Brazil is a large country, with an evolving economy, but marked social inequalities. The
population is formed by an admixture of native Brazilians, Europeans, and Africans; is …

Background This article analyses the epidemiological research developments in Latin
America and the Caribbean (LAC). It integrates the series commissioned by the International …

Background High blood pressure, blood glucose, serum cholesterol, and BMI are risk factors
for cardiovascular diseases and some of these factors also increase the risk of chronic …

Background Microvascular dysfunction is a marker of early vascular disease that predicts
cardiovascular events. Whether metabolically healthy obese individuals have impaired …

The electrocardiogram (ECG) is the most commonly used exam for the evaluation of
cardiovascular diseases. Here we propose that the age predicted by artificial intelligence …

Background There is increased interest in understanding why chronic kidney disease (CKD)
rates vary across races and socioeconomic groups. We investigated the distribution of …

The coexistence of obesity (body mass index, BMI> or= 30kg/m²) and underweight (BMI<=
20kg/m²) and related factors were investigated among all residents aged 60+ years in …

OBJECTIVE: A cohort study has been designed to identify predictors of adverse health
events in the elderly. The methodology of the study and preliminary descriptive results are …

Objectives Early menarche has been linked to higher risk of type 2 diabetes in Western and
Asian societies, yet whether age at menarche is associated with diabetes in Latin America …

Objective—There is little information about how much traditional cardiovascular risk factors
explain common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) variance. We aimed to …