Background: One of the major challenges Brazilian Ministry Health is to foster interest in breast cancer screening (BCS), especially among women at high risk. Strategies have been developed promote early identification mainly by Pink October campaigns. The massive number queries conducted through Google creates traffic data that can be analyzed show unrevealed cycles and their seasonalities.

Insulin resistance can be assessed by the Triglyceride-Glucose Index (TyG), a simple, low-cost, and easy-to-apply method.To assess predictive capacity of TyG index about cardiovascular risk identify its cutoff point in population at cardiometabolic risk.Cross-sectional study with 264 individuals (54.9% women, age: 43.1 ± 16.3 years). Demographic, anthropometric, clinical-laboratory, lifestyle data were collected. The was determined using formula Ln [fasting triglycerides (mg/dL) × fasting...

This study examined gender differences in the association between work–family conflict and self-rated health evaluated effect of educational attainment. We used baseline data from ELSA-Brasil, a cohort civil servants six Brazilian state capitals. Our samples included 12,017 active workers aged 34–72 years. Work–family was measured by four indicators measuring effects work on family, family lack time for leisure personal care. Women experienced more frequent conflict, but both genders,...

Background: Few studies have evaluated the impact of branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) intake on risk obesity in adults. The results are contradictory, and causality has not been explored. This study assessed association between BCAA incidence among Brazilian adults investigated potential moderating role plant-based index (PDI) this relationship. Methods: A longitudinal was conducted 2016 2022, with 3090 participants (2043 women, 1047 men; mean age 34 years) from Cohort Universities Minas...

The aim of this study is to identify maternal consumption processed and ultra-processed foods verify the factors associated with supply these Brazilian children. This a cross-sectional 231 mothers children aged from 6 24 months. mother's children's food was measured using three 24-hour recalls. consumed were categorised according NOVA classification. data analysed by multinomial logistic regression. child's age (T2: OR = 1.17, p<.001; T3: 1.23, p<.001), absence breast milk (T3: 3.82, p=.006)...

Abstract Objective The present study aimed to investigate whether the visceral adiposity index (VAI) is an effective predictor identify unhealthy metabolic phenotype by comparing normal-weight and overweight individuals. Design A population-based cross-sectional study. Data were collected interviews, anthropometric evaluation, dietetic, clinical laboratory tests. area under receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUC) prevalence ratio (PR), obtained from Poisson regression, used compare...

Background Work‐family conflict and time scarcity may affect health. We investigated the association between these issues migraine, taking into account job strain. Methods Baseline data from ELSA‐Brasil (6,183 women; 5,664 men) included four indicators of work‐family conflict: time‐ strain‐based interference work with family (TB‐WFC, SB‐WFC), (FWC) lack for personal care leisure (LOT). Migraine was classified according to International Headache Society criteria. Results Among women, definite...

To assess the association between job strain and binge eating as well effect-modifying influence of body mass index (BMI) on this association.A total 11,951 active civil servants from multicenter Brazilian Longitudinal Study Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) was included in cross-sectional analysis. Job assessed using Demand-Control-Support Questionnaire. Binge defined a large amount food with sense lack control over what how much is eaten less than 2 hours at least twice week. Multiple logistic...

Methodological issues are pointed to as the main sources of inconsistencies in studies about association between job strain and blood pressure (BP)/hypertension. Our aim was analyze relationship whole BP distribution, well potential differences by gender, age, use antihypertensives. Additionally, we addressed relating operationalization exposure outcome variables that influence study their inter-relations. We evaluated baseline date 12,038 participants enrolled Brazilian Longitudinal Study...

Dietary patterns have been pointed out as useful diet quality indicators, but evidence about their relationship to metabolic phenotypes is still scarce. Thus, the present study aimed verify between dietary and in Brazilian adults.

Obesity is associated with premature mortality in adults; however, this association has been inconsistent the older adult population. In addition, there a lack of specific cutoff points for indicators negative health outcomes adults. Methods: This prospective study 796 non-institutionalized Data on sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle, food consumption, and nutritional status were obtained at baseline. Generalized additive models used to identify waist circumference (WC)...

"Pardos" and blacks in Brazil the USA are at greater risk of developing arterial hypertension than whites, causes this inequality still little understood. Psychosocial contextual factors, including racial discrimination, indicated as conditions associated with inequality. The aim study was to identify association between perceived discrimination hypertension. evaluated 14,012 workers from ELSA-Brazil baseline population. Perceived measured by Lifetime Major Events Scale, adapted Portuguese....

Different analytical techniques have been used to study the determinants of overweight. However, certain commonly may be limited by continuous nature and skewed distribution body mass index (BMI) data. In this article, different regression models are compared identify best approach for analysing predictors BMI.Data collected on 2270 nurses at 18 public hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, RJ (2010-2011) were analysed (80.6 % respondents). The explanatory variables considered age, marital status,...

We aimed to evaluate the association between caffeine intake and sleep time in Brazilian adults. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 6,356 participants from Cohort of Universities Minas Gerais (CUME Study). Data collected through an online self-report questionnaire. Of total, 31.9% had insufficient sleep. Women were found less than men (64.1 vs. 35.9%; p < 0.001), as well being more likely consume higher doses (55.2%, 0.001). Coffee (35.7%), dark chocolate (25.2%), milk (15.2%),...