Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Aug 2022
Determination of aflatoxin M1 in breast milk and related factors.
Breastfeeding in women with aflatoxin M1 exposure may be a risk factor for the newborn. Thus, it is crucial to determine aflatoxin M1 levels in breast milk and raise mothers' awareness about nutrition in lactation and other periods. This study was carried out to determine aflatoxin M1 contamination in milk samples taken from mothers who gave birth. ⋯ This study emphasized the importance of monitoring aflatoxin M1 levels in breast milk for infant health. It is thought that nutrition education given to mothers during pregnancy will significantly impact aflatoxin M1 results. In addition, the dangers of mycotoxins in mother-infant nutrition should be emphasized regularly in health education.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Aug 2022
The effect of nutritional scores on mortality in COVID-19 patients.
While studies on the treatment for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continue all over the world, factors that increase the risk of severe disease have also been the subject of research. Malnutrition has been considered an independent risk factor. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the clinical effect of dietary habits and evaluate the prognostic value of the Controlling Nutritional Status score in the COVID-19 patients we followed up. ⋯ Higher Controlling Nutritional Status scores may be effective in determining in-hospital mortality in patients with COVID-19. Nutrition scores can be used as a useful and effective parameter to determine prognosis in patients with COVID-19.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Aug 2022
Effects of statin response on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of statin response on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. ⋯ The present study showed that over half of the patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction did not exhibit optimal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol response to statin. These patients have an increased risk of future major adverse cardiovascular events.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Aug 2022
Relationship between frailty, according to three frail scores, and clinical and laboratory parameters of the geriatric patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The term "frailty in the elderly" has become increasingly important with the increase of the elderly population, especially in diabetic subjects. Frailty is established by various scoring scales, such as Edmonton, Frail, and Prisma-7 scores. We aimed to evaluate the association between frailty and clinical and laboratory parameters of the geriatric type 2 diabetic patients. ⋯ We suggest that Edmonton frail score is superior to Frail and Prisma-7 scores in determining frailty in geriatric patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, since it is associated with both increased risk of hospitalization and mortality within 6 months.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Aug 2022
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios of overweight children and adolescents.
This study aimed to compare neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio of overweight children and adolescents with the eutrophic ratios and to verify whether these ratios are associated with age, inflammation, Z-score of body mass index, and waist-to-height ratio. ⋯ The ratios did not differ between the overweight and non-overweight groups. There was a direct and independent association of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio with overweight, not observed in neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio. The ratios have significantly increased according to the age of the participants.