Is an increased body mass index associated with a risk of cutaneous leishmaniasis? O índice de massa corporal aumentado é associado a risco de leishmaniose cutânea?
All adults (n = 334) living in Brejo do Mutambal, an endemic area for cutaneous leishmaniasis, were included in this study. Contrary to our initial hypothesis, it was observed that men (23.7 ± 3.2 vs. 22.1 ± 2.6 kg/m²) and women (24.1 ± 4.7 vs. 22.5 ± 3.4 kg/m²) with cutaneous leishmaniasis presente...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:ab9d2142248f4056816f3eb2c1873b6b 2023-05-15T15:02:53+02:00 Is an increased body mass index associated with a risk of cutaneous leishmaniasis? O índice de massa corporal aumentado é associado a risco de leishmaniose cutânea? Daniel Ferreira da Cunha Selma Freire de Carvalho da Cunha Adriana Guimarães Nunes Mário León Silva-Vergara 2009-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822009000500004 https://doaj.org/article/ab9d2142248f4056816f3eb2c1873b6b EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822009000500004 https://doaj.org/toc/0037-8682 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 doi:10.1590/S0037-86822009000500004 0037-8682 1678-9849 https://doaj.org/article/ab9d2142248f4056816f3eb2c1873b6b Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 42, Iss 5, Pp 494-495 (2009) Leishmaniose cutânea Estado nutricional Sobrepeso Obesidade Cutaneous leishmaniasis Nutritional status Overweight Obesity Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2009 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822009000500004 2022-12-31T03:00:14Z All adults (n = 334) living in Brejo do Mutambal, an endemic area for cutaneous leishmaniasis, were included in this study. Contrary to our initial hypothesis, it was observed that men (23.7 ± 3.2 vs. 22.1 ± 2.6 kg/m²) and women (24.1 ± 4.7 vs. 22.5 ± 3.4 kg/m²) with cutaneous leishmaniasis presented higher body mass index than the controls. Neste estudo, foram incluídos todos (nº =334) os adultos morando em Brejo do Mutambal, região endêmica para leishmaniose cutânea. Contrário à hipótese inicial, observou-se que homens (23,7 ± 3,2 vs. 22,1 ± 2,6kg/m²) e mulheres (24,1±4,7 vs. 22,5±3,4kg/m2) com leishmaniose cutânea apresentaram maior índice de massa corporal que os controles. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 42 5 494 495 |
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All adults (n = 334) living in Brejo do Mutambal, an endemic area for cutaneous leishmaniasis, were included in this study. Contrary to our initial hypothesis, it was observed that men (23.7 ± 3.2 vs. 22.1 ± 2.6 kg/m²) and women (24.1 ± 4.7 vs. 22.5 ± 3.4 kg/m²) with cutaneous leishmaniasis presented higher body mass index than the controls. Neste estudo, foram incluídos todos (nº =334) os adultos morando em Brejo do Mutambal, região endêmica para leishmaniose cutânea. Contrário à hipótese inicial, observou-se que homens (23,7 ± 3,2 vs. 22,1 ± 2,6kg/m²) e mulheres (24,1±4,7 vs. 22,5±3,4kg/m2) com leishmaniose cutânea apresentaram maior índice de massa corporal que os controles. |
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Is an increased body mass index associated with a risk of cutaneous leishmaniasis? O índice de massa corporal aumentado é associado a risco de leishmaniose cutânea? |
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Is an increased body mass index associated with a risk of cutaneous leishmaniasis? O índice de massa corporal aumentado é associado a risco de leishmaniose cutânea? |
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Is an increased body mass index associated with a risk of cutaneous leishmaniasis? O índice de massa corporal aumentado é associado a risco de leishmaniose cutânea? |
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Is an increased body mass index associated with a risk of cutaneous leishmaniasis? O índice de massa corporal aumentado é associado a risco de leishmaniose cutânea? |
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