço normal de mercado, em duas comunidades da área periférica da cidade de São Paulo. Para isto utilizou-se uma amostra aleatória dos beneficiários comparada a uma amostra de tamanho similar de famílias não beneficiárias do programa que viviam nas mesmas condições. Para caracterizar o padrão de consumo de leite utilizou-se o método recordatório de 24 boras, medido em copos graduados. A adaptação familiar ao consumo de leite foi analisada entre as famílias com 100% de adequação de cálcio, segundo o Estudo Nacional da Despesa Familiar (ENDEF). Do ponto de vista sócio-econômico e demográfico as famílias participantes e não participantes do Programa são homogêneas, embora tivessem sido observadas algumas diferenças no nível de renda e no tamanho das famílias. O consumo de leite per capita (para todos os grupos etários) foi cerca de 100ml maior entre as famílias participantes do Programa, sendo igualmente superior entre estas (cerca de meio litro) a quantidade de leite comprada.This paper is an evaluation of the fresh milk program sold at a price 20% cheaper than the normal retail price in two communities of Sao Paulo peripherical areas. The evaluation of the program was carried out on a random sample of the beneficiaries, which was compared to an equal sample of non beneficiting families living in the same community. It was used a 24 hour recall method with mesuring glasses to describe the milk consumption patterns. The families milk consumption adequancy was analysed taking as a pattern the quantity of milk consumed among the families with a 100% calcium adequancy from the Nacional Studies of the Families Expenditure (ENDEF). Concerning to social, economic and demographic point of view, the participating and non participating families are homogenous though light differences were found on income levels and family size. The milk consumption per capita (in all groups of age) was 100ml higher among the participating families and the quantity of milk bought was about half a liter superior when compared to non participating families

Does the association between birth weight and blood pressure increase with age? A longitudinal study in young adults

OBJECTIVES: To assess whether the association between birth weight and blood pressure (BP) increases with age using three different statistical methods. METHODS: A representative sample of 1232 study participants born between 1974-1978 in Limache, Chile were assessed in 2000-2002, of whom 796 were reassessed in 2010-2012. An 'amplification effect' was assessed by the change in the β coefficient in the two periods, the association between birth weight and the difference of BP overtime, and the interaction between birth weight and BP in the two periods. RESULTS: Birth weight was negatively associated with SBP in 2000-2002 (β = -2.46, 95% confidence interval (CI) -3.77 to -1.16) and in 2010-2012 (β = -3.64, 95% CI -5.20 to -2.08), and with DBP in 2000-2002 (β = -1.26, 95% CI -2.23 to -0.29) , and 2010-2012 (β = -1.64, 95% CI -2.84 to -0.45) after adjustment for sex, physical activity, and BMI. There was no association between birth weight and the difference in BP between the two periods or the interaction between birth weight, BP, and time interval. CONCLUSION: Birth weight is a factor associated with BP in adults. This association increased with age, but amplification was shown only with one of the three methods

Tendência de crescimento de filhos de mães adolescentes

OBJETIVE: to compare the growth of children of adolescent mothers with that of children of adult mothers in the first two years of life. METHODS: A historical cohort study, carried out between 1998 and 2000, comparing the growth of 2 groups of children from birth to two years. One group is constituted by children of adolescent mothers (n=127) and the other, by children of adult mothers (n=181). Both groups were regularly monitored in two Basic Health Units of the University of São Paulo, which attend a typical target group that seeks assistance in public health services. The weight and length data were analyzed in Z scores (NCHS/WHO). Growth curves for each child were modeled based on regression equations from birth up to two years of age. RESULTS: At birth and at 24 months of age, the groups were anthropometrically similar, but their measures were below the NCHS referential data (pOBJETIVO: comparar o crescimento de lactentes filhos de mães adolescentes com o de filhos de mães adultas nos primeiros dois anos de vida. MÉTODOS: estudo de coorte histórica realizado entre 1998 e 2000, comparando o crescimento de dois grupos de crianças do nascimento até completar dois anos de idade. Um dos grupos era constituído por filhos de mães adolescentes (n:127) e o outro por filhos de mães adultas (n:181). Ambos os grupos eram acompanhados regularmente nas duas Unidades Básicas de Saúde da Universidade de São Paulo, integradas ao sistema de público de saúde. Os dados de peso e comprimento, coletados sistematicamente, foram analisados sob a forma de escore Z (NCHS/OMS, 1978). Equações (curvas) de regressão descrevendo o crescimento individual de cada criança foram definidas a partir dos dados coletados. Posteriormente, os valores de escore Z de peso e comprimento em idades exatas (mensais) foram estimados por interpolação, utilizando-se as equações individuais obtidas. RESULTADOS: ao nascimento e aos 24 meses os dois grupos não apresentaram diferença nas médias dos escores Z de peso e comprimento que, contudo, eram inferiores às do referencial (

Perfil alimentar e posse da terra na área rural do Estado de Pernambuco, Nordeste do Brasil

A total of 689 families from rural areas of Northeast Brazil were studied; they were divided into four categories, according to land tenure: no land owner (n - LO), small land owner (s - LO) who had up 10 hectare of land, intermediate land owner (i - LO) 10 to 50 hectares and big land owner (b - LO) who had more than 50 ha of land. The mean energy intake of the n - LO was 1,605 calories, which represented 79,4 % of the requirement of this group. For the other groups (s - LO, i - LO and b - LO) this average increased in relation to the area of land owned. The energy intake of the b - LO groups is quite high (about 3,000 cal) corresponding to the average values of the developed countries. Or the average, protein deficiency was not detected among the groups. The total calory value (TCV) of the diet was as follows: 13% protein, 11% lipids an 76% carbohidrates. Protein and lipid intakes increase with the area of the land owned, but carbohidrates decrease. Roots and grains were the main contributors to the TCV but their contribution decreased as the area of the land owned increased. On the other hand, the importance of the animal products increased in proportion to land size. No differences were detected among the categories concerning two other groups of food stuffs: vegetables and fruit, sugar and oil.Foi realizado estudo na área rural do Nordeste brasileiro com uma amostra de 689 famílias estratificadas segundo o acesso e a quantidade de terra possuída, em quatro categorias: famílias sem terra (ST), pequenos proprietários (PP) que possuíam até 10 hectares de terra, médios proprietários (MP) de 10 a 50 hectares e grandes proprietários (GP) com mais de 50 hectares de terra. A média de ingesta energética dos ST foi de 1.605 calorias, observando-se que à medida que aumentava a quantidade de terra possuída, maior era a média de ingestão calórica, chegando a atingir mais de 3.000 calorias entre os GP que corresponde a média dos valores encontrados nos países desenvolvidos. Em termos médios o déficit protéico não foi encontrado em nenhum dos grupos estudados. O valor calórico total (VCT) da dieta, para os quatro grupos, está representado, em média, por 13% de protídeos, 11% de lipídeos e 76% de glicídeos, observando-se tendência crescente à medida que aumenta a posse da terra com relação aos protídeos e lipídeos, e, decrescente, com relação aos glicídeos. O grupo de alimentos que mais contribuiu para o VCT foi o de "grãos e raízes", embora apresente tendência decrescente com o aumento do tamanho da propriedade. Comportamento inverso foi observado para o grupo dos "produtos animais". Não foram encontradas diferenças em relação a outros grupos de alimentos: verduras, frutas, açúcares e gorduras

Mortalidade em menores de cinco anos na cidade de Recife, PE (Brasil): tendências e associações

The trends and composition of mortality rates in children under five years of age, as well as the neonatal, infant, postneonatal and preschool mortality rates, and the proportional rate of death under one year of age, for the years 1970-1980 were studied. The associations between maternal reproduction and environmental and socioeconomic status were also studied. The basic data for an analysis of the trends were obtained from the State Health Secretariat and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The study of the associations was carried out using information on the deaths which occurred during the months of July to September, 1982. The starting point was the death certificate, followed by home interviews. The results showed: a) a modification in the structure of the mortality rate; b) fall in the mortality rates in children under five year of age, with the infant mortality rate decreasing 41.6% and the preschool mortality by 45.7%; the fall in proportional infant mortality was 24.4%; c) families with deaths in the preschool age group present more livebirths and a seventeen month period between pregnancies for all the mortality groups; d) 46.8% of the deaths occurred in families with an income under two minimum salaries, the postneonatal and preschool mortality rates falling with increase in income, a situation which was not observed with regard to neonatal mortality; e) families with neonatal deaths were smaller and also had fewer children under both 14 and 6 years of age, than those with deaths in the older age groups; and finally differences were observed in the distribution of deaths per age-group according to different housing conditions and levels of maternal instruction but not to different sanitary conditions.Estudaram-se as tendências da composição da mortalidade em menores de 5 anos, as dos coeficientes de mortalidade neonatal, infantil, infantil tardia, pré-escolar e do índice de mortalidade infantil proporcional na década de 70, e algumas associações com relação à reprodução materna, a variáveis socio-econômicas e condições ambientais. Para análise das tendências foram obtidos dados na Secretaria de Saúde do Estado e Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Para o estudo das associações foi feito trabalho com óbitos ocorridos nos meses de julho a setembro de 1982. O ponto de partida foi o atestado de óbito seguido de uma visita domiciliar. Os resultados encontrados mostram: a) modificação na estrutura da mortalidade; b) queda dos coeficientes da mortalidade de 0-5 anos, sendo a do coeficiente de mortalidade infantil de 41,6% e o de mortalidade pré-escolar de 45,7%; a queda do índice de mortalidade infantil proporcional foi de 24,4%; c) famílias com óbito na idade pré-escolar apresentaram maior número de nascidos vivos; o espaçamento intergestacional foi de 17 meses para todas as classes de mortalidade; d) 46,8% dos óbitos ocorreram em famílias com renda menor de 2 salários mínimos, sendo que para a mortalidade infantil tardia e pré-escolar existe queda do obituário à medida que aumenta a renda, o que não se verifica para a mortalidade neonatal; e) as famílias com óbito neonatal tiveram menor tamanho familiar, menor número de crianças abaixo de 14 e de 6 anos do que aquelas com óbitos em idade mais avançada; f) notou-se diferenças na distribuição dos óbitos por faixa etária em condições de habitação, níveis de instrução materna, porém não em condições de saneamento ambiental, onde a distribuição é semelhante

Absence of disparities in anthropometric measures among Chilean indigenous and non-indigenous newborns

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Studies throughout North America and Europe have documented adverse perinatal outcomes for racial/ethnic minorities. Nonetheless, the contrast in newborn characteristics between indigenous and non-indigenous populations in Latin America has been poorly characterized. This is due to many challenges, including a lack of vital registration information on ethnicity. The objective of this study was to analyze trends in anthropometric measures at birth in Chilean indigenous (Mapuche) and non-indigenous children over a 5-year period.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We examined weight and length at birth using information available through a national data base of all birth records for the years 2000 through 2004 (n = 1,166.513). Newborns were classified ethnically according to the origins of the parents' last names.</p> <p>Result</p> <p>The average birthweight was stable over the 5 year period with variations of less than 20 g in each group, and with mean values trivially higher in indigenous newborns. The proportion weighing less than 2500 g at birth increased modestly from 5.2% to 5.6% in non-indigenous newborns whereas the indigenous births remained constant at 5.2%. In multiple regression analyses, adjusting flexibly for gestational age and maternal characteristics, the occurrence of an indigenous surname added only 14 g to an average infant's birthweight while holding other factors constant. Results for length at birth were similar, and adjusted time trend variation in both outcomes was trivially small after adjustment. Anthropometric indexes at birth in Chile are quite favorable by international standards.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>There is only a trivial degree of ethnic disparity in these values, in contrast to conditions for ethnic minorities in other countries. Moreover, these values remained roughly constant over the 5 years of observation in this study.</p

Mobility recorded by wearable devices and gold standards: the Mobilise-D procedure for data standardization

Wearable devices are used in movement analysis and physical activity research to extract clinically relevant information about an individual's mobility. Still, heterogeneity in protocols, sensor characteristics, data formats, and gold standards represent a barrier for data sharing, reproducibility, and external validation. In this study, we aim at providing an example of how movement data (from the real-world and the laboratory) recorded from different wearables and gold standard technologies can be organized, integrated, and stored. We leveraged on our experience from a large multi-centric study (Mobilise-D) to provide guidelines that can prove useful to access, understand, and re-use the data that will be made available from the study. These guidelines highlight the encountered challenges and the adopted solutions with the final aim of supporting standardization and integration of data in other studies and, in turn, to increase and facilitate comparison of data recorded in the scientific community. We also provide samples of standardized data, so that both the structure of the data and the procedure can be easily understood and reproduced

First Latin American clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus: Latin American Group for the Study of Lupus (GLADEL, Grupo Latino Americano de Estudio del Lupus)-Pan-American League of Associations of Rheumatology (PANLAR)

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a complex and heterogeneous autoimmune disease, represents a significant challenge for both diagnosis and treatment. Patients with SLE in Latin America face special problems that should be considered when therapeutic guidelines are developed. The objective of the study is to develop clinical practice guidelines for Latin American patients with lupus. Two independent teams (rheumatologists with experience in lupus management and methodologists) had an initial meeting in Panama City, Panama, in April 2016. They selected a list of questions for the clinical problems most commonly seen in Latin American patients with SLE. These were addressed with the best available evidence and summarised in a standardised format following the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach. All preliminary findings were discussed in a second face-to-face meeting in Washington, DC, in November 2016. As a result, nine organ/system sections are presented with the main findings; an 'overarching' treatment approach was added. Special emphasis was made on regional implementation issues. Best pharmacologic options were examined for musculoskeletal, mucocutaneous, kidney, cardiac, pulmonary, neuropsychiatric, haematological manifestations and the antiphospholipid syndrome. The roles of main therapeutic options (ie, glucocorticoids, antimalarials, immunosuppressant agents, therapeutic plasma exchange, belimumab, rituximab, abatacept, low-dose aspirin and anticoagulants) were summarised in each section. In all cases, benefits and harms, certainty of the evidence, values and preferences, feasibility, acceptability and equity issues were considered to produce a recommendation with special focus on ethnic and socioeconomic aspects. Guidelines for Latin American patients with lupus have been developed and could be used in similar settings.Fil: Pons Estel, Bernardo A.. Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas; ArgentinaFil: Bonfa, Eloisa. Universidade de Sao Paulo; BrasilFil: Soriano, Enrique R.. Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. Rectorado.; ArgentinaFil: Cardiel, Mario H.. Centro de Investigación Clínica de Morelia; MéxicoFil: Izcovich, Ariel. Hospital Alemán; ArgentinaFil: Popoff, Federico. Hospital Aleman; ArgentinaFil: Criniti, Juan M.. Hospital Alemán; ArgentinaFil: Vásquez, Gloria. Universidad de Antioquia; ColombiaFil: Massardo, Loreto. Universidad San Sebastián; ChileFil: Duarte, Margarita. Hospital de Clínicas; ParaguayFil: Barile Fabris, Leonor A.. Hospital Angeles del Pedregal; MéxicoFil: García, Mercedes A.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Hospital de Clínicas General San Martín; ArgentinaFil: Amigo, Mary Carmen. Centro Médico Abc; MéxicoFil: Espada, Graciela. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Niños "Ricardo Gutiérrez"; ArgentinaFil: Catoggio, Luis J.. Hospital Italiano. Instituto Universitario. Escuela de Medicina; ArgentinaFil: Sato, Emilia Inoue. Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo; BrasilFil: Levy, Roger A.. Universidade do Estado de Rio do Janeiro; BrasilFil: Acevedo Vásquez, Eduardo M.. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; PerúFil: Chacón Díaz, Rosa. Policlínica Méndez Gimón; VenezuelaFil: Galarza Maldonado, Claudio M.. Corporación Médica Monte Sinaí; EcuadorFil: Iglesias Gamarra, Antonio J.. Universidad Nacional de Colombia; ColombiaFil: Molina, José Fernando. Centro Integral de Reumatología; ColombiaFil: Neira, Oscar. Universidad de Chile; ChileFil: Silva, Clóvis A.. Universidade de Sao Paulo; BrasilFil: Vargas Peña, Andrea. Hospital Pasteur Montevideo; UruguayFil: Gómez Puerta, José A.. Hospital Clinic Barcelona; EspañaFil: Scolnik, Marina. Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. Rectorado.; ArgentinaFil: Pons Estel, Guillermo J.. Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas; Argentina. Hospital Provincial de Rosario; ArgentinaFil: Ugolini Lopes, Michelle R.. Universidade de Sao Paulo; BrasilFil: Savio, Verónica. Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. Rectorado.; ArgentinaFil: Drenkard, Cristina. University of Emory; Estados UnidosFil: Alvarellos, Alejandro J.. Hospital Privado Universitario de Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Ugarte Gil, Manuel F.. Universidad Cientifica del Sur; Perú. Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen; PerúFil: Babini, Alejandra. Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. Rectorado.; ArgentinaFil: Cavalcanti, André. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; BrasilFil: Cardoso Linhares, Fernanda Athayde. Hospital Pasteur Montevideo; UruguayFil: Haye Salinas, Maria Jezabel. Hospital Privado Universitario de Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Fuentes Silva, Yurilis J.. Universidad de Oriente - Núcleo Bolívar; VenezuelaFil: Montandon De Oliveira E Silva, Ana Carolina. Universidade Federal de Goiás; BrasilFil: Eraso Garnica, Ruth M.. Universidad de Antioquia; ColombiaFil: Herrera Uribe, Sebastián. Hospital General de Medellin Luz Castro de Gutiérrez; ColombiaFil: Gómez Martín, DIana. Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición Salvador Zubiran; MéxicoFil: Robaina Sevrini, Ricardo. Universidad de la República; UruguayFil: Quintana, Rosana M.. Hospital Provincial de Rosario; Argentina. Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas; ArgentinaFil: Gordon, Sergio. Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos Dr Oscar Alende. Unidad de Reumatología y Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas; ArgentinaFil: Fragoso Loyo, Hilda. Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición Salvador Zubiran; MéxicoFil: Rosario, Violeta. Hospital Docente Padre Billini; República DominicanaFil: Saurit, Verónica. Hospital Privado Universitario de Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Appenzeller, Simone. Universidade Estadual de Campinas; BrasilFil: Dos Reis Neto, Edgard Torres. Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo; BrasilFil: Cieza, Jorge. Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins; PerúFil: González Naranjo, Luis A.. Universidad de Antioquia; ColombiaFil: González Bello, Yelitza C.. Ceibac; MéxicoFil: Collado, María Victoria. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; ArgentinaFil: Sarano, Judith. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas; ArgentinaFil: Retamozo, Maria Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; ArgentinaFil: Sattler, María E.. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Ministerio de Salud. Hospital Interzonal de Agudos "Eva Perón"; ArgentinaFil: Gamboa Cárdenas, Rocio V.. Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen; PerúFil: Cairoli, Ernesto. Universidad de la República; UruguayFil: Conti, Silvana M.. Hospital Provincial de Rosario; ArgentinaFil: Amezcua Guerra, Luis M.. Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez; MéxicoFil: Silveira, Luis H.. Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez; MéxicoFil: Borba, Eduardo F.. Universidade de Sao Paulo; BrasilFil: Pera, Mariana A.. Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos General San Martín; ArgentinaFil: Alba Moreyra, Paula B.. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina; ArgentinaFil: Arturi, Valeria. Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos General San Martín; ArgentinaFil: Berbotto, Guillermo A.. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Ministerio de Salud. Hospital Interzonal de Agudos "Eva Perón"; ArgentinaFil: Gerling, Cristian. Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos Dr Oscar Alende. Unidad de Reumatología y Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas; ArgentinaFil: Gobbi, Carla Andrea. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Medicina; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Gervasoni, Viviana L.. Hospital Provincial de Rosario; ArgentinaFil: Scherbarth, Hugo R.. Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos Dr Oscar Alende. Unidad de Reumatología y Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas; ArgentinaFil: Brenol, João C. Tavares. Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre; BrasilFil: Cavalcanti, Fernando. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; BrasilFil: Costallat, Lilian T. Lavras. Universidade Estadual de Campinas; BrasilFil: Da Silva, Nilzio A.. Universidade Federal de Goiás; BrasilFil: Monticielo, Odirlei A.. Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre; BrasilFil: Seguro, Luciana Parente Costa. Universidade de Sao Paulo; BrasilFil: Xavier, Ricardo M.. Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre; BrasilFil: Llanos, Carolina. Universidad Católica de Chile; ChileFil: Montúfar Guardado, Rubén A.. Instituto Salvadoreño de la Seguridad Social; El SalvadorFil: Garcia De La Torre, Ignacio. Hospital General de Occidente; MéxicoFil: Pineda, Carlos. Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación; MéxicoFil: Portela Hernández, Margarita. Umae Hospital de Especialidades Centro Medico Nacional Siglo Xxi; MéxicoFil: Danza, Alvaro. Hospital Pasteur Montevideo; UruguayFil: Guibert Toledano, Marlene. Medical-surgical Research Center; CubaFil: Reyes, Gil Llerena. Medical-surgical Research Center; CubaFil: Acosta Colman, Maria Isabel. Hospital de Clínicas; ParaguayFil: Aquino, Alicia M.. Hospital de Clínicas; ParaguayFil: Mora Trujillo, Claudia S.. Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins; PerúFil: Muñoz Louis, Roberto. Hospital Docente Padre Billini; República DominicanaFil: García Valladares, Ignacio. Centro de Estudios de Investigación Básica y Clínica; MéxicoFil: Orozco, María Celeste. Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica; ArgentinaFil: Burgos, Paula I.. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; ChileFil: Betancur, Graciela V.. Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica; ArgentinaFil: Alarcón, Graciela S.. Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; Perú. University of Alabama at Birmingahm; Estados Unido