Larissa Fortunato Araújo
Biographic Data
| ID | 3670133 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Larissa Fortunato Araújo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Larissa Fortunato |
| FAMILY NAME | Araújo |
| SIGNATURE | ARAÚJO L F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Federal do Ceará |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6695-0365 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Gender disparities in the association between racism and cardiometabolic multimorbidity in Brazil: The Pró-Saúde study
This study aimed to investigate the association between racism and cardiometabolic multimorbidity and explore whether gender can modify this association in the Brazilian context. Cross-sectional analysis of 2,765 participants from wave 4 of the Pró-Saúde longitudinal study (2011-2012). Logistic regression was used to investigate the association between race/color and cardiometabolic multimorbidity (physician diagnosis of two or more self-reported…
Relationship between exposure to lifetime sexual violence and the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in adulthood in Brazil: Insights from the National Health Survey
The aim is to assess associations between lifetime sexual violence and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in adults, examining gender differences. Cross-sectional analysis of 70,896 adults from Brazilian National Health Survey. Variables included lifetime sexual violence exposure and CVDs. All analyses were gender-stratified. Logistic regression estimated associations and 95% confidence intervals between exposures and outcomes (CVDs, myocardial infar…
Toxic events in adolescents from 2015 to 2022: Characteristics and factors associated with suicide attempts
The present study aimed to analyze toxic events among adolescents and to determine whether or not sociodemographic factors, the means of exposure, the class of the toxic agent and the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods were in fact associated with suicide attempts. This work was a cross-sectional study conducted with secondary data on adolescents exposed to toxic agents between 2015 and 2022, treated at the Center for Information and Toxicological…
Eventos tóxicos em adolescentes no período de 2015 a 2022: Características e fatores associados a tentativas de suicídio
O objetivo foi analisar os eventos tóxicos em adolescentes e se os fatores sociodemográficos, a forma de exposição, a classe do agente tóxico e o período pré e de pandemia estão associados às tentativas de suicídio. Estudo transversal com dados secundários de adolescentes expostos a agentes tóxicos entre 2015 e 2022, atendidos no Centro de Informação e Assistência Toxicológica no Ceará. Foram estimadas as razões de prevalências e seus respectivos…
Gravidez em meninas menores de 14 anos: Análise espacial no Brasil, 2011 a 2021
O objetivo foi analisar a distribuição espacial da gravidez em menores de 14 anos e seis meses segundo regiões e municípios brasileiros e características sociodemográficas e de saúde das parturientes e nascidos vivos. Estudo ecológico, analisando o Sistema de Informação sobre Nascidos Vivos (SINASC), 2011-2021, em três grupos etários (
Pregnancy in girls under 14 years old: Spatial analysis in Brazil, 2011-2021
The objective was to analyze the spatial distribution of pregnancy in children under 14 years and six months by Brazilian region and municipality and sociodemographic and health characteristics of pregnant women and live births. Ecological study analyzing the Live Birth Information System (SINASC) from 2011 to 2021 in three age groups (
Hipertensão em mulheres presas no Brasil: Muito além do biológico
Objetivou-se estimar a prevalência de hipertensão arterial (HA) e os fatores de risco associados em mulheres presas. Utilizou-se dados do Inquérito Nacional de Saúde na População Penitenciária Feminina e em Servidoras Prisionais, investigando-se características sociodemográficas, fatores das prisões, comportamentos e condições de saúde. As informações foram coletadas por meio de questionário autoaplicado, sendo a magnitude da associação estimada …
Untangle the relationship of muscle mass and bone mineral content on handgrip strength: Results of Elsa-Brasil
The study aims to investigate the independent association of muscle mass (MM) and bone mineral content (BMC) in the performance of the handgrip strength (HGS) test and whether there is effect modification by sex and age. In 12,491 participants from the ELSA-Brasil we estimated the associations between MM, BMC and HGS using linear regression models. All the analyses were performed for total population, also stratified for sex and age. For total po…
Family instability in childhood affects language and memory in adulthood: Results from the Pró-Saúde Study, Brazil
The study aims to investigate associations between adverse childhood psychosocial exposures and declarative memory, language, and executive function in adults with secondary schooling or more and without dementia. In 361 participants from the Pró-Saúde Study, we estimated associations between maternal educational attainment, principal source of the family ́s income, food insecurity, and childhood family structure and performance in learning, word…
Local Food Environment and Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods: Cross-Sectional Data from the Nutritionists’ Health Study—NutriHS
This study aimed to analyze whether community food environments are associated with individual food consumption among nutrition students and newly graduated nutritionists. This cross-sectional study used data from the Nutritionists' Health Study cohort, which included 357 undergraduate nutrition students from the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Exposure to the food environment was defined as the proximity and availability of food outlets within…
Relação de fatores pessoais e ambientais com a prevalência de deficiências físicas adquiridas no Brasil - estudo de base populacional
Objetivou estimar a relação de fatores pessoais e ambientais com a prevalência de deficiência física adquirida em adultos e idosos brasileiros. Realizado um estudo transversal com dados da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde (PNS) 2013. A variável resposta foi: autorrelato deficiência física adquirida. As variáveis explicativas de interesse foram: sexo, raça/cor, escolaridade, classe social, trabalho remunerado, plano de saúde, água canalizada e rede de e…
Birth weight is related with bone mineral content in adulthood: Results of Elsa-Brasil
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between birth weight and BMC, and whether this relationship differs between men and women. METHODS: A total of 10,159 participants from the ELSA-Brasil cohort were eligible for this analysis. The outcome was the Z-score of the ratio BMC (Kg)/height (m). The exposure was the low birth weight (
Association of social factors and health conditions with capacity and performance
OBJECTIVE Determine and measure the association of social factors and health conditions with worse capacity and performance levels. METHODS Dependent variables consisted of performance and capacity; independent variables comprised age, gender, level of education, personal income, and health conditions. Means (95%CI) of performance and capacity were presented according to the independent variables. Generalized linear models, using a mutual adjustm…
Body fat distribution and its risk for cardiovascular events in 10 years: Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (Elsa-Brasil)
Body fat distribution seems to have different effects in cardiovascular diseases (CVD). We aimed to estimate the associations between lower limbs and trunk fat ratio and the 10-year CVD risk, and isolated risk factors in men and women. A total of 10,917 participants from ELSA-Brasil were eligible for this cross-sectional study. Associations between lower limb/trunk fat ratio with the percentage of 10-year CVD risk - according to the Framingham Ri…
Behind bars: The burden of being a woman in Brazilian prisons
BACKGROUND: Brazil has the third largest prison population in the world. In 2016, the female prison population totaled 42,000, an increase of 656% over the population recorded in the early 2000s. The objective of this study was to describe the socialeconomic and reproductive health of women in Brazilian prisons, and the specific assistance received within the prison system. METHODS: This is a first of its kind national survey conducted in 15 fema…
Maternal education, anthropometric markers of malnutrition and cognitive function (Elsa-Brasil)
Early exposure to adverse social and nutritional conditions appear detrimental to semantic memory, learning, concentration, executive control and language among adults, independent of adulthood educational achievement
Evidências da contribuição dos programas de assistência ao idoso na promoção do envelhecimento saudável no Brasil
OBJECTIVE: To search the literature for evidence of the contribution of elderly health programs to the process of healthy aging in Brazil. METHODS: The databases Science Direct, SciELO, LILACS, IBECS, the Cochrane Library, and MEDLINE were searched to find articles focusing on initiatives developed for the elderly population and to promote healthy aging, providing a multidimensional evaluation of the quality of life of the elderly, and covering a…
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Evidências da contribuição dos programas de assistência ao idoso na promoção do envelhecimento saudável no Brasil
OBJECTIVE: To search the literature for evidence of the contribution of elderly health programs to the process of healthy aging in Brazil. METHODS: The databases Science Direct, SciELO, LILACS, IBECS, the Cochrane Library, and MEDLINE were searched to find articles focusing on initiatives developed for the elderly population and to promote healthy aging, providing a multidimensional evaluation of the quality of life of the elderly, and covering a…
Maternal education, anthropometric markers of malnutrition and cognitive function (Elsa-Brasil)
Early exposure to adverse social and nutritional conditions appear detrimental to semantic memory, learning, concentration, executive control and language among adults, independent of adulthood educational achievement
Behind bars: The burden of being a woman in Brazilian prisons
BACKGROUND: Brazil has the third largest prison population in the world. In 2016, the female prison population totaled 42,000, an increase of 656% over the population recorded in the early 2000s. The objective of this study was to describe the socialeconomic and reproductive health of women in Brazilian prisons, and the specific assistance received within the prison system. METHODS: This is a first of its kind national survey conducted in 15 fema…
Relação de fatores pessoais e ambientais com a prevalência de deficiências físicas adquiridas no Brasil - estudo de base populacional
Objetivou estimar a relação de fatores pessoais e ambientais com a prevalência de deficiência física adquirida em adultos e idosos brasileiros. Realizado um estudo transversal com dados da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde (PNS) 2013. A variável resposta foi: autorrelato deficiência física adquirida. As variáveis explicativas de interesse foram: sexo, raça/cor, escolaridade, classe social, trabalho remunerado, plano de saúde, água canalizada e rede de e…
Birth weight is related with bone mineral content in adulthood: Results of Elsa-Brasil
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between birth weight and BMC, and whether this relationship differs between men and women. METHODS: A total of 10,159 participants from the ELSA-Brasil cohort were eligible for this analysis. The outcome was the Z-score of the ratio BMC (Kg)/height (m). The exposure was the low birth weight (
Association of social factors and health conditions with capacity and performance
OBJECTIVE Determine and measure the association of social factors and health conditions with worse capacity and performance levels. METHODS Dependent variables consisted of performance and capacity; independent variables comprised age, gender, level of education, personal income, and health conditions. Means (95%CI) of performance and capacity were presented according to the independent variables. Generalized linear models, using a mutual adjustm…
Body fat distribution and its risk for cardiovascular events in 10 years: Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (Elsa-Brasil)
Body fat distribution seems to have different effects in cardiovascular diseases (CVD). We aimed to estimate the associations between lower limbs and trunk fat ratio and the 10-year CVD risk, and isolated risk factors in men and women. A total of 10,917 participants from ELSA-Brasil were eligible for this cross-sectional study. Associations between lower limb/trunk fat ratio with the percentage of 10-year CVD risk - according to the Framingham Ri…
Hipertensão em mulheres presas no Brasil: Muito além do biológico
Objetivou-se estimar a prevalência de hipertensão arterial (HA) e os fatores de risco associados em mulheres presas. Utilizou-se dados do Inquérito Nacional de Saúde na População Penitenciária Feminina e em Servidoras Prisionais, investigando-se características sociodemográficas, fatores das prisões, comportamentos e condições de saúde. As informações foram coletadas por meio de questionário autoaplicado, sendo a magnitude da associação estimada …
Untangle the relationship of muscle mass and bone mineral content on handgrip strength: Results of Elsa-Brasil
The study aims to investigate the independent association of muscle mass (MM) and bone mineral content (BMC) in the performance of the handgrip strength (HGS) test and whether there is effect modification by sex and age. In 12,491 participants from the ELSA-Brasil we estimated the associations between MM, BMC and HGS using linear regression models. All the analyses were performed for total population, also stratified for sex and age. For total po…
Family instability in childhood affects language and memory in adulthood: Results from the Pró-Saúde Study, Brazil
The study aims to investigate associations between adverse childhood psychosocial exposures and declarative memory, language, and executive function in adults with secondary schooling or more and without dementia. In 361 participants from the Pró-Saúde Study, we estimated associations between maternal educational attainment, principal source of the family ́s income, food insecurity, and childhood family structure and performance in learning, word…
Local Food Environment and Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods: Cross-Sectional Data from the Nutritionists’ Health Study—NutriHS
This study aimed to analyze whether community food environments are associated with individual food consumption among nutrition students and newly graduated nutritionists. This cross-sectional study used data from the Nutritionists' Health Study cohort, which included 357 undergraduate nutrition students from the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Exposure to the food environment was defined as the proximity and availability of food outlets within…
Gravidez em meninas menores de 14 anos: Análise espacial no Brasil, 2011 a 2021
O objetivo foi analisar a distribuição espacial da gravidez em menores de 14 anos e seis meses segundo regiões e municípios brasileiros e características sociodemográficas e de saúde das parturientes e nascidos vivos. Estudo ecológico, analisando o Sistema de Informação sobre Nascidos Vivos (SINASC), 2011-2021, em três grupos etários (
Pregnancy in girls under 14 years old: Spatial analysis in Brazil, 2011-2021
The objective was to analyze the spatial distribution of pregnancy in children under 14 years and six months by Brazilian region and municipality and sociodemographic and health characteristics of pregnant women and live births. Ecological study analyzing the Live Birth Information System (SINASC) from 2011 to 2021 in three age groups (
Toxic events in adolescents from 2015 to 2022: Characteristics and factors associated with suicide attempts
The present study aimed to analyze toxic events among adolescents and to determine whether or not sociodemographic factors, the means of exposure, the class of the toxic agent and the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods were in fact associated with suicide attempts. This work was a cross-sectional study conducted with secondary data on adolescents exposed to toxic agents between 2015 and 2022, treated at the Center for Information and Toxicological…
Eventos tóxicos em adolescentes no período de 2015 a 2022: Características e fatores associados a tentativas de suicídio
O objetivo foi analisar os eventos tóxicos em adolescentes e se os fatores sociodemográficos, a forma de exposição, a classe do agente tóxico e o período pré e de pandemia estão associados às tentativas de suicídio. Estudo transversal com dados secundários de adolescentes expostos a agentes tóxicos entre 2015 e 2022, atendidos no Centro de Informação e Assistência Toxicológica no Ceará. Foram estimadas as razões de prevalências e seus respectivos…
Gender disparities in the association between racism and cardiometabolic multimorbidity in Brazil: The Pró-Saúde study
This study aimed to investigate the association between racism and cardiometabolic multimorbidity and explore whether gender can modify this association in the Brazilian context. Cross-sectional analysis of 2,765 participants from wave 4 of the Pró-Saúde longitudinal study (2011-2012). Logistic regression was used to investigate the association between race/color and cardiometabolic multimorbidity (physician diagnosis of two or more self-reported…
Relationship between exposure to lifetime sexual violence and the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in adulthood in Brazil: Insights from the National Health Survey
The aim is to assess associations between lifetime sexual violence and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in adults, examining gender differences. Cross-sectional analysis of 70,896 adults from Brazilian National Health Survey. Variables included lifetime sexual violence exposure and CVDs. All analyses were gender-stratified. Logistic regression estimated associations and 95% confidence intervals between exposures and outcomes (CVDs, myocardial infar…
Medicine (12 works) · Demography (8 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Confidence interval (4 works) · Birth, Development, and Health (3 works) · Cross-sectional study (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Logistic regression (3 works)