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Preterm birth (PTB) and postpartum depression (PPD) are important public health issues, and although literature mainly supports the association between them, some reviews have highlighted methodological limitations in the studies in this field, restricting the interpretation of such finding. This study aimed at assessing the association between PTB and PPD, by comparing groups of preterm and full-term mothers in two Brazilian cities with contrasting sociodemographic indicators. This prospective convenience cohort study assessed 1421 women during pregnancy, at childbirth, and in the postpartum period. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was administrated to assess PPD within 6 months after delivery and women were considered probably depressed if scores were EDPS ≥ 12. PTB was defined as the delivery before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. A multivariate Poisson regression was used to estimate relative risk for PPD in mothers of preterm infants, and the final analysis models were adjusted for psychosocial variables, selected according to the directed acyclic graph (DAG) approach. Frequencies of PPD were not significantly different in mothers of preterm and full-term infants, in neither city. In the final adjusted model, PTB was not associated with PPD. The association between PTB and PPD was not confirmed in two large samples from two Brazilian cities with contrasting socioeconomic profile. However, maternal health during pregnancy plays an important role in predicting PPD. Prenatal care should promote maternal mental health as an effort towards decreasing unfavored outcomes for mothers, infants, and families.

Longitudinal studies evaluating the relationship between UPF consumption and the incidence of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) and its components are still scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of UPF consumption on the incidence of MetS and its components in adults. A prospective study was conducted with 896 participants from the 1978/79 Ribeirão Preto cohort, São Paulo, Brazil. UPF consumption was evaluated in %kcal and %g at ages 23–25 years. Incidence of MetS and its components were estimated at ages 37–39 years, according to the Joint Interim Statement criteria. Poisson regression was used to assess associations, and interactions with sex were investigated. UPF consumption had no association with MetS (%kcal Adjusted PR: 1.00; 95% CI: 0.99–1.01; %g Adjusted PR: 1.00; 95% CI: 0.99–1.01). However, women with higher UPF consumption, in %kcal and %g, had a higher risk of abdominal obesity (%kcal: p = 0.030; %g: p = 0.003); and women with higher UPF consumption, in %g, had a higher risk of low HDL-cholesterol (p = 0.041). For the other components of MetS, no significant associations were observed in either sex. These findings suggest evidence of no association between UPF consumption and MetS; however, consumption of UPF was associated with increased WC and low HDL-c, but only in women.

The aim of this study was to investigate the association of sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, maternal reproductive profile and prenatal and childbirth care with neonatal near miss (NNM) morbidity in four birth cohorts. This study involved four population-based birth cohorts: Ribeirão Preto (RP) and São Luís (SL) (2010), Pelotas 2004 (PEL04) and 2015 (PEL15). NNM was defined when one or more of the following conditions were present: birthweight

Objective To identify the sociodemographic factors and prenatal behavior characteristics associated with unplanned pregnancy. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted of mothers of newborns enrolled in a birth cohort in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil. Questionnaires were administered to postpartum women. Multiple logistic regression was used to identify sociodemographic predictors of unplanned pregnancy and to evaluate the association with adherence to prenatal care recommendations. Results The cohort included 7608 mothers: 7541 (99.1%) answered the interview and 4056 (53.8%) had an unplanned pregnancy. Adolescents were more likely to have an unplanned pregnancy (odds ratio [OR] 1.87; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.50-2.34) as were women over 40 (OR 1.74; 95% CI 1.22-2.47). Pregnancy during adolescence (OR 1.27; 95% CI 1.09-1.48), being single (OR 7.56; 95% CI 5.98-9.56), having two or more previous births (OR 1.73; 95% CI 1.52-1.97), and being of a lower socioeconomic status were also predictors. Lack or late initiation of prenatal care, attendance at less than six prenatal visits, drinking alcohol, and smoking during pregnancy were associated with unplanned pregnancy. Conclusion Unplanned pregnancies disproportionately affect women at extremes of age, single, and of low socioeconomic status. These women are less likely to adhere to prenatal care.

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental disorders cooccur in adulthood, which is why their determinants and common risk factors should be addressed at an early age. Therefore, we estimated the association of the major risk factors for NCDs with depression and suicide risk by structural equation modeling considering pathways triggered by social vulnerability or mediated by obesity. This population-based study included 2,515 Brazilian adolescents. The following exposures were the major risk factors for NCDs: substance use behaviors (variable deduced from alcohol, tobacco, and drug use), physical inactivity, and components of unhealthy eating markers (added sugar and saturated fat). Obesity was assessed using the fat mass index. The outcomes were depression and suicide risk. Depression was associated with substance use behaviors (SC = 0.304; p < 0.001), added sugar (SC = 0.094; p = 0.005), and females (SC = 0.310; p < 0.001). Suicide risk was also associated with substance use behaviors (SC = 0.356; p < 0.001), added sugar (SC = 0.100; p = 0.012), and females (SC = 0.207; p < 0.001). In adolescents, these associations may help explain the cluster of NCDs and mental disorders in adulthood. As doenças não transmissíveis (DNT) e transtornos mentais podem ocorrer simultaneamente na vida adulta, razão pela qual seus determinantes e fatores de risco comuns devem ser abordados em idade precoce. Portanto, estimamos a associação entre os principais fatores de risco para DNT e a depressão e risco de suicídio através da modelagem de equações estruturais, considerando os caminhos desencadeados pela vulnerabilidade social ou mediados pela obesidade. Este estudo de base populacional incluiu 2.515 adolescentes brasileiros. As exposições foram os principais fatores de risco para DNT: comportamento de risco viciante (variável latente deduzida a partir do uso de álcool, tabaco e drogas), inatividade física e componentes da dieta não saudável (açúcar de adição e gordura saturada). A obesidade foi avaliada pelo índice de massa gorda. Os desfechos foram depressão e risco de suicídio. Comportamento de risco viciante (CP = 0,304; p < 0,001), açúcar de adição (CP = 0,094; p = 0,005) e sexo feminino (CP = 0,310; p < 0,001) estiveram associados à depressão. Comportamento de risco viciante (CP = 0,356; p < 0,001), açúcar de adição (CP = 0,100; p = 0,012) e sexo feminino (CP = 0,207; p < 0,001) também estiveram associados ao risco de suicídio. Comportamento de risco viciante e açúcar de adição estiveram associados à depressão e ao risco de suicídio em adolescentes, fato este que pode ajudar a explicar o agrupamento de DNT e transtornos mentais na vida adulta. Las enfermedades no comunicables (ENTs) y los desórdenes mentales ocurren en la etapa adulta, un hecho que da impulso para dirigirse a sus determinantes y factores de riesgo comunes a una edad temprana. Por ello estimamos la asociación de los mayores factores de riesgo para ENTs con la depresión y riesgo de suicidio mediante un modelo de ecuación estructural, considerando trayectorias derivadas de la vulnerabilidad social o mediadas por la obesidad. Este estudio basado en población incluyó a 2.515 adolescentes brasileños. Las exposiciones fueron los mayores factores de riesgo para las ENTs: comportamiento en el uso de sustancias (variable latente deducida del alcohol, tabaco y consumo de drogas), inactividad física y componentes de marcadores de consumo de comida insana (azúcar añadido y grasas saturadas). La obesidad fue evaluada usando el índice de masa grasa. Los resultados fueron depresión y riesgo de suicidio. Los comportamientos en el uso de sustancias (CE = 0,304; p < 0,001), azúcar añadido (CE = 0,094; p = 0,005), y sexo femenino (CE = 0,310; p < 0,001) estuvieron asociados con depresión. Comportamientos en el consumo de sustancias (CE = 0,356; p < 0,001) y azúcar añadido (CE = 0,100; p = 0,012) y el sexo femenino (CE = 0,207; p < 0,001) estuvieron también asociados con el riesgo de suicidio. Los comportamientos en el consumo de sustancias y de azúcar añadido, estuvieron asociados con la depresión y el riesgo de suicidio en adolescentes, un hecho que puede ayudar a explicar la concentración de ENTs y desórdenes mentales en la etapa adulta.

Preeclampsia is a multifactorial disease. Among these factors, untreated hypertension during pregnancy can result in high morbidity and mortality rates and may also be related to the future development of cardiovascular diseases.Therefore, this systematic review aimed to determine the association of previous preeclampsia with the future development of cardiovascular diseases. Studies on the association between preeclampsia and future cardiovascular diseases published in the last 10 years (2009–2019) were identified from the PubMed/Medline (207 articles), Embase (nine articles), and Cochrane (three articles) databases using the keywords ‘‘preeclampsia’’ and ‘‘future cardiovascular diseases’’, ‘‘preeclampsia’’ and ‘‘future heart attack’’, and ‘‘preeclampsia’’ and ‘‘future cardiac disease’’. After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 15 articles were analyzed by systematic review and meta-analysis according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The meta-analysis and the determination of the quality of the articles were conducted using RevMan software, version 5.3. Statistically significant differences were observed between the control and previous preeclampsia groups with respect to systolic blood pressure (mean difference [MD] 4.32; 95% confidence interval [95%CI] 3.65, 4.99; po0.001), diastolic blood pressure (MD: 2.11; 95%CI: 1.68, 2.55; po0.0001), and insulin level (MD: 2.80; 95% CI: 0.50, 5.11; po0.001). Body mass index (MD: 2.57, 95%CI: 2.06, 3.07; p=0.0001), total cholesterol (MD: 10.39; 95% CI: 8.91, 11.87; p=0.0001), HDL (MD: 2.83; 95%CI: 2.20, 3.46; p=0.0001), and LDL (MD: 1.77; 95%CI: 0.42, 3.13; p=0.0001) also differed significantly between groups. Thus, the results of the present study showed that women with a history of preeclampsia were more likely to develop cardiovascular disease.

The association between periodontopathogenic microbiota and preterm birth (PTB) has been overly studied. However, the biological mechanisms involved are little known. The objective is to evaluate the effect of periodontopathogenic bacteria burden (PBB), periodontal disease and other infections during pregnancy on preterm birth (PTB), through Structural Equation Modeling. This was a case–control study nested in a prospective cohort called BRISA, including 330 pregnant women, 110 cases and 220 controls. This study included the following variables: cytokines interleukin-10 (IL-10) and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), periodontal disease, PBB, age, socioeconomic status (SES), systemic infections and PTB. The correlations between variables were analyzed using Standardized Coefficient (SC). Greater PBB interfered positively with the occurrence of periodontal disease (SC: 0.027; p: 0.011), but these were not associated with the cytokines studied, nor with PTB. The lower serum levels of IL-10 (SC − 0.330; p 0.022) and TGF-β (SC − 0.612; p

Background The excess adiposity, even in the absence of diseases, is responsible for a decline in pulmonary function, which is considered a predictor of mortality and a risk factor for diseases in several epidemiological studies. However, studies on the association between obesity and pulmonary function have found only few associations or inconclusive results. The aim of the study is to evaluate the association between body composition and spirometric parameters, comparing simple obesity measures such as body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference with more precise body composition measurements such as dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and air-displacement plethysmography (BOD POD). Methods This is an observational, cross-sectional study that used data from the 1978/79 Ribeirão Preto birth cohort (São Paulo, Brazil). The study included 1746 participants from the 5th follow-up of the cohort. Linear regressions were calculated to evaluate the association between BMI, waist circumference, waist–height ratio (WHtR), BOD POD- and DXA-measured fat mass percentage, and spirometric parameters FEV1, and FVC. Results For every 1-kg/m2 BMI increase, FVC decreased by 13 ml in males and by 6 ml in females and FEV1 decreased by 11 ml and 5 ml, respectively. Regarding body composition measurements, for a 1% increase in fat mass assessed by BOD POD, FVC decreased by 16 ml in males and by 8 ml in females and FEV1 decreased by 13 ml and 7 ml, respectively. Hence, negative associations between body measurements and FEV1 and FVC were observed in both genders, especially when using the fat mass measurement and were more expressive in men. Conclusion The anthropometric and body composition parameters were negatively associated with the spirometric variables FVC and FEV1. We have also observed that simple measures such as waist-height ratio were sufficient to detect the association of body composition with pulmonary function reduction.

Our objective was to estimate the prevalence of excess weight and obesity, according to sex and income in the RPS Brazilian Birth Cohort Consortium (Ribeirão Preto, Pelotas, and São Luís). Participants in the Ribeirão Preto (1978/1979 and 1994), Pelotas (1982, 1993 and 2004) and São Luís (1997/1998) birth cohorts were included in different follow-ups from 7 years old onwards. Excess weight (overweight and obesity) were assessed by body mass index. The highest prevalences were observed in Ribeirão Preto (excess weight: 27.7% at 9-11 and 47.1% at 22-23 years; obesity: 8.6% at 9-11 and 19.8% at 22-23 years) while the smallest was in São Luís (excess weight: 5.4 to 7-9 and 17.2% at 18-19 years; obesity: 1.8% at 7-9 and 3.6% at 18-19 years). The younger the cohort, the greater the prevalence of excess weight and obesity when comparing similar age groups. Increases in obesity prevalence were greater than in excess weight prevalence. Women had lower excess weight prevalence in older cohorts and higher obesity prevalence in younger cohorts. Higher excess weight and obesity prevalence were observed in higher income children and adolescents, and in poorer adults. Differences in the prevalence of excess weight and obesity evidenced that individuals from younger cohorts are more exposed to this morbidity, as well as those who were born in the most developed city, low-income adults as well as children and adolescents belonging to families of the highest income tertile. Therefore, the results of this study indicate the need to prioritize actions aimed at younger individuals. O estudo teve como objetivo estimar as prevalências de excesso de peso e de obesidade, de acordo com sexo e renda, no Consórcio RPS (Ribeirão Preto, Pelotas e São Luís) de coorte de nascimentos brasileiros. Os participantes nas coortes de Ribeirão Preto (1978/1979 e 1994), Pelotas (1982, 1993 e 2004) e São Luís (1997/1998) foram incluídos em diferentes seguimentos a partir dos sete anos de idade. O excesso de peso (sobrepeso e obesidade) e a obesidade foram avaliados pelo índice de massa corporal. As maiores prevalências foram observadas em Ribeirão Preto (excesso de peso: 27,7% aos 9-11 e 47,1% aos 22-23 anos; obesidade: 8,6% aos 9-11 e 19,8% aos 22-23 anos) e as menores taxas em São Luís (excesso de peso: 5,4% aos 7-9 e 17,2% aos 18-19 anos; obesidade: 1,8% aos 7-9 e 3,6% aos 18-19 anos). Quanto mais jovem a coorte, maior a prevalência de excesso de peso e de obesidade, na comparação entre grupos etários semelhantes. O aumento na prevalência de obesidade foi maior que na prevalência de excesso de peso. As mulheres tiveram menor prevalência de excesso de peso nas coortes mais velhas e maior prevalência de obesidade nas coortes mais jovens. Maiores prevalências de excesso de peso e de obesidade foram observadas nas crianças e adolescentes com renda familiar mais alta e em adultos de renda mais baixa. As diferenças nas prevalências de excesso de peso e de obesidade evidenciaram que os indivíduos das coortes mais jovens estão mais expostos a essa morbidade, assim como, aqueles nascidos na cidade mais desenvolvida, os adultos de baixa renda e crianças e adolescentes pertencentes a família do tercil de maior renda. Portanto, os resultados indicam a necessidade de priorizar medidas dirigidas aos indivíduos mais jovens. El objetivo de este estudio fue estimar la prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad, según sexo e ingresos en el Consorcio RPS (Ribeirão Preto, Pelotas and São Luís) cohortes brasileñas de nascimientos. Los participantes en las cohortes de nacimiento de Ribeirão Preto (1978/1979 y 1994), Pelotas (1982, 1993 y 2004) y São Luís (1997/1998) fueron incluidos en diferentes seguimientos desde los 7 años de edad. El exceso de peso (sobrepeso y obesidad) fueron evaluados por el índice de masa corporal. Las prevalencias más altas se observaron en Ribeirão Preto (exceso de peso: 27,7% a los 9-11 y 47,1% a los 22-23 años; obesidad: 8,6% a los 9-11 y 19,8% a los 22-23 años) y los más pequeños en São Luís (exceso de peso: 5,4 a los 7-9 y 17,2% a los 18-19 años; obesidad: 1,8% a los 7-9 y 3,6% a los 18-19 años). Cuanto más joven fuera la cohorte, mayor era la prevalencia de exceso de peso y obesidad, cuando se comparan con grupos de edad similares. El incremento en la prevalencia de obesidad fue mayor que en la prevalencia de exceso de peso. Las mujeres tenían una prevalencia de exceso de peso más baja en las cohortes más viejas y una mayor prevalencia de obesidad en las cohortes más jóvenes. Se observaron prevalencias más altas de exceso de peso y obesidad en los niños y adolescentes con mayores ingresos, y en los adultos más pobres. Las diferencias en las prevalencias de exceso de peso y obesidad evidenciaron que las personas de las cohortes más jóvenes estaban más expuestas a esta morbilidad, al igual que aquellas que habían nacido en las ciudades más desarrolladas, adultos con bajos ingresos, además de niños y adolescentes pertenecientes a las familias del tercil de ingresos más altos. Por eso, los resultados de este estudio indican la necesidad de priorizar acciones dirigidas a las personas más jóvenes.

Gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia are important causes of perinatal morbidity. The objective of the present study was to determine the increase in relative risk for developing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy based on the evaluation of pregnant women between 20 and 25 weeks of gestation, and to correlate the findings at this period with the outcome of pregnancy. We conducted a prospective cohort study, with a convenience sample of 1417 patients evaluated at this gestational age, of which 1306 were contacted at childbirth. We detected an increased relative risk of 2.69 (95%CI: 1.86 to 3.89) associated with pulsatility index of the uterine arteries, a 2.8 increase (95%CI: 1.58 to 5.03) in relative risk attributed to maternal age above 35 years, a 1.68 increase (95%CI: 1.17 to 2.40) attributed to parity greater than or equal to 3, and a 5.35 increase (95%CI: 4.18 to 6.85) attributed to chronic hypertension and obesity, with a progressive increase in relative risk according to the degree of overweight, i.e., grades 1, 2, 3, and morbid obesity (2.58, 3.06, 5.84, and 7.28, respectively).

The introduction of early complementary feeding (ECF) is determined by different factors depending on when it occurs. The objective of this study was to analyze factors associated with the introduction of ECF in two different moments of the infant's life: from zero to three and from four to five months of age. A cohort with 3,306 dyads studied in the BRISA survey in Sao Luis/MA in 2010 was used. Questionnaires were applied at birth and at follow-up when the infants were 15 to 36 months of age of women with more than 20 weeks of gestational age, residing in this municipality. A multivariate model of multinomial logistic regression was used to verify associations between independent variables and ECF at 0 to 3 months and at 4 to 5 months of age. A hierarchical analysis model was used to select variables for confounding adjustment. Variables with a P-value

Fetuses exposed to alcohol and/or tobacco are at risk for perinatal adversities. However, little is currently known about the association of the separate or concomitant use of alcohol and tobacco with infant motor and cognitive development. Thus, the objective of the present study was to investigate the association between maternal consumption of alcohol and/or tobacco during pregnancy and the motor and cognitive development of children starting from the second year of life. The study included 1006 children of a cohort started during the prenatal period (22-25 weeks of pregnancy), evaluated at birth and reevaluated during the second year of life in 2011/2013. The children were divided into four groups according to the alcohol and/or tobacco consumption reported by their mothers at childbirth: no consumption (NC), separate alcohol consumption (AC), separate tobacco consumption (TC), and concomitant use of both (ACTC). The Bayley Scale of Infant and Toddler Development Third Edition screening tool was used for the assessment of motor and cognitive development. Adjusted Poisson regression models were used to determine the association between groups and delayed development. The results indicated that only the ACTC group showed a higher risk of motor delay, specifically regarding fine motor skills, compared to the NC group (RR=2.81; 95%CI: 1.65; 4.77). Separate alcohol or tobacco consumption was not associated with delayed gross motor or cognitive development. However, the concomitant use of the two substances increased the risk of delayed acquisition of fine motor skills.

This paper describes the history, objectives and methods used by the nine Brazilian cohorts of the RPS Brazilian Birth Cohorts Consortium (Ribeirão Preto, Pelotas and São Luís) Common thematic axes are identified and the objectives, baseline periods, follow-up stages and representativity of the population studied are presented. The Consortium includes three birth cohorts from Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo State (1978/1979, 1994 and 2010), four from Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State (1982, 1993, 2004 and 2015), and two from São Luís, Maranhão State (1997 and 2010). The cohorts cover three regions of Brazil, from three distinct states, with marked socioeconomic, cultural and infrastructure differences. The cohorts were started at birth, except for the most recent one in each municipality, where mothers were recruited during pregnancy. The instruments for data collection have been refined in order to approach different exposures during the early phases of life and their long-term influence on the health-disease process. The investigators of the nine cohorts carried out perinatal studies and later studied human capital, mental health, nutrition and precursor signs of noncommunicable diseases. A total of 17,636 liveborns were recruited in Ribeirão Preto, 19,669 in Pelotas, and 7,659 in São Luís. In the studies starting during pregnancy, 1,400 pregnant women were interviewed in Ribeirão Preto, 3,199 in Pelotas, and 1,447 in São Luís. Different strategies were employed to reduce losses to follow-up. This research network allows the analysis of the incidence of diseases and the establishment of possible causal relations that might explain the health outcomes of these populations in order to contribute to the development of governmental actions and health policies more consistent with reality.

Stillbirth (SBR), perinatal (PMR), neonatal (NMR) and infant mortality rates (IMR) are declining in Brazil and the factors associated with these falls are still being investigated. The objective of the present study was to assess changes in SBR, PMR, NMR and IMR over time and to determine the factors associated with changes in NMR and IMR in eight Brazilian cohorts. All cohorts are population-based (Ribeirão Preto in 1978/79, 1994 and 2010; Pelotas in 1982, 1993 and 2004; and São Luís in 1997/98 and 2010). Were included data on 41440 children. All indicators were decreased, except in the city of Pelotas, from 1993 to 2004, and except SBR in São Luís. Sociodemographic variables seem to be able to explain reductions of NMR and IMR in Ribeirão Preto, from 1978/79 to 1994, and in São Luís. In Ribeirão Preto, from 1994 to 2010 declines in NMR and IMR seem to be explained by reductions in intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Newborn’s gestational age had diminished in all cohorts, preventing even greater reductions of NMR and IMR. Improved sociodemographic variables and reduction of IUGR, seem to be able to explain part of the decrease observed. NMR and IMR could have been reduced even more, were it not for the worsening in gestational age distribution.

While birth weight and weight gain have been associated with hypertension (HT), the association of linear growth, independently of weight gains, has been less well studied. We assessed the independent association of body mass index (BMI) and length at birth and changes in BMI and height during the first two decades of life with adult blood pressure (BP). A birth cohort (n = 1141) was assembled in 1978–79, and followed up at school-age and adulthood. We used conditional length and BMI measures. BMI at birth was inversely associated with HT; c-BMI from school age to adulthood and c-height from birth to school age were positively associated with hypertension. Early adiposity accretion from birth to 9 years and late linear growth from 9 to 24 years were not associated with increased HT. Regarding BP, systolic and diastolic BP presented similar partterns: the lower the BMI at birth the higher the adult BP; the higher the BMI gains in the first 2 decades of life the higher the adult BP; linear accretion only in the first decade of life was associated with adult BP. Linear growth in the first decade of life and fat accretion in the second decade are associated with adults HT.

Background Little is known about the interaction between gender and low birth weight (LBW) and lifelong social mobility as an explanation of the etiology of obesity. The aim of the present study was to evaluate total and central obesity according to gender, LBW and social mobility, within the context of the epidemiological transition in middle-income countries. We hypothesize that there are more pronounced metabolic consequences of social mobility for women born with LBW. Methods We used data from a birth cohort study conducted in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. Data regarding anthropometric measurements, schooling and smoking status were collected at 23-25 years of age. Social mobility was determined based on maternal and adult offspring schooling and categorized as Low-Low, Low-High and High-High. Analysis of covariance was performed to assess the association between social mobility and body mass index (BMI) or waist circumference (WC) in adulthood, stratified by LBW and gender. Results Data on 6827 singleton pregnancies were collected at birth in 1978/79 and a sample was followed up in 2002/04. A total of 2063 subjects were included in the study. Mean age was 23.9 ± 0.7 years, 51.8% (n = 1068) were female and the LBW was 6.2% (n = 128). There was a triple interaction between social mobility, LBW and gender. Among women born without LBW, BMI and WC were higher in the Low-Low group compared to High-High schooling group. Among LBW women, BMI and WC were higher in the Low-Low group compared to the Low-High group. Conclusions Women born with LBW belonging to the low schooling group in early adulthood had high BMI and WC, compared to the Low-High social mobility group.

Research pertaining to exposure of humans to per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs) has received considerable public and regulatory attention in recent years. Although several studies have reported exposure to PFASs by populations in North America and western Europe, such information is still scarce in Latin America, including Brazil. In this study, concentrations of thirteen PFASs were determined in whole blood collected during the second trimester from 252 pregnant Brazilian women. This is a nested case-control study within the Brazilian Ribeirao Preto and Sao Luiz Birth Cohort Study (BRISA) with selected birth outcomes cases (n = 63) and matched controls (n = 189). PFASs concentrations were associated with conditions including preeclampsia, birth weight (BW), preterm birth, and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Among PFASs measured, perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) was found at the highest concentration (range: 1.06–106 ng mL−1 with a median value of 3.41 ng mL−1) which was followed by perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, range: 0.11–2.77 ng mL−1 with a median value of 0.20 ng mL−1). A significant positive association of PFOS and PFOA concentrations with fetal growth restriction (p

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effects of early determinants on adolescent fat-free mass. METHODS: A c ohort s tudy w ith 5 79 a dolescents e valuated a t b irth a nd a dolescence i n a birth cohort in São Luís, Maranhão. In the proposed model, estimated by structural equation modeling, socioeconomic status (SES) at birth, maternal age, pregestational body mass index (BMI), gestational smoking, gestational weight gain, type of delivery, gestational age, sex of the newborn, length and weight at birth, adolescent socioeconomic status, “neither study/nor work” generation, adolescent physical activity level and alcohol consumption were tested as early determinants of adolescent fat-free mass (FFM). RESULTS: A higher pregestational BMI resulted in higher FFM in adolescence (Standardized Coefficient, SC = 0.152; p < 0.001). Being female implied a lower FFM in adolescence (SC = -0.633; p < 0.001). The negative effect of gender on FFM was direct (SC = -0.523; p < 0.001), but there was an indirect negative effect via physical activity level (SC = -0.085; p < 0.001). Women were less active (p < 0.001). An increase of 0.5 kg (1 Standard Deviation, SD) in birth weight led to a gain of 0.25 kg/m2 (0.106 SD) in adolescent FFM index (p = 0.034). Not studying or working had a negative effect on the adolescent’s FFM (SC = -0.106; p = 0.015). Elevation of 1 SD in the adolescent’s physical activity level represented an increase of 0.5 kg/m2 (0.207 SD) in FFM index (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The early determinants with the greatest effects on adolescent FFM are gender, adolescent physical activity level, pregestational BMI, birth weight and belonging to the “neither-nor” generation.

To estimate and assess pregnancy smoking trends since 1978, according to sociodemographic characteristics, in three Brazilian sites. We used cross-sectional data from the perinatal studies of nine birth cohorts, located in the southeast (Ribeirao Preto—1978/1979, 1994, and 2010), south (Pelotas—1982, 1993, 2004, and 2015), and northeast (Sao Luis—1997/1998 and 2010) regions of Brazil. We estimated the prevalence of pregnancy smoking at each time point according to age, education, and family income, in each cohort, and evaluated smoking trends. We analyzed data of 17,275 women in Ribeirao Preto, 19,819 in Pelotas, and 7753 in Sao Luis. Smoking decreased by 59% in Ribeirao Preto (p

Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic sensitivity of body mass index (BMI) in detecting obesity according to different cutoff points in order to classify a high body fat percentage (%BF) in adolescents and young adults. Methods This was a cross-sectional study conducted with 2447 adolescents 18 and 19 y of age residing in Sao Luis, Brazil and 951 young adults 21 to 23 y of age residing in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil. Three references were used to define a high %BF (i.e., those of Williams et al., Ramirez-Velez et al., and Macias et al.). The area under the receiver operating characteristic area under the curve (AUC) was used to assess the performance of BMI. Results Sensitivity ranged from 38.3% to 54.1% among boys and from 12.7% to 72.7% among girls. Among young adults, it ranged from 52.3% to 67.1% in men and from 33.7% to 86.6% in women. The AUC ranged from 0.69 to 0.76 among boys, from 0.56 from 0.85 among girls, from 0.75 to 0.80 among men, and from 0.67 to 0.88 among women. The best cutoff points for the BMI were 24.79 to 25.10 kg/m2 for boys, 21.89 to 27.04 kg/m2 for girls, 26.43 to 28.22 kg/m2 for men, and 23.34 to 29.28 kg/m2 for women. Conclusion The use of different references for the classification of a high %BF implied a difference in the diagnostic sensitivity of the BMI. Higher cutoff points resulted in greater sensitivity and ability to differentiate individuals with and without obesity.

Objective To assess the frequency of delayed puberty in adolescents with cleft lip and/or cleft palate (CL/P). Design This was a cross-sectional study of 203 patients with CL/P and no associated syndromes treated at the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil. We evaluated boys aged 14-19 years and girls aged 13-18 years. The patients were classified according to Tanner stages of sexual development. The age of menarche was recorded. Patients were assigned to three groups according to cleft type: isolated cleft lip (CL), cleft lip and palate (CLP), and isolated cleft palate (CP). The results were expressed as frequencies and averages and compared with pubertal changes described for typically developing adolescents as reported in the literature. Results Subjects were 115 boys and 88 girls. All boys in the CL group and the CP group had already started puberty, and two boys in the CLP group (2.3%) had delayed puberty. All girls had started puberty. The average age at menarche was 12.3 years in the CL group, 12.1 years in the CLP group, and 12.5 years in the CP group. Conclusions The frequency of delayed puberty and the average age at menarche in adolescents with CL/P and no associated genetic syndromes or anomalies were within the expected range for typically developing adolescents (i.e., those without CL/P) in the same age group.

We aimed to identify the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) during the postpartum period (12–24 months) in two cities with different socioeconomic indicators in Brazil (Ribeirao Preto, SP, and Sao Luis, MA) and to determine associated risk factors. A cross-sectional study nested in the Brazilian Ribeirao Preto and Sao Luis Birth Cohort Studies (BRISA) cohort was conducted in two Brazilian municipalities (Ribeirao Preto, and Sao Luis). A total of 13,214 women delivered in both cities (2010–2011). We interviewed 3,751 postpartum women in Ribeirao Preto and 3275 in Sao Luis (2011–2013). Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to assess factors associated with postpartum UI for each municipality. The prevalence of self-reported UI at 12–24 months postpartum was 16.3% (611 out of 3,751) in Ribeirao Preto and 11.4% (375 out of 3,275) in Sao Luis (p

The present study investigated the association between preterm birth PT conditions, intrauterine growth restriction IUGR and the combination of both PT-IUGR with infant motor development. A cohort with 1006 children was monitored during prenatal, at birth, and two years of age. Bayley-III screening was used to evaluate of fine and gross motor skills. The data did not indicate an increased risk for motor delays in the PT or IUGR, composed mainly by mild cases. However, the combination of the conditions PT-IUGR increased the risk of delays in motor, which emphasizes the importance of monitoring the motor development of the group.

Made available in DSpace on 2019-10-04T18:35:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2018-12-01. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2019-10-09T18:34:30Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 S0100-72032018001200757.pdf: 930727 bytes, checksum: 2dcd425f3f3bff914d7553da4493d489 (MD5) Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Objective To evaluate whether the circulating level of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-4 (TIMP-4) in the period between 20 and 25 weeks of gestation is a predictor of preeclampsia. Methods We have performed a case-control study, nested in a prospective study cohort in Ribeirao Preto, in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Of the 1,400 pregnant women evaluated between 20 and 25 weeks of gestation, 460 delivered in hospitals outside of our institution. Of the 940 pregnant women who completed the protocol, 30 developed preeclampsia. Healthy pregnant women (controls, n = 90) were randomly selected from the remaining 910 participants. From blood samples collected between 20 and 25 weeks of gestation, we performed a screening of 55 angiogenesis-related proteins in 4 cases and 4 controls. The protein TIMP-4 was the most differentially expressed between cases and controls. Therefore, we measured this protein in all cases (n = 30) and controls selected (n = 90). Results There were no differences in the plasma TIMP-4 levels of cases compared with controls (1,144 +/- 263 versus 1,160 +/- 362 pg/mL, respectively; p > 0.05). Conclusion Plasma TIMP-4 levels were not altered at 20 to 25 weeks of gestation, before the manifestation of clinical symptoms; therefore, they are not good predictors of the development of preeclampsia. Univ Estadual Paulista, Dist Rubiao Jr S-N, BR-18618000 Botucatu, SP, Brazil Univ Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil Univ Mississippi, Med Ctr, Jackson, MS 39216 USA Univ Estadual Paulista, Dist Rubiao Jr S-N, BR-18618000 Botucatu, SP, Brazil FAPESP: 2015/20461-8 FAPESP: 2008/53593-0 CNPq: 2014-5/305587

To investigate the relationship of birth weight (BW) of females born at full term with functional ovarian reserve (FOR) during menacme, based on serum level of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), among women who were 34–35 years old. This prospective birth cohort study assessed all women who were born in Ribeirão Preto City, State of São Paulo (Brazil) between June 1, 1978 and May 31, 1979. The primary endpoint was serum AMH, a marker of FOR, and its correlation with the BW of females classified as small for gestational age (SGA), appropriate for gestational age (AGA), and large for gestational (LGA). We included 274 women in this study, 19 were SGA, 238 were AGA, and 17 were LGA. The average of AMH concentration was not significantly different (p = 0.11) among women in the SGA group (2.14 ng/mL), AGA group (2.13 ng/mL), and LGA group (2.57 ng/mL). An analysis of variance indicated that the three groups also had no significant differences in the percentage of women who had adequate AMH levels (1 ng/mL; p = 0.11). There were no significant differences in the serum concentrations of AMH among 34 and 35 year-old women who were born at full term and classified as SGA, AGA, and LGA. Our sample size allowed detection of major differences between these groups (effect size of 0.8). Association of birth weight of females born at full term with functional ovarian reserve during menacme estimated by serum concentration of anti-Müllerian hormone.

In this study, we demonstrated that plasma collected from women who subsequently developed preeclampsia caused increased heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) production and decreased levels of nitric oxide (NO) markers in endothelial cells (HUVECs). Conversely, no changes in HO-1 or NO markers were found when HUVECs were treated with plasma from women who remained healthy throughout pregnancy. These alterations in HO-1 and NO markers were prevented by cotreatment with the polyphenol resveratrol, which also improved GSH levels. In addition, we evaluated changes induced by plasma incubation in the expression of genes and their related pathways associated with antioxidant defenses, such as Nrf2, ARE activity, and GSR. Collectively, our findings suggest that even before the appearance of clinical symptoms of preeclampsia, plasma from affected women is able to induce modifications in endothelial cells with respect to HO-1 production and NO markers. We believe that this in vitro strategy may offer an attractive alternative to the exploitation of candidate markers or screening molecules, such as resveratrol, for the prevention and management of preeclampsia.

Introduction: In high-income countries, persons of high socioeconomic status (SES) have a lower cardiovascular risk. However, in middle and low-income countries, the results are controversial. Objective: To evaluate the association between family income and cardiovascular risk factors in young adults. Methods: A total of 2,063 individuals of a birth cohort initiated in 1978/79 in the city of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, were evaluated at age of 23/25 years. Cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, sedentary lifestyle, smoking, low high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol, high low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol, high fibrinogen, insulin resistance, diabetes, abdominal and total obesity, and metabolic syndrome) were evaluated according to family income. Income was assessed in multiples of the minimum wage. Simple Poisson regression models were used to estimate the prevalence ratios (PR) with robust estimation of the variance. Results: High-income women showed lower prevalences of low HDL-cholesterol (PR = 0.47), total obesity (PR = 0.22), abdominal obesity (PR = 0.28), high blood pressure (PR = 0.28), insulin resistance (PR = 0.57), sedentary lifestyle (PR = 0.47), metabolic syndrome (PR = 0.24), and high caloric intake (PR = 0.71) (p < 0.05). High-income men showed lower prevalences of low HDL-cholesterol (PR = 0.73) and sedentarism (PR = 0.81) (p < 0.05). These results may be explained by the fact that high-income women pay more attention to healthy habits and those with the lowest family income are least likely to access health services resources and treatments. Conclusion: Women were in the final phase of the epidemiologic transition, whereas men were in the middle phase. RESUMO: Introdução: Em países de alta renda, indivíduos de situação socioeconômica elevada apresentam menor risco cardiovascular. Em países de média e baixa rendas, os resultados são controversos. Objetivo: Avaliar a associação entre renda familiar e fatores de risco cardiovascular em adultos jovens. Metodologia: Estudo seccional em que foram avaliados 2.063 indivíduos aos 23/25 anos de uma coorte de nascimento iniciada em 1978/79 na cidade de Ribeirão Preto, Brasil. Avaliaram-se fatores de risco cardiovascular (hipertensão arterial, sedentarismo, tabagismo, HDL - colesterol baixo, LDL - colesterol elevado, fibrinogênio alto, resistência insulínica, diabetes, obesidade abdominal e total e síndrome metabólica) de acordo com renda familiar. A renda foi avaliada em múltiplos do salário mínimo. As razões de prevalências (RP) foram estimadas em modelos de regressão de Poisson simples, com estimativa robusta da variância. Resultados: Mulheres de maior renda apresentaram menores prevalências de HDL - colesterol baixo (RP = 0,47), obesidade total (RP = 0,22) e abdominal (RP = 0,28), resistência insulínica (RP = 0,57), pressão arterial elevada (RP = 0,28), sedentarismo (RP = 0,47), síndrome metabólica (RP = 0,24) e alta ingestão calórica (RP = 0,71) (p < 0,05). Os homens de maior renda apresentaram menores prevalências de HDL - colesterol baixo (RP = 0,73) e sedentarismo (RP = 0,81) (p < 0,05). Pode ser que mulheres de alta renda prestem mais atenção aos hábitos saudáveis e aquelas com menor renda têm menor probabilidade de acessar recursos e tratamentos de serviços de saúde. Conclusão: As mulheres encontravam-se na fase final da transição epidemiológica, enquanto os homens, na fase intermediária.

The rate of cesarean delivery (CD) is high in many parts of the world. Birth via CD has been associated with adverse later health outcomes, such as obesity, asthma, and type 1 diabetes mellitus. Few studies have focused on hypertension. We investigated the associations of CD with hypertension, systolic blood pressure (BP), and diastolic BP and tested whether body mass index (BMI; weight (kg)/height (m)2) was a mediator of these associations in a birth cohort (n = 2,020) assembled in 1978–1979 and followed up in 2002–2004 in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. The CD rate was 32.0%. Hypertension was present in 11.7% of persons born via CD and 7.7% of those born vaginally. Being born by CD increased the odds of hypertension by 51% (odds ratio = 1.51, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.10, 2.07). After adjustment for confounders, this estimate changed little (odds ratio = 1.49, 95% CI: 1.07, 2.06). In a mediation analysis, odds ratios for the indirect and direct effects were 1.18 (95% CI: 1.11, 1.25) and 1.31 (95% CI: 0.97, 1.65), respectively. CD also had indirect effects on both systolic and diastolic BP via BMI. Our findings suggest that CD is associated with young-adult hypertension and that this association is at least partially mediated by BMI. This has implications for countries struggling with the burden of noncommunicable diseases and where CD rates are high.

Objective: The role of bone markers on insulin resistance (IR) remains controversial. The objective of this study is to evaluate the association between bone mineral density (BMD) and glucose metabolism and investigate if visceral hyperadiposity, evaluated by waist circumference (WC), is an effect modifier of this association. Subjects and methods: Cross-sectional analysis with 468 young adults from the fourth follow-up of the 1978/79 Ribeirão Preto prospective birth cohort, Brazil. BMD, total osteocalcin (OC), fasting plasma glucose and insulin concentrations were assessed. IR, sensitivity (S) and secretion (β) were estimated by homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) indexes. Multiple linear regression models were constructed to estimate the association between BMD and glucose metabolism. Beta coefficient, R2 and p-values were provided. WC was tested as an effect modifier and OC as a confounder. The covariates were selected based on Direct Acyclic Graph. Results: Significant interaction between BMD (femoral neck and proximal femur areas) and WC on glucose metabolism was observed in the adjusted models. Subjects with increased WC presented a positive association between BMD and log HOMA1-IR while an inverse association was found in those with normal WC (femoral neck R2 = 0.17, p = 0.036; proximal femur R2 = 0.16, p = 0.086). BMD was negatively associated with log HOMA2-S in individuals with increased WC and positively in those with normal WC (femoral neck R2 = 0.16, p = 0.042; proximal femur R2 = 0.15, p = 0.097). No significant associations between BMD, log HOMA2-β and OC and glucose metabolism markers were observed. Conclusions: BMD was associated with glucose metabolism, independently of OC, and WC modifies this association.

Objective The aim of this study was to assess the association between the inflammatory potential of diet, as measured by the dietary inflammatory index (DII) and insulin resistance (IR) or metabolic syndrome (MetS). Methods A cross-sectional study (nested within a cohort) was conducted on 2017 adults 23 to 25 y of age in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil. Food consumption was assessed using a validated food frequency questionnaire. DII scores were calculated from 35 available food parameters. IR was determined from the classification of homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) values (≥2.7 uU mL-1). MetS was diagnosed based on the Joint Interim Statement (JIS) criterion. The association of DII score with IR or MetS was determined by Poisson regression analysis. The variables included in the multivariable model were selected from directed acyclic graphs. Results The diet of the young adults studied showed a high inflammatory potential, with a mean DII score of +1.10 (range: –4.69 to +5.28). The prevalence of MetS was 12.2% and IR 12.3%; both were higher in men than in women. The correlation between DII and HOMA-IR values was –0.038 (P = 0.09). The DII was not associated with IR or MetS in either sex. Conclusion Although the association between DII and the outcomes was not detected in this sample, the study demonstrated that the diets of these young adult Brazilians had a high inflammatory potential when compared with other studies. Future studies, preferably using longitudinal designs, are recommended.

Background This study aimed to investigate associations between indicators of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) functioning and metabolite levels in the anterior cingulate gyrus (ACG) of women with postpartum depression (PPD). Methods The sample (mean age = 28.5 ± 4.6 years) consisted of 20 women with PPD and 19 postpartum euthymic (PPE) women. Brain metabolites were quantified by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS). Salivary cortisol samples were collected upon awakening and 30 min and 12 h later, at 20.6 ± 6.6 (PPD) and 23.0 ± 7.4 (PPE) weeks after childbirth. Results There were no significant differences between groups in respect to metabolite levels in the ACG. Compared with PPE, PPD women had less diurnal variation (DVr%). In the PPD group, positive correlations were found between DVr% and myo-inositol (mI/Cr) levels, and between cortisol awakening response (CARi%) and glutamate + glutamine (Glx/Cr) levels. The correlation between CARi% and Glx/Cr remained significant even after controlling for the interval, in weeks, from birth and MR spectroscopy and to hormonal data collection, and the use of contraceptives. Limitations The limitations of the study include the small sample size and the use of oral contraceptives by around half of the sample. Conclusions In the remote postpartum period (mean 21.8 ± 6.9 weeks) and in the presence of depressive episodes, the decreased responsiveness of the HPA axis after awakening and a smaller decrease in cortisol levels over the day were associated with lower levels of metabolites in the ACG. These results may contribute to the development of biological models to explain the etiology of PPD.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effects of maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index and weight gain during pregnancy on the baby’s birth weight. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study with 5,024 mothers and their newborns using a Brazilian birth cohort study. In the proposed model, estimated by structural equation modeling, we tested socioeconomic status, age, marital status, pre-pregnancy body mass index, smoking habit and alcohol consumption during pregnancy, hypertension and gestational diabetes, gestational weight gain, and type of delivery as determinants of the baby’s birth weight. RESULTS: For a gain of 4 kg/m2 (1 Standard Deviation [SD]) in pre-pregnancy body mass index, there was a 0.126 SD increase in birth weight, corresponding to 68 grams (p < 0.001). A 6 kg increase (1 SD) in gestational weight gain represented a 0.280 SD increase in newborn weight, correponding to 151.2 grams (p < 0.001). The positive effect of pre-pregnancy body mass index on birth weight was direct (standardized coefficient [SC] = 0.202; p < 0.001), but the negative indirect effect was small (SC = -0.076, p < 0.001) and partially mediated by the lower weight gain during pregnancy (SC = -0.070, p < 0.001). The positive effect of weight gain during pregnany on birth weight was predominantly direct (SC = 0.269, p < 0.001), with a small indirect effect of cesarean delivery (SC = 0.011; p < 0.001). Women with a higher pre-pregnancy body mass index gained less weight during pregnancy (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The effect of gestational weight gain on the increase in birth weight was greater than that of pre-pregnancy body mass index.

Made available in DSpace on 2019-10-06T16:02:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2018-01-01 Preeclampsia is the major cause of maternal and fetal deaths worldwide. Circulating biomarker concentrations to predict preeclampsia must be determined. Therefore, the objective was to evaluate heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) concentration in both plasma and urine samples from pregnant women before the development of preeclampsia and to identify a potential biomarker for preeclampsia development. We performed a case-control study nested in a prospective study cohort at University Hospital of the Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo (HCFMRP-USP), Ribeirao Preto, Brazil. Of 1400 pregnant women evaluated at 20-25 weeks of gestation, 460 delivered in hospitals outside our institution. Of 940 pregnant women who completed the protocol, 30 developed preeclampsia (cases, 14 cases of severe preeclampsia and 16 cases of mild preeclampsia). Healthy pregnant women (controls, n = 90) were randomly selected from the remaining 910 participants. HO-1 concentration was evaluated in plasma/urine samples by using a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit. We found similar HO-1 levels in the plasma and urine for case and control groups. In the subgrouped preeclampsia, lower plasma HO-1 levels were found in mild compared with severe preeclampsia. We conclude that plasma HO-1 levels were not altered at 20-25 weeks of gestation before the manifestation of preeclampsia symptoms. Pregnant women who subsequently develop severe preeclampsia show higher expression of HO-1. This may be indicative of important underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms that differentiate between mild and severe preeclampsia and may possibly be related to a higher prooxidative status even before the development of clinical symptoms. Department of Pharmacology Institute of Biosciences São Paulo State University (UNESP) Center of Toxicological Assistance (CEATOX) Institute of Biosciences São Paulo State University (UNESP) Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto University of Sao Paulo Department of Obstetric and Gynecology Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto University of Sao Paulo Department of Pharmacology Institute of Biosciences São Paulo State University (UNESP) Center of Toxicological Assistance (CEATOX) Institute of Biosciences São Paulo State University (UNESP)

Background/objectives: A number of meta-analyses suggest an association between any maternal smoking in pregnancy and offspring overweight obesity. Whether there is a dose–response relationship across number of cigarettes and whether this differs by sex remains unclear. Subject/methods: Studies reporting number of cigarettes smoked during pregnancy and offspring BMI published up to May 2015 were searched. An individual patient data meta-analysis of association between the number of cigarettes smoked during pregnancy and offspring overweight (defined according to the International Obesity Task Force reference) was computed using a generalized additive mixed model with non-linear effects and adjustment for confounders (maternal weight status, breastfeeding, and maternal education) and stratification for sex. Results: Of 26 identified studies, 16 authors provided data on a total of 238,340 mother–child-pairs. A linear positive association was observed between the number of cigarettes smoked and offspring overweight for up to 15 cigarettes per day with an OR increase per cigarette of 1.03, 95% CI = [1.02–1.03]. The OR flattened with higher cigarette use. Associations were similar in males and females. Sensitivity analyses supported these results. Conclusions: A linear dose–response relationship of maternal smoking was observed in the range of 1–15 cigarettes per day equally in boys and girls with no further risk increase for doses above 15 cigarettes.

This prospective study used data from the BRISA Cohort, São Luís, Brazil (n = 1140) and analyzed associations between environmental factors up to the first 1000 days of life and “Childhood Asthma Symptoms”. “Childhood Asthma Symptoms” was a latent variable based on the number of wheezing episodes, emergency care visit due to wheezing, diagnosis of asthma and diagnosis of rhinitis. A theoretical model that included prenatal factors (socioeconomic status, pregestational body mass index-BMI, soft drink and junk food consumption), birth factors (gestational age, smoking and diseases during pregnancy, birth weight and type of delivery), first year of life factors (breastfeeding, environmental aeroallergens and respiratory diseases) and BMI z-score in the second year of life, was analyzed by structural equation modeling. High pregestational BMI, high soft drink consumption, cesarean section without labor, chill in the first three months of life, carpeted floor and child’s exposure to tobacco were associated with higher values of “Childhood Asthma Symptoms”. In contrast, high birth weight, breastfeeding and infant’s age were associated with lower values of “Childhood Asthma Symptoms”. These findings support the hypothesis that environmental factors that are present before conception and up to the first 1000 days of life are associated with asthma.

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the baseline prevalence and risk factors for microcephaly at birth before the Zika virus epidemic in 2 Brazilian cities. METHODS: We used population-based data from the Brazilian Ribeirão Preto (RP) and São Luís (SL) birth cohort studies of 2010 that included hospital deliveries by resident mothers. The final sample was 7376 live births in RP and 4220 in SL. Gestational age was based on the date of the mother’s last normal menstrual period or obstetric ultrasonography, if available. Microcephaly at birth was classified according to the criteria of the International Fetal and Newborn Growth Consortium for the 21st Century and the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Risk factors for microcephaly, proportionate and disproportionate microcephaly, and severe microcephaly were estimated in a hierarchized logistic regression model. RESULTS: According to the International Fetal and Newborn Growth Consortium for the 21st Century definition, the prevalence of microcephaly (>2 SDs below the mean for gestational age and sex) was higher in SL (3.5%) than in RP (2.5%). The prevalence of severe microcephaly (>3 SDs below the mean) was higher in SL (0.7%) than in RP (0.5%). Low maternal schooling, living in consensual union or without a companion, maternal smoking during pregnancy, primiparity, vaginal delivery, and intrauterine growth restriction were consistently associated with microcephaly. The number of cases of microcephaly is grossly underestimated, with an underreporting rate of ∼90%. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of severe microcephaly was much higher than expected in both cities. Our findings suggest that microcephaly was endemic in both municipalities before the circulation of the Zika virus.

Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-26T17:51:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2018-04-01 Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Preeclampsia is a major cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is a multisystem pregnancy syndrome characterized by general endothelial dysfunction caused mainly by plasma factors and debris in endothelial cells. It is widely accepted that endothelin-1 (ET-1) is involved in the pathophysiology of preeclampsia, and so it is of interest to ascertain whether the ET-1 gene (EDN1) can be targeted with tools such as miRNAs. Therefore, we investigated the relationship between the expression of miRNAs that putatively target EDN1 (and so affect ET-1 levels) in HUVECs incubated with plasma from preeclamptic women. EDN1 expression and ET-1 levels in HUVECs incubated with plasma from women with preeclampsia were similar to those in plasma from healthy pregnant women. Expression of miRNAs let-7a, -7b, and -7c, and to a lesser degree 125a and 125b, was increased in preeclampsia. Expression of miRNAs of the let-7 family was significantly negatively correlated with ET-1 levels in preeclampsia. Transfection of the preeclampsia cultures with mimic miRNA let-7 decreased ET-1 levels. Our findings show that preeclamptic plasma stimulates the expression of miRNAs in HUVECs, leading to a decrease in ET-1levels, which suggests that therapeutic miRNAs may aid in the management of preeclampsia. Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Inst Biosci Botucatu, Dept Pharmacol, BR-18618000 Botucatu, SP, Brazil Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Cell Engn Lab, Blood Transfus Ctr, Botucatu Med Sch, Botucatu, SP, Brazil Univ Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto Med Sch, Dept Pharmacol, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Inst Biosci Botucatu, Dept Morphol, Botucatu, SP, Brazil Univ Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto Med Sch, Dept Pediat, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil Univ Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto Med Sch, Dept Gynecol & Obstet, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Inst Biosci Botucatu, Dept Pharmacol, BR-18618000 Botucatu, SP, Brazil Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Cell Engn Lab, Blood Transfus Ctr, Botucatu Med Sch, Botucatu, SP, Brazil Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Inst Biosci Botucatu, Dept Morphol, Botucatu, SP, Brazil CNPq: 131125/2014-1 CNPq: 305587/2014-5 FAPESP: 2013/12919-9

This study verified the reliability and validity of the Edinburg Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) administered by telephone interviews. In a cross-sectional study of a cohort from Brazil (BRISA), the EPDS was administered by telephone to 1,083 women within 12 months postpartum, and 257 (23.7 %) participants had an EPDS score ≥10. At 67 ± 48 days after their telephone interview, 199 (EPDS ≥10 = 96; EPDS

Few studies have used structural equation modeling to analyze the effects of variables on violence against women. The present study analyzed the effects of socioeconomic status and social support on violence against pregnant women who used prenatal services. This was a cross-sectional study based on data from the Brazilian Ribeirao Preto and Sao Luis birth cohort studies (BRISA). The sample of the municipality of Sao Luis (Maranhao/Brazil) consisted of 1,446 pregnant women interviewed in 2010 and 2011. In the proposed model, socioeconomic status was the most distal predictor, followed by social support that determined general violence, psychological violence or physical/sexual violence, which were analyzed as latent variables. Violence was measured by the World Health Organization Violence against Women (WHO VAW) instrument. The Sao Luis model was estimated using structural equation modeling and validated with 1,378 pregnant women from Ribeirao Preto (Sao Paulo/Brazil). The proposed model showed good fit for general, psychological and physical/sexual violence for the Sao Luis sample. Socioeconomic status had no effect on general or psychological violence (p>0.05), but pregnant women with lower socioeconomic status reported more episodes of physical/sexual violence (standardized coefficient, SC = -0.136; p = 0.021). This effect of socioeconomic status was indirect and mediated by low social support (SC = -0.075; p

This study aimed to assess the dimensional structure, reliability, convergent validity, discriminant validity, and scalability of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). The sample consisted of 1,447 pregnant women in São Luís (Maranhão State) and 1,400 in Ribeirão Preto (São Paulo State), Brazil. The 14 and 10-item versions of the scale were assessed using confirmatory factor analysis, using weighted least squares means and variance (WLSMV). In both cities, the two-factor models (positive factors, measuring resilience to stressful situations, and negative factors, measuring stressful situations) showed better fit than the single-factor models. The two-factor models for the complete (PSS14) and reduced scale (PSS10) showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha ≥ 0.70). All the factor loadings were ≥ 0.50, except for items 8 and 12 of the negative dimension and item 13 of the positive dimension. The correlations between both dimensions of stress and psychological violence showed the expected magnitude (0.46-0.59), providing evidence of an adequate convergent construct validity. The correlations between the scales’ positive and negative dimensions were around 0.74-0.78, less than 0.85, which suggests adequate discriminant validity. Extracted mean variance and scalability were slightly higher for PSS10 than for PSS14. The results were consistent in both cities. In conclusion, the single-factor solution is not recommended for assessing stress in pregnant women. The reduced, 10-item two-factor scale appears to be more appropriate for measuring perceived stress in pregnant women. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a estrutura dimensional, confiabilidade, validade convergente, validade discriminante e escalabilidade da Escala de Estresse Percebido (EEP). A amostra foi constituída por 1.447 gestantes de São Luís (Maranhão) e 1.400 de Ribeirão Preto (São Paulo), Brasil. Foram avaliadas as versões com 14 e 10 itens por meio da análise fatorial confirmatória, utilizando-se o estimador dos mínimos quadrados ponderados ajustados pela média e variância (WLSMV). Em ambas as cidades, os modelos bifatoriais (fatores positivo, medindo resiliência a situações estressoras, e negativo, medindo situações de estresse) apresentaram melhor ajuste do que os unifatoriais. Os modelos bifatoriais da escala completa (EEP14) e da reduzida (EEP10) apresentaram boa consistência interna (alfa de Cronbach ≥ 0.70). Todas as cargas fatoriais foram ≥ 0.50, exceto as dos itens 8 e 12 da dimensão negativa e a do item 13 da dimensão positiva. As correlações entre ambas as dimensões do estresse com a violência psicológica foram na magnitude esperada (0,46-0,59), fornecendo evidência de validade de construto convergente adequada. As correlações entre as dimensões positiva e negativa das escalas foram em torno de 0,74-0,78, menores do que < 0,85, o que sugere adequada validade discriminante. A variância média extraída e a escalabilidade foram ligeiramente maiores para a EEP10 do que a para a EEP14. Os resultados foram consistentes em ambas as cidades. Em conclusão, a solução unifatorial não é recomendada para avaliar estresse em mulheres grávidas. A escala bifatorial reduzida com 10 itens parece ser mais apropriada para medir estresse percebido em gestantes. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la estructura dimensional, confiabilidad, validez convergente, validez discriminante y escalabilidad de la Escala de Estrés Percibido (EEP). La muestra estaba constituida por 1.447 gestantes de Sao Luis (Maranhão) y 1.400 de Ribeirão Preto (São Paulo), Brasil. Se evaluaron las versiones con 14 y 10 ítems, mediante un análisis factorial confirmatorio, utilizándose el estimador de los mínimos cuadrados ponderados ajustados por la media y variancia (WLSMV). En ambas ciudades, los modelos bifactoriales (factores positivo, midiendo resiliencia a situaciones estresantes, y negativo, midiendo situaciones de estrés) presentaron un mejor ajuste que el de los unifactoriales. Los modelos bifactoriales de la escala completa (EEP14) y de la reducida (EEP10) presentaron una buena consistencia interna (alfa de Cronbach ≥ 0.70). Todas las cargas factoriales fueron ≥ 0.50, excepto las de los ítems 8 y 12 de la dimensión negativa y la del ítem 13 de la dimensión positiva. Las correlaciones entre ambas dimensiones del estrés con la violencia psicológica fueron en la magnitud esperada (0,46-0,59), proporcionando evidencia de validez del constructo convergente adecuada. Las correlaciones entre las dimensiones positiva y negativa de las escalas fueron en torno de 0,74-0,78, menores que < 0,85, lo que sugiere una adecuada validez discriminante. La variancia media extraída y la escalabilidad fueron ligeramente mayores para la EEP10 que para la EEP14. Los resultados fueron consistentes en ambas ciudades. En conclusión, la solución unifactorial no está recomendada para evaluar estrés en mujeres embarazadas. La escala bifactorial reducida con 10 ítems parece ser más apropiada para medir el estrés percibido en gestantes.

Background Physiologically, a reduction in telomere length (LTL) occurs with aging, but epigenetic changes may accelerate telomere shortening and also facilitate the onset of oxidative/inflammatory stress and the development of clinical/metabolic comorbidities in life spam. Although individuals born small for gestational age (SGA) may be related to those epigenetic changes, the assessment of LTL in individuals born SGA has yielded conflicting results (only cross-sectional studies) and has not been carried out in longitudinal studies. We performed a birth cohort study to evaluate the rate of telomere erosion in women born SGA in comparison to women born appropriate for gestational age (AGA) assessed at two different time points during the third decade of life. In our research, born SGA or AGA showed no difference in LTL shortening during a period of five years in the third decade of life. Our finding may have implications for understanding the natural history of diseases in lifespan because the same women (under the influence of similar environmental factors) may be accessed in different phases of life. Thus, the analysis of the present cohort population at a more advanced age may reveal a dynamics of telomere shortening different from here and its possible relation with onset of age-related diseases.

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Alcohol consumption during pregnancy is a significant social problem that may be associated with adverse perinatal outcomes. The aim of this study was to describe alcohol consumption during pregnancy and to study its association with low birth weight, newborns small for gestational age and preterm birth. DESIGN AND SETTING: Nested cohort study, in the city of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: 1,370 women and their newborns were evaluated. A standardized questionnaire on health and lifestyle habits was applied to the mothers. Anthropometry was performed on the newborns. Alcohol consumption was defined as low, moderate or high, as defined by the World Health Organization. Adjusted logistic regression analysis was used. RESULTS: 23% of the women consumed alcohol during pregnancy. Consumption mainly occurred in the first trimester (14.8%) and decreased as the pregnancy progressed. The median alcohol intake was 3.89 g (interquartile range, IQR = 8 g) per day. In the unadjusted analysis, alcohol consumption increased the risk of low birth weight almost twofold (odds ratio, OR 1.91; 95% confidence interval, CI: 1.25-2.92). The risk was lower in the adjusted analysis (OR 1.62; 95% CI: 1.03-2.54). Alcohol consumption did not show associations with small for gestational age or preterm birth. There was greater risk of low birth weight and newborns small for gestational age and preterm birth among mothers who were both smokers and drinkers. CONCLUSIONS: The alcohol consumption rate during pregnancy was 23% and was independently associated with low birth weight, but there was no risk of newborns small for gestational age or preterm birth. RESUMO CONTEXTO E OBJETIVO: O consumo de álcool durante a gravidez é um problema social significativo que pode estar associado a resultados perinatais adversos. O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever o consumo de álcool na gestação e avaliar sua associação com recém-nascido de baixo peso, pequeno para idade gestacional e pré-termo. TIPO DE ESTUDO E LOCAL: Estudo de coorte aninhado, na cidade de Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil. Foram avaliadas 1.370 mulheres e seus recém-nascidos. Foi aplicado às mães um questionário padronizado sobre saúde e hábitos de vida. Antropometria foi realizada nos recém-nascidos. MÉTODOS:Consumo de álcool foi definido como baixo, moderado e elevado segundo a Organização Mundial de Saúde. Foi utilizada análise de regressão logística ajustada. RESULTADOS: 23% das gestantes consumiram álcool durante a gravidez. A maior parte do consumo ocorreu no primeiro trimestre (14,8%) e diminuiu conforme progredia a gravidez. A mediana de ingestão de álcool foi de 3,89 g (interval interquartil, IIQ = 8 g) por dia. Na análise não ajustada, o consumo de álcool aumentou em quase duas vezes (odds ratio , OR 1,91, intervalo de confiança, IC 95%; 1,25-2,92) o risco de baixo peso, que se reduziu após ajuste (OR 1,62; IC 95%; 1,03-2,54). Não houve associação entre consumo de álcool e pequeno para idade gestacional ou pré-termo. Observou-se maior risco de baixo peso, neonato pequeno para idade gestacional e pré-termo em gestantes simultaneamente fumadoras e bebedoras. CONCLUSÕES: O consumo de álcool na gestação foi de 23% e esteve associado independentemente com o baixo peso ao nascer, mas não houve risco para neonato pequeno para idade gestacional e pré-termo.

^len^lpt^aOBJETIVO: Descrever a prevalência de pressão arterial limítrofe (PAL) e hipertensão (HT) entre adultos jovens e avaliar a associação entre tamanho ao nascer e PAL/HT. MÉTODOS: Dados foram coletados do primeiro estudo brasileiro de coorte de nascimentos em Ribeirão Preto (sudeste do Brasil), iniciado em 1978/79. De 6.827 recém-nascidos de parto único hospitalar, 2.060 foram avaliados aos 23/25 anos. Foram realizadas coleta de sangue, avaliação antropométrica e obtidas informações sobre ocupação, escolaridade, hábitos de vida e doenças crônicas. Pressão arterial (PA) foi classificada em: 1) PAL: PA sistólica (PAS) ≥ 130 e < 140 mm Hg e/ou PA diastólica (PAD) ≥ 85 e < 90 mmHg; 2) HT: PAS ≥ 140 e/ou PAD ≥ 90 mm Hg. Foi aplicado modelo de regressão logística politômica. RESULTADOS: A prevalência de PAL foi de 13,5% (homens 23,2%) e a de HT, 9,5% (homens 17,7%). PAL foi independentemente associada com sexo masculino (RR 8,84; IC95%: 6,09;12,82), comprimento ao nascer ≥ 50 cm (RR 1,97; 1,04; 3,73), índice de massa corporal (IMC) ≥ 30 kg/m² (RR 3,23; 2,02; 5,15) e circunferência de cintura alterada (RR 1,61; 1,13;2,29), enquanto HT associou-se com sexo masculino (RR 15,18; 8,92;25,81), IMC ≥ 30 kg/m² (RR 3,68; 2,23;6,06), circunferência de cintura alterada (RR 2,68; 1,77;4,05) e glicemia elevada (RR 2,55; 1,27;5,10), mas não com comprimento ao nascer. CONCLUSÕES: As prevalências de PAL e HT entre os adultos jovens dessa coorte foram maiores em homens que em mulheres. Maior comprimento ao nascer foi associado com PAL, mas não com HT, enquanto peso ao nascer não foi associado com PAL ou HT. Fatores de risco do adulto explicaram a maioria dos aumentos de PAL ou HT.^les^aOBJETIVO: Describir la prevalencia de presión arterial limítrofe (PAL) e hipertensión (HT) entre adultos jóvenes y evaluar la asociación entre tamaño al nacer y PAL/HT. MÉTODOS: : Los datos fueron colectados en el primer estudio de cohorte de nacimientos brasileño en Ribeirao Preto (sureste de Brasil), iniciado en 1978/79. De 6.827 recién nacidos de parto único hospitalario, 2.060 fueron evaluados a los 23/25 años. Se realizaron colecta de sangre, evaluación antropométrica y obtenidas informaciones sobre ocupación, escolaridad, hábitos de vida y enfermedades crónicas. Presión arterial (PA) fue clasificada en: 1) PAL: PA sistólica (PAS) ≥ 130 y < 140 mm Hg y/o PA diastólica (PAD) ≥ 85 y < 90 mm Hg; 2) HT: PAS ≥ 140 y/o PAD ≥ 90 mm Hg. Se aplicó modelo de regresión logística politómica. RESULTADOS: La prevalencia de PAL fue de 13,5% (hombres 23,2%) y la de HT, 9,5% (hombres 17,7%). PAL fue independientemente asociada con sexo masculino (Riesgo Relativo - RR) 8,84; 95%IC: 6,09;12,82), estatura al nacer ≥ 50 cm (RR 1,97; 1,04; 3,73), índice de masa corporal (IMC) ≥ 30 kg/m2 (RR 3,23; 2,02; 5,15) y circunferencia de cintura alterada (RR 1,61; 1,13;2,29), mientras el HT se asoció con sexo masculino (RR 15,18; 8,92;25,81), IMC ≥ 30 kg/m2 (RR 3,68; 2,23;6,06), circunferencia de cintura alterada (RR 2,68; 1,77;4,05) y glicemia elevada (RR 2,55; 1,27;5,10), pero no con estatura al nacer. CONCLUSIONES: Las prevalencias de PAL y HT entre los adultos jóvenes de la cohorte fueron mayores en hombres que en mujeres. Mayor estatura al nacer fue asociado con PAL, pero no con HT, mientras que el peso al nacer no estuvo asociado con PAL o HT. Factores de riesgo de adulto explicaron la mayoría de los aumentos de PAL o HT.

OBJETIVO: Estudar a associacao entre atopia e variaveis como peso, comprimento e nivel socioeconomico no nascimento e na idade adulta jovem. METODOS: Foram investigados 2.063 individuos em um estudo prospectivo de coorte de nascimento com individuos nascidos em Ribeirao Preto (SP), em 1978/1979, e examinados aos 23-25 anos de idade. Realizaram-se testes cutâneos de puntura (TCP) para oito alergenos comuns no Brasil. Foram considerados atopicos os individuos que apresentaram reacao papular > 3 mm para um ou mais dos oito alergenos testados. A fim de avaliar a associacao entre atopia e variaveis no nascimento e na idade adulta, utilizamos o modelo log-binomial (modelo linear generalizado). RESULTADOS: A prevalencia de TCP positivo foi de 47,6%. O genero masculino esteve associado a aumento do risco de atopia [risco relativo (RR) = 1,18; intervalo de confianca de 95% (IC95%) 1,07-1,30]. O baixo nivel de escolaridade foi um fator de protecao contra atopia, com um RR = 0,74; IC95% 0,62-0,89. A convivencia com um fumante na infância tambem esteve associada a um menor risco de atopia (RR = 0,87; IC95% 0,79-0,96). Peso e comprimento ao nascer, ordem de nascimento, idade materna e restricao de crescimento intrauterino nao estiveram associados a TPC positivo. CONCLUSOES: Este estudo demonstrou que o genero masculino esteve associado a um aumento do risco de atopia. O baixo nivel socioeconomico, estabelecido pelo baixo nivel de escolaridade, foi um fator de protecao contra a atopia. Esses dados estao de acordo com a teoria da higiene.

BACKGROUND: Obesity is epidemic worldwide and increases in cesarean delivery rates have occurred in parallel. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine whether cesarean delivery is a risk factor for obesity in adulthood in a birth cohort of Brazilian subjects. DESIGN: We initiated a birth cohort study in Ribeirao Preto southeastern Brazil in 1978. A randomly selected sample of 2057 subjects from the original cohort was reassessed in 2002-2004. Type of delivery birth weight maternal smoking and schooling were obtained after birth. The following data from subjects were collected at 23-25 y of age: body mass index (BMI; in kg/m(2)) physical activity smoking and income. Obesity was defined as a BMI >/=30. A Poisson multivariable model was performed to determine the association between cesarean delivery and BMI. RESULTS: The obesity rate in adults born by cesarean delivery was 15.2% and in those born by vaginal delivery was 10.4% (P = 0.002). Adults born by cesarean delivery had an increased risk (prevalence ratio: 1.58; 95% CI: 1.23 2.02) of obesity at adulthood after adjustments. CONCLUSION: We hypothesize that increasing rates of cesarean delivery may play a role in the obesity epidemic worldwide.

The relationship between birth weight and plasma lipoproteins is inconsistent.To assess the association between birth weight and (1) body mass index (BMI) at birth and (2) lipoproteins in young adults, and also to explore the possible effect of current obesity as a possible effect modifier.Two prospective studies based on representative samples of subjects born in the 1970s were carried out in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil (n=2063) and Limache, Chile (n=999). The surveys were carried out between 2001 and 2004.Mean birth weights were 3267 g and 3177 g and mean adult BMIs were 24.3 kg/m2 and 25.8 kg/m2 in the Brazilian and Chilean samples, respectively. Total adult cholesterol was 4.57 mmol/l in Chileans, 0.26 mmol/l higher than in Brazilians (p0.001). The main finding was an interaction between adult obesity (BMI 30 or over) and birth weight and also BMI at birth and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and total cholesterol. A birth-weight increment of 1 kg was associated with a decrease in total cholesterol (-0.374 mmol/l, 95% CI -0.567 to -0.181) and LDL (-0.304 mmol/l (-0.479 to -0.129) in obese participants only. These associations persisted after allowing for gestational age in a smaller sample. This finding was consistent in separate analyses in the Brazilian and Chilean samples. No associations were found in relation to high-density lipoprotein and triglyceride concentrations.The results suggest that those who were of low birth weight and are obese are more likely to have high cholesterol and LDL concentrations. Thus preventing obesity may be especially rewarding in subjects with a low birth weight.

Low birth weight and preterm birth, and social disadvantage may negatively affect mental health of children, but findings have been inconsistent. To assess the influence of perinatal and social factors on mental health problems in children aged 7–9 years. A random sample of 805 births in Sao Luis, Brazil was studied in 1997/1998 and again in 2005/2006. Perinatal, socioeconomic and demographic variables were assessed within 24 h after delivery. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was used to assess mental health problems in the children. Simple and multiple Poisson regressions were used for statistical analysis. The overall prevalence of mental health problems in the total sample was 47.7%. The prevalences of emotional and conduct problems were 58.2 and 48.8%, respectively. Only paternal age (

Background/Aims: Aldosterone and the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) play a major role in sodium balance and blood pressure control. They are also involved in adipocyte metabolism. The aim of this study was to analyze the association between the MR p.I180V polymorphism with hypertension and markers of cardiovascular risk. Design and methods: Case-control study nested within a cohort of 2063 subjects followed since birth to date. All subjects (age 23–25 yr old) from the entire cohort with systolic and diastolic hypertension (no.=126) were paired with 398 normotensive controls. MR p. I180V genotype association with anthropometric and biochemical markers of cardiometabolic risk was tested. Results: There was a significant association of the MR p. I180V genotype with body mass index (BMI) and LDL-cholesterol level (p

The interindividual variation in the activity of xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes and DNA repair genes could modify an individual's risk of recurrent malignancy and response to therapy. We investigated whether ALL outcome was related to polymorphisms in genes CYP2D6, MPO, EPHX1, NQO1, TS, XPD and XRCC1 in 95 consecutive ALL children by PCR or PCR-FRLP techniques. Polymorphisms in genes NQO1 and TS were associated with a significantly slow response to induction chemotherapy and NQO1 was also associated with a lower five-year event-free survival. This study suggests that polymorphisms of NQO1 and TS could be important for patient response to induction therapy and for treatment outcome.

Respiratory symptoms associated with smoking habit seem to be age dependent. However, there are few reports about the effect of tobacco in young populations. The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of smoking on respiratory symptoms and lung function in 23- to 25-year-old adults in Brazil. This study had a cross-sectional design and included 2063 young people in the city of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo State.Subjects completed a questionnaire used by the European Community Respiratory Health Survey and underwent spirometry and bronchial challenge test with methacholine. Multiple logistic regression analysis and multiple linear regression analysis were carried out to assess the association between smoking and respiratory symptoms, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), and forced vital capacity (FVC), adjusted for confounding variables.Prevalence of smoking habit was 17.2% with consumption (median) of 10 cigarettes per day (interquartile range 3-20). There was a significant association between smoking and respiratory symptoms. Smoking was associated to wheezing with odds ratio (95%CI) of 6.11 (4.03-9.28) among those smokingor=10 cigarettes per day and 3.36 (2.11-5.37) among those smoking10 cigarettes per day. Associations were found for other respiratory symptoms. Smoking was associated with lower FEV1/FVC ratio. No association was detected between smoking and FEV1 or bronchial hyperresponsiveness.These findings highlight the early health consequences of smoking among young adults. These results prompt the necessity to elaborate urgent programs to reduce tobacco habit in young populations.