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Denise P Gigante

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Oliveira I, Mintem G, Oliveira P, Freitas D, Brum C, Wehrmeister F, et al.
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis . 2020 Jun; 30(8):1289-1298. PMID: 32576415
Background And Aims: Uric acid, the end-product of human purine metabolism, is associated with hypertension, diabetes and obesity. It has also been independently associated with the onset of chronic kidney...
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Calthorpe L, Gigante D, Horta B, Ong K
Ann Hum Biol . 2020 Feb; 47(1):18-24. PMID: 32028806
Earlier age at menarche (AAM), a marker of puberty timing in females, has been associated with a higher likelihood of adolescent risk-taking behaviours and variably associated with educational attainment. To...
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Vianna C, Horta B, Gonzalez M, Franca G, Gigante D, Barros F
Nutrition . 2019 Jan; 61:38-42. PMID: 30684850
Objectives: Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is an early marker of arterial stiffness and a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Body fat measures, such as body mass index (BMI), waist...
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Andrade R, Gigante D, de Oliveira I, Horta B
BMC Endocr Disord . 2018 Nov; 18(1):80. PMID: 30400868
Background: Proinsulin connecting peptide (C-Peptide) is a marker of the beta-cell function and has been considered a marker of insulin resistance whose evidence suggests were associated with cardiovascular mortality. Our...
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Surkan P, Sakyi K, Hu A, Olinto M, Goncalves H, Horta B, et al.
Rev Saude Publica . 2018 May; 52:61. PMID: 29791680
Objective: To investigate how stressful life events and social support relate to central adiposity in Southern Brazil. Methods: Data included information from 802 participants in the 1982 Pelotas Birth Cohort...
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De Lucia Rolfe E, Araujo de Franca G, Vianna C, Gigante D, Miranda J, Yudkin J, et al.
PLoS One . 2018 Apr; 13(4):e0192196. PMID: 29641597
Early life stunting may have long-term effects on body composition, resulting in obesity-related comorbidities. We tested the hypothesis that individuals stunted in early childhood may be at higher cardiometabolic risk...
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Oliveira P, Wehrmeister F, Horta B, Perez-Padilla R, Araujo de Franca G, Gigante D, et al.
BMC Pulm Med . 2017 Nov; 17(1):157. PMID: 29179743
Background: Several studies have verified body fat distribution in association with pulmonary function (PF), mainly waist circumference, but few have used measures able to distinguish abdominal fat compartments. The present...
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Schuch H, Peres K, Demarco F, Horta B, Gigante D, Peres M, et al.
J Clin Periodontol . 2017 Nov; 45(4):394-403. PMID: 29178171
Aims: To quantify the impact of life course income trajectories on periodontitis in adulthood. Materials And Methods: Data from the 1982 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study, Brazil, were used. Information on...
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Nascimento G, Peres M, Mittinty M, Peres K, Do L, Horta B, et al.
Am J Epidemiol . 2017 Feb; 185(6):442-451. PMID: 28174825
We aimed to estimate hypothetical effects of habits (smoking, alcohol consumption, and fat and carbohydrates consumption) combined with diet-induced overweight/obesity on the risk of periodontitis. The risk of any periodontitis,...
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Horta B, Victora C, Loret de Mola C, Quevedo L, Pinheiro R, Gigante D, et al.
J Pediatr . 2017 Jan; 182:85-91.e3. PMID: 28063689
Objective: To assess the associations of birthweight, nutritional status and growth in childhood with IQ, years of schooling, and monthly income at 30 years of age. Study Design: In 1982,...