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Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch

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ID4017295
NAMESandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch
GIVEN NAMESSandra Cristina Pereira Costa
FAMILY NAMEFuch
SIGNATUREFUCH S C P C
AFFILIATIONSUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
ORCID0000-0001-6351-9588
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS32
TOTAL CITATIONS121
AUTHOR COUNT32
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1989
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX7
  • Effect of recreational beach tennis on ambulatory blood pressure and physical fitness in hypertensive individuals (BAH study)

    Open Access•The BAH Study Group, Rodrigo Ferrari et al.•ARTICLE•BMC Public Health•2021

    ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03909321 . Registered on April 10, 2019

  • Role of health determinants in a measles outbreak in Ecuador

    Open Access•María F Rivadeneira, Sergio Luiz Bassanesi et al.•ARTICLE•BMC Public Health•2018

    In Ecuador, the parishes with the highest percentage of indigenous populations and those with the lowest vaccination coverage were the most vulnerable during the measles outbreak

  • Handling random errors and biases in methods used for short-term dietary assessment

    Open Access•Sinara Laurini Rossato, Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch et al.•ARTICLE•Revista de Saúde Pública•2014•References: 7

    Epidemiological studies have shown the effect of diet on the incidence of chronic diseases; however, proper planning, designing, and statistical modeling are necessary to obtain precise and accurate food consumption data. Evaluation methods used for short-term assessment of food consumption of a population, such as tracking of food intake over 24h or food diaries, can be affected by random errors or biases inherent to the method. Statistical mode…

  • Assessment of primary health care received by the elderly and health related quality of life

    Open Access•Vivian Carla Honorato Dos Santos De Carvalho, Sinara Laurini Rossato et al.•ARTICLE•BMC Public Health•2013

    This study showed higher PHC attributes attainment in units with FHS, regardless of the health problem. The degree of orientation to PHC increased the mental component score of quality of life

  • Afericoes e exames clinicos realizados nos participantes do Elsa-Brasil

    Open Access•José Geraldo Mill, Karina Pinto et al.•ARTICLE•Revista de Saúde Pública•2013•Cited by: 13•References: 30

    Este artigo descreve os exames clínicos realizados no Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto (ELSA-Brasil). Alguns deles (antropometria, pressão arterial e índice tornozelo-braquial) já têm uso clínico consolidado. Outros, como a velocidade de onda de pulso, variabilidade da frequência cardíaca e medida da espessura médio-intimal de carótidas, carecem de valor de referência na população brasileira não doente e podem constituir preditores importan…

  • Obstructive sleep apnea, detected by the Berlin Questionnaire

    Open Access•Daniela Massierer, Denis Martinez et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•2012

    Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a risk factor for coronary artery disease, remains under diagnosed. We investigated if OSA identified by the Berlin Questionnaire (BQ) is associated with the risk of coronary artery disease. Cases were patients referred for elective coronariography. The cases were classified with significant coronary lesions (stenosis > 50% in an epicardial coronary) or without significant coronary lesions. Controls were selected fr…

  • P2-245 Prevalence of hypertension in Brazil over the past 3 decades

    Rafael V Picon, G Riegel et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2011

    Introduction Hypertension has become a major public health concern in developing countries. We conducted a systematic review with meta-analysis of population-based studies in order to estimate the prevalence of hypertension among the Brazilian adult population. Methods Published cross-sectional and cohort studies conducted from 1980 to 2010 were independently identified by two reviewers, without language restriction, in the PubMed, Embase, LILACS…

  • P2-286 Systematic review with meta-analysis of population-based vs school-based studies of obesity prevalence among adolescents from Brazil

    Betina Soldateli, Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2011

    Introduction In Brazil, obesity prevalence in adolescents has been investigated in different regions and periods of time. Studies of school-based samples have low cost and are easily conducted, being widely used. Otherwise, population-based studies require greatest investments, more time and researches, besides high complexity to minimise bias. Objective To undertake meta-analysis of observational studies conducted in Brazilian adolescents to cal…

  • P1-505 Current diet vs dash diet assessed by food frequency questionnaire using food groups

    Sinara Laurini Rossato, F Moselle et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2011

    Introduction Dietary guidelines for hypertensive patients require methods able to identify food patterns and monitoring adherence, which could be based on a simplified Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) for food groups. Objective To develop a FFQ for food groups in order to easily recommend the DASH (Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension) diet for hypertensive patients. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among adults, aged 20 to 69 yea…

  • P2-155 Consumption of ultra-processed food is associated with blood pressure in hypertensive individuals

    R Lima, Randriely Merscher Sobreira de Lima et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2011

    Introduction The consumption of the ultra-processed food has been associated with a growing prevalence of chronic diseases. Objective To assess the effect of processed food consumption on systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure among hypertensive patients. Methods This cross-sectional study enrolled 125 patients, aged 30–80 years, followed-up on the outpatient Hypertension Clinic from a reference Center (Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Al…

  • P2-89 Quality of life is associated with accumulated risk factors for cardiovascular disease

    Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch, S C Fuchs et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2011

    Introduction Health-related quality of life (QoL) is largely affected by cardiovascular disease, but it not known the effect of accumulated risk factors. Objective To evaluate the association between cardiovascular risk factors and health-related QoL in a population-based sampling from southern Brazil. Methods This population-based cross-sectional study included 1858 adults, aged 18–90 years. Standardised interviews and measurements detected obes…

  • P2-88 Marital status is a risk factor for overweight and obesity, independently of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics

    Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch, S C Fuchs et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2011

    Introduction Marital status has been associated with lower quality of life and chronic conditions. Objective To evaluate the independent association of marital status with overweight and obesity in a population-based sample from southern Brazil. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in a population-based sampling of 1858 adults aged 18–90 years. Participants were interviewed at home, weight and height were measured to calculate body mass …

  • SP4-37 Metabolic syndrome prevalence and population attributable risk among HIV/Aids patients

    Paulo Ricardo de Alencastro, Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2011

    Background Metabolic syndrome comprises a set of aggregated risk factors, which increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus, and changes in the abnormality criteria account for differences in prevalence rates and in the population attributable risk. Objectives Verify the prevalence of metabolic syndrome according to the NCEP-ATPIII, IDF and the AHA/NHLBI, and the impact of each component on the diagnostic of metabolic…

  • P2-401 Effect of the age, gender and day of the week on ultra-processed food consumption

    Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch, S C Fuchs et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2011

    Introduction The consumption of the ultra-processed food items has emerged as a concern in public health. Objective To assess the effect of gender, age and day of the week on consumption of ultra-processed food items among adolescents and adults from southern Brazil. Methods A cross-sectional study investigated a population-based sample of 234 individuals, aged 11–90 years. Dietary data was obtained by 24-h recall. The food items were aggregated …

  • P2-258 Evaluation of the effectiveness of the pharmacotherapy follow-up on the treatment of hypertensive patients

    Felipe Rodrigues, M Castro et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2011

    Introduction The control rate of hypertension in the population is fair. Pharmaceutical Care is a recent approach, seeking to magnify therapeutic results. Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of the pharmacotherapy follow-up conducted by the Pharmacist on hypertension management. Methods The study is a historical cohort with a dynamic population of patients referred to an outpatient hypertension clinic. Patients were followed for 12 months. Th…

  • SP2-9 Diagnostic criteria of lipodystrophy in HIV-infected patients

    Paulo Ricardo de Alencastro, Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2011

    Introduction The prevalence of lipodystrophy ranges from 2 to 84% and the range of findings stems from differences between the populations studied and lack of standardised diagnostic criteria. The diagnosis of lipodystrophy is based on changes in body fat distribution with or without medical confirmation, objective measures of circumferences and skin folds or quantification of adiposity by dual emission x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) CT scan or MRI.…

  • SP3-93 Effect of the day of the week on dietary consumption assessed by food frequency questionnaire

    Sinara Laurini Rossato, Ruth Liane Henn et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2011

    Introduction The effect of the day of the week on nutrient intake on the overall consumption, collected by short reports, was notorious. However, it is still unknown for macronutrient intake collected by the food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Objective To evaluate the effect of data collect during the beginning and end of the week on macronutrient intake in data from FFQ applied in adolescents from southern Brazil. Methods A cross-sectional stud…

  • Development and validation of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ-Porto Alegre) for adolescent, adult and elderly populations from Southern Brazil

    Open Access•Ruth Liane Henn, Sandra Costa Fuch et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•2010•Cited by: 4•References: 20

    This study assessed the validity of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ-Porto Alegre), covering 135 food items, in comparison with the average of two consecutive 24-hour dietary recall questionnaires for adolescents, adults, and elderly who were randomly selected from a population-based survey. The Pearson correlation coefficients and cross-classification by quartiles of intake were used. The nutrients were log transformed and energy adjusted. Th…

  • Stressful life events and current psychological distress are associated with self-reported hypertension but not with true hypertension

    Open Access•Felipe Sparrenberger, Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch et al.•ARTICLE•BMC Public Health•2008

    Recent stressful life events and current psychological distress are not associated with hypertension. Associations between stress events and distress with self-reported hypertension are not intermediated by effects of stress on blood pressure, and may be ascribed to negative feeling about disease and not to the disease itself

  • Utilização de serviços ambulatoriais de saúde em Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

    Open Access•Juvenal S Dias-Da-Costa, Maria Teresa Anselmo Olinto et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•2008•Cited by: 11•References: 28

    Por meio de estudo transversal de base populacional, incluindo pessoas de ambos os sexos, de 20 a 69 anos, residentes na zona urbana de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, objetivou-se verificar características associadas a consultas médicas ambulatoriais acima da média. A média de consultas, com médico, no último ano foi 3,2, com desvio padrão 5,5. A análise foi realizada considerando-se dois desfechos: indivíduos com mais de oito consultas médi…

  • Clustering of risk factors for cardiovascular disease among women in Southern Brazil

    Open Access•Sandra Costa Fuch, Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•2008•Cited by: 3•References: 18

    The association between clustering of risk factors and self-reported cardiovascular disease among women was investigated in a cross-sectional study using a multistage population-based sample. Participants were interviewed at home about diabetes mellitus, physical activity, and diet pattern. Hypertension was defined as blood pressure > 140/90mmHg or use of anti-hypertensive medication. Cardiovascular disease included self-reported myocardial infar…

  • Epidemiology of leisure-time physical activity

    Open Access•Juvenal S Dias-Da-Costa, Pedro Rodrigues Curi Hallal et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•2005•Cited by: 22•References: 29

    We aimed to measure the prevalence of physical inactivity (PI) during leisure time and to identify variables associated with it in a southern Brazilian adult population. A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out, covering a multiple-stage sample of 1,968 subjects aged 20-69 years. Weekly participation in leisure-time physical activity was addressed. For each activity, energy expenditure was calculated using data on duration, metabo…

  • Cobertura do exame citopatológico na cidade de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

    Open Access•Juvenal S Dias-Da-Costa, Maria Teresa Anselmo Olinto et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•2003•Cited by: 14•References: 7

    No Brasil, a avaliação da efetividade de programas de prevenção e ações de saúde pública ainda são incipientes. Dessa forma, realizou-se um estudo transversal de base populacional envolvendo a saúde da população adulta residente na zona urbana da cidade de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, com o objetivo de verificar a evolução nos níveis de cobertura do exame citopatológico. Investigaram-se fatores associados com a não realização do procedimen…

  • Reliability of race assessment based on the race of the ascendants

    Open Access•Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch, Sandra C Fuchs et al.•ARTICLE•BMC Public Health•2002

    The assessment of race based on the race of ascendants showed reasonable agreement with the ascertainment done by trained interviewers and with the self-report of race. This method may be considered for evaluation of race in epidemiological surveys, since it is less time-consuming than the evaluation by interviewers

  • Risk and prognostic factors for diarrheal disease in Brazilian infants

    Open Access•Sandra Costa Fuch, Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•2002•Cited by: 3•References: 20

    The aim of this study was to examine the effect of demographic, socioeconomic, environmental, maternal reproductive, dietary, and nutritional variables on diarrhea risk and prognosis using a hierarchical framework. A case-control study of children aged 0-23 months in Greater Metropolitan Porto Alegre was conducted during the peak season for diarrhea in 1987-1988. Three groups were investigated, with 192 children each. The first group included hos…

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  • Epidemiology of leisure-time physical activity

    Open Access•Juvenal S Dias-Da-Costa, Pedro Rodrigues Curi Hallal et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•2005•Cited by: 22•References: 29

    We aimed to measure the prevalence of physical inactivity (PI) during leisure time and to identify variables associated with it in a southern Brazilian adult population. A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out, covering a multiple-stage sample of 1,968 subjects aged 20-69 years. Weekly participation in leisure-time physical activity was addressed. For each activity, energy expenditure was calculated using data on duration, metabo…

  • Modelo hierarquizado

    Open Access•Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch, Sandra C Fuchs et al.•ARTICLE•Revista de Saúde Pública•1996•Cited by: 20•References: 10

    Os estudos epidemiológicos de doenças que acometem as crianças geralmente envolvem grande número de variáveis. As associações entre potenciais fatores de risco e doença freqüentemente são avaliadas através de modelagem estatística sem descrição das estratégias empregadas. No estudo realizado apresenta-se uma abordagem hierarquizada aplicada à avaliação de fatores de risco para diarréia grave. As variáveis foram hierarquicamente agrupadas em carac…

  • Cobertura do exame citopatológico na cidade de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

    Open Access•Juvenal S Dias-Da-Costa, Maria Teresa Anselmo Olinto et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•2003•Cited by: 14•References: 7

    No Brasil, a avaliação da efetividade de programas de prevenção e ações de saúde pública ainda são incipientes. Dessa forma, realizou-se um estudo transversal de base populacional envolvendo a saúde da população adulta residente na zona urbana da cidade de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, com o objetivo de verificar a evolução nos níveis de cobertura do exame citopatológico. Investigaram-se fatores associados com a não realização do procedimen…

  • Afericoes e exames clinicos realizados nos participantes do Elsa-Brasil

    Open Access•José Geraldo Mill, Karina Pinto et al.•ARTICLE•Revista de Saúde Pública•2013•Cited by: 13•References: 30

    Este artigo descreve os exames clínicos realizados no Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto (ELSA-Brasil). Alguns deles (antropometria, pressão arterial e índice tornozelo-braquial) já têm uso clínico consolidado. Outros, como a velocidade de onda de pulso, variabilidade da frequência cardíaca e medida da espessura médio-intimal de carótidas, carecem de valor de referência na população brasileira não doente e podem constituir preditores importan…

  • Nutritional status of pregnant women

    Open Access•Luciana Bertoldi Nucci, Maria Ines Schmidt et al.•ARTICLE•Revista de Saúde Pública•2001•Cited by: 13•References: 7

    INTRODUCTION: Although obesity is well recognized as a current public health problem, its prevalence and impact among pregnant women have been less investigated in Brazil. The objective of the study was to evaluate the impact of pre-obesity and obesity among pregnant women, describing its prevalence and risk factors, and their association with adverse pregnancy outcomes. METHODS: A cohort of 5,564 pregnant women, aged 20 years or more, enrolled a…

  • Utilização de serviços ambulatoriais de saúde em Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

    Open Access•Juvenal S Dias-Da-Costa, Maria Teresa Anselmo Olinto et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•2008•Cited by: 11•References: 28

    Por meio de estudo transversal de base populacional, incluindo pessoas de ambos os sexos, de 20 a 69 anos, residentes na zona urbana de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, objetivou-se verificar características associadas a consultas médicas ambulatoriais acima da média. A média de consultas, com médico, no último ano foi 3,2, com desvio padrão 5,5. A análise foi realizada considerando-se dois desfechos: indivíduos com mais de oito consultas médi…

  • Avaliação da qualidade da informação sobre a causa básica de óbitos infantis no Rio Grande do Sul (Brasil)

    Open Access•Letícia Coelho Da Costa Nobre, Letícia C Nobre et al.•ARTICLE•Revista de Saúde Pública•1989•Cited by: 9•References: 7

    A partir de dados coletados para um estudo de casos e controles sobre mortalidade infantil por doenças infecciosas e desnutrição realizado em Porto Alegre e Pelotas, RS (Brasil), comparou-se as causas de óbito constantes do atestado médico com as causas obtidas através de uma revisão detalhada, realizada pela equipe da investigação. Concluiu-se que as estatísticas oficiais não são fidedignas, tendo havido sobre-registro de broncopneumonias (CID 4…

  • Uso de métodos anticoncepcionais e adequação de contraceptivos hormonais orais na cidade de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

    Open Access•Juvenal S Dias-Da-Costa, Denise P Gigante et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•2002•Cited by: 6•References: 8

    Realizou-se um estudo transversal de base populacional, com o objetivo de verificar a utilização de métodos contraceptivos e adequação do emprego de anticoncepcionais orais pelas mulheres de 20 a 49 anos, residentes na zona urbana da cidade de Pelotas. Os resultados foram comparados com outro estudo transversal de base populacional, realizado em 1992. Utilizou-se amostragem por conglomerados, incluindo-se 766 mulheres com idade entre 20 e 49 anos…

  • Development and validation of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ-Porto Alegre) for adolescent, adult and elderly populations from Southern Brazil

    Open Access•Ruth Liane Henn, Sandra Costa Fuch et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•2010•Cited by: 4•References: 20

    This study assessed the validity of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ-Porto Alegre), covering 135 food items, in comparison with the average of two consecutive 24-hour dietary recall questionnaires for adolescents, adults, and elderly who were randomly selected from a population-based survey. The Pearson correlation coefficients and cross-classification by quartiles of intake were used. The nutrients were log transformed and energy adjusted. Th…

  • Clustering of risk factors for cardiovascular disease among women in Southern Brazil

    Open Access•Sandra Costa Fuch, Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•2008•Cited by: 3•References: 18

    The association between clustering of risk factors and self-reported cardiovascular disease among women was investigated in a cross-sectional study using a multistage population-based sample. Participants were interviewed at home about diabetes mellitus, physical activity, and diet pattern. Hypertension was defined as blood pressure > 140/90mmHg or use of anti-hypertensive medication. Cardiovascular disease included self-reported myocardial infar…

  • Risk and prognostic factors for diarrheal disease in Brazilian infants

    Open Access•Sandra Costa Fuch, Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•2002•Cited by: 3•References: 20

    The aim of this study was to examine the effect of demographic, socioeconomic, environmental, maternal reproductive, dietary, and nutritional variables on diarrhea risk and prognosis using a hierarchical framework. A case-control study of children aged 0-23 months in Greater Metropolitan Porto Alegre was conducted during the peak season for diarrhea in 1987-1988. Three groups were investigated, with 192 children each. The first group included hos…

  • Attendance at day care centers increases the risk of childhood pneumonia among the urban poor in Fortaleza, Brazil

    Open Access•Walter Fonseca, Walter Luiz Moraes Sampaio Da Fonseca et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•1996•Cited by: 3•References: 14

    We carried out a case-control study to investigate risk factors for childhood pneumonia in two groups of 650 children aged under two years in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. The cases were children recruited at the main pediatric hospital with a radiological diagnosis of pneumonia, and controls were children of the same age group recruited from the neighbourhood of the cases. In this paper we focus on variables related to childcare practice…

  • Avaliação da qualidade da informação sobre a causa básica de óbitos infantis no Rio Grande do Sul (Brasil)

    Open Access•Letícia Coelho Da Costa Nobre, Letícia C Nobre et al.•ARTICLE•Revista de Saúde Pública•1989•Cited by: 9•References: 7

    A partir de dados coletados para um estudo de casos e controles sobre mortalidade infantil por doenças infecciosas e desnutrição realizado em Porto Alegre e Pelotas, RS (Brasil), comparou-se as causas de óbito constantes do atestado médico com as causas obtidas através de uma revisão detalhada, realizada pela equipe da investigação. Concluiu-se que as estatísticas oficiais não são fidedignas, tendo havido sobre-registro de broncopneumonias (CID 4…

  • Modelo hierarquizado

    Open Access•Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch, Sandra C Fuchs et al.•ARTICLE•Revista de Saúde Pública•1996•Cited by: 20•References: 10

    Os estudos epidemiológicos de doenças que acometem as crianças geralmente envolvem grande número de variáveis. As associações entre potenciais fatores de risco e doença freqüentemente são avaliadas através de modelagem estatística sem descrição das estratégias empregadas. No estudo realizado apresenta-se uma abordagem hierarquizada aplicada à avaliação de fatores de risco para diarréia grave. As variáveis foram hierarquicamente agrupadas em carac…

  • Attendance at day care centers increases the risk of childhood pneumonia among the urban poor in Fortaleza, Brazil

    Open Access•Walter Fonseca, Walter Luiz Moraes Sampaio Da Fonseca et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•1996•Cited by: 3•References: 14

    We carried out a case-control study to investigate risk factors for childhood pneumonia in two groups of 650 children aged under two years in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. The cases were children recruited at the main pediatric hospital with a radiological diagnosis of pneumonia, and controls were children of the same age group recruited from the neighbourhood of the cases. In this paper we focus on variables related to childcare practice…

  • The role of conceptual frameworks in epidemiological analysis

    Cesar G Victora, Sharon Huttly et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•1997

    BACKGROUND: This paper discusses appropriate strategies for multivariate data analysis in epidemiological studies. METHODS: In studies where determinants of disease are sought, it is suggested that the complex hierarchical inter-relationships between these determinants are best managed through the use of conceptual frameworks. Failure to take these aspects into consideration is common in the epidemiological literature and leads to underestimation…

  • Diagnóstico da hepatite C na prática médica

    Open Access•Ajacio Bandeira de Mello Brandão, Ajácio Brandão et al.•ARTICLE•Revista Panamericana de Salud…•2001

    The objective of this study was to review the literature concerning laboratory tests to detect hepatitis C virus infection, which have been available since 1989. The diagnosis of hepatitis C is mainly based on serological techniques and on molecular techniques. Serological techniques to detect hepatitis C virus antibodies are the method of choice to identify past or present infection. There are two types of serological assays: highly sensitive en…

  • Nutritional status of pregnant women

    Open Access•Luciana Bertoldi Nucci, Maria Ines Schmidt et al.•ARTICLE•Revista de Saúde Pública•2001•Cited by: 13•References: 7

    INTRODUCTION: Although obesity is well recognized as a current public health problem, its prevalence and impact among pregnant women have been less investigated in Brazil. The objective of the study was to evaluate the impact of pre-obesity and obesity among pregnant women, describing its prevalence and risk factors, and their association with adverse pregnancy outcomes. METHODS: A cohort of 5,564 pregnant women, aged 20 years or more, enrolled a…

  • Reliability of race assessment based on the race of the ascendants

    Open Access•Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch, Sandra C Fuchs et al.•ARTICLE•BMC Public Health•2002

    The assessment of race based on the race of ascendants showed reasonable agreement with the ascertainment done by trained interviewers and with the self-report of race. This method may be considered for evaluation of race in epidemiological surveys, since it is less time-consuming than the evaluation by interviewers

  • Risk and prognostic factors for diarrheal disease in Brazilian infants

    Open Access•Sandra Costa Fuch, Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•2002•Cited by: 3•References: 20

    The aim of this study was to examine the effect of demographic, socioeconomic, environmental, maternal reproductive, dietary, and nutritional variables on diarrhea risk and prognosis using a hierarchical framework. A case-control study of children aged 0-23 months in Greater Metropolitan Porto Alegre was conducted during the peak season for diarrhea in 1987-1988. Three groups were investigated, with 192 children each. The first group included hos…

  • Uso de métodos anticoncepcionais e adequação de contraceptivos hormonais orais na cidade de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

    Open Access•Juvenal S Dias-Da-Costa, Denise P Gigante et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•2002•Cited by: 6•References: 8

    Realizou-se um estudo transversal de base populacional, com o objetivo de verificar a utilização de métodos contraceptivos e adequação do emprego de anticoncepcionais orais pelas mulheres de 20 a 49 anos, residentes na zona urbana da cidade de Pelotas. Os resultados foram comparados com outro estudo transversal de base populacional, realizado em 1992. Utilizou-se amostragem por conglomerados, incluindo-se 766 mulheres com idade entre 20 e 49 anos…

  • Cobertura do exame citopatológico na cidade de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

    Open Access•Juvenal S Dias-Da-Costa, Maria Teresa Anselmo Olinto et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•2003•Cited by: 14•References: 7

    No Brasil, a avaliação da efetividade de programas de prevenção e ações de saúde pública ainda são incipientes. Dessa forma, realizou-se um estudo transversal de base populacional envolvendo a saúde da população adulta residente na zona urbana da cidade de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, com o objetivo de verificar a evolução nos níveis de cobertura do exame citopatológico. Investigaram-se fatores associados com a não realização do procedimen…

  • Epidemiology of leisure-time physical activity

    Open Access•Juvenal S Dias-Da-Costa, Pedro Rodrigues Curi Hallal et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•2005•Cited by: 22•References: 29

    We aimed to measure the prevalence of physical inactivity (PI) during leisure time and to identify variables associated with it in a southern Brazilian adult population. A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out, covering a multiple-stage sample of 1,968 subjects aged 20-69 years. Weekly participation in leisure-time physical activity was addressed. For each activity, energy expenditure was calculated using data on duration, metabo…

  • Stressful life events and current psychological distress are associated with self-reported hypertension but not with true hypertension

    Open Access•Felipe Sparrenberger, Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch et al.•ARTICLE•BMC Public Health•2008

    Recent stressful life events and current psychological distress are not associated with hypertension. Associations between stress events and distress with self-reported hypertension are not intermediated by effects of stress on blood pressure, and may be ascribed to negative feeling about disease and not to the disease itself

  • Utilização de serviços ambulatoriais de saúde em Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

    Open Access•Juvenal S Dias-Da-Costa, Maria Teresa Anselmo Olinto et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•2008•Cited by: 11•References: 28

    Por meio de estudo transversal de base populacional, incluindo pessoas de ambos os sexos, de 20 a 69 anos, residentes na zona urbana de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, objetivou-se verificar características associadas a consultas médicas ambulatoriais acima da média. A média de consultas, com médico, no último ano foi 3,2, com desvio padrão 5,5. A análise foi realizada considerando-se dois desfechos: indivíduos com mais de oito consultas médi…

  • Clustering of risk factors for cardiovascular disease among women in Southern Brazil

    Open Access•Sandra Costa Fuch, Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•2008•Cited by: 3•References: 18

    The association between clustering of risk factors and self-reported cardiovascular disease among women was investigated in a cross-sectional study using a multistage population-based sample. Participants were interviewed at home about diabetes mellitus, physical activity, and diet pattern. Hypertension was defined as blood pressure > 140/90mmHg or use of anti-hypertensive medication. Cardiovascular disease included self-reported myocardial infar…

  • Development and validation of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ-Porto Alegre) for adolescent, adult and elderly populations from Southern Brazil

    Open Access•Ruth Liane Henn, Sandra Costa Fuch et al.•ARTICLE•Cadernos de Saude Publica•2010•Cited by: 4•References: 20

    This study assessed the validity of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ-Porto Alegre), covering 135 food items, in comparison with the average of two consecutive 24-hour dietary recall questionnaires for adolescents, adults, and elderly who were randomly selected from a population-based survey. The Pearson correlation coefficients and cross-classification by quartiles of intake were used. The nutrients were log transformed and energy adjusted. Th…

  • P2-245 Prevalence of hypertension in Brazil over the past 3 decades

    Rafael V Picon, G Riegel et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2011

    Introduction Hypertension has become a major public health concern in developing countries. We conducted a systematic review with meta-analysis of population-based studies in order to estimate the prevalence of hypertension among the Brazilian adult population. Methods Published cross-sectional and cohort studies conducted from 1980 to 2010 were independently identified by two reviewers, without language restriction, in the PubMed, Embase, LILACS…

  • P2-286 Systematic review with meta-analysis of population-based vs school-based studies of obesity prevalence among adolescents from Brazil

    Betina Soldateli, Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2011

    Introduction In Brazil, obesity prevalence in adolescents has been investigated in different regions and periods of time. Studies of school-based samples have low cost and are easily conducted, being widely used. Otherwise, population-based studies require greatest investments, more time and researches, besides high complexity to minimise bias. Objective To undertake meta-analysis of observational studies conducted in Brazilian adolescents to cal…

  • P1-505 Current diet vs dash diet assessed by food frequency questionnaire using food groups

    Sinara Laurini Rossato, F Moselle et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2011

    Introduction Dietary guidelines for hypertensive patients require methods able to identify food patterns and monitoring adherence, which could be based on a simplified Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) for food groups. Objective To develop a FFQ for food groups in order to easily recommend the DASH (Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension) diet for hypertensive patients. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among adults, aged 20 to 69 yea…

  • P2-155 Consumption of ultra-processed food is associated with blood pressure in hypertensive individuals

    R Lima, Randriely Merscher Sobreira de Lima et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2011

    Introduction The consumption of the ultra-processed food has been associated with a growing prevalence of chronic diseases. Objective To assess the effect of processed food consumption on systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure among hypertensive patients. Methods This cross-sectional study enrolled 125 patients, aged 30–80 years, followed-up on the outpatient Hypertension Clinic from a reference Center (Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Al…

  • P2-89 Quality of life is associated with accumulated risk factors for cardiovascular disease

    Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch, S C Fuchs et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2011

    Introduction Health-related quality of life (QoL) is largely affected by cardiovascular disease, but it not known the effect of accumulated risk factors. Objective To evaluate the association between cardiovascular risk factors and health-related QoL in a population-based sampling from southern Brazil. Methods This population-based cross-sectional study included 1858 adults, aged 18–90 years. Standardised interviews and measurements detected obes…

  • P2-88 Marital status is a risk factor for overweight and obesity, independently of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics

    Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch, S C Fuchs et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2011

    Introduction Marital status has been associated with lower quality of life and chronic conditions. Objective To evaluate the independent association of marital status with overweight and obesity in a population-based sample from southern Brazil. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in a population-based sampling of 1858 adults aged 18–90 years. Participants were interviewed at home, weight and height were measured to calculate body mass …

  • SP4-37 Metabolic syndrome prevalence and population attributable risk among HIV/Aids patients

    Paulo Ricardo de Alencastro, Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2011

    Background Metabolic syndrome comprises a set of aggregated risk factors, which increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus, and changes in the abnormality criteria account for differences in prevalence rates and in the population attributable risk. Objectives Verify the prevalence of metabolic syndrome according to the NCEP-ATPIII, IDF and the AHA/NHLBI, and the impact of each component on the diagnostic of metabolic…

  • P2-401 Effect of the age, gender and day of the week on ultra-processed food consumption

    Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch, S C Fuchs et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2011

    Introduction The consumption of the ultra-processed food items has emerged as a concern in public health. Objective To assess the effect of gender, age and day of the week on consumption of ultra-processed food items among adolescents and adults from southern Brazil. Methods A cross-sectional study investigated a population-based sample of 234 individuals, aged 11–90 years. Dietary data was obtained by 24-h recall. The food items were aggregated …

  • P2-258 Evaluation of the effectiveness of the pharmacotherapy follow-up on the treatment of hypertensive patients

    Felipe Rodrigues, M Castro et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2011

    Introduction The control rate of hypertension in the population is fair. Pharmaceutical Care is a recent approach, seeking to magnify therapeutic results. Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of the pharmacotherapy follow-up conducted by the Pharmacist on hypertension management. Methods The study is a historical cohort with a dynamic population of patients referred to an outpatient hypertension clinic. Patients were followed for 12 months. Th…

  • SP2-9 Diagnostic criteria of lipodystrophy in HIV-infected patients

    Paulo Ricardo de Alencastro, Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2011

    Introduction The prevalence of lipodystrophy ranges from 2 to 84% and the range of findings stems from differences between the populations studied and lack of standardised diagnostic criteria. The diagnosis of lipodystrophy is based on changes in body fat distribution with or without medical confirmation, objective measures of circumferences and skin folds or quantification of adiposity by dual emission x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) CT scan or MRI.…

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