Background: Hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease development. Although hypertension in adults and elderly more common, adolescent has increased past two decades. at an early age affects cognitive performance increases of diseases premature death future. The factors are often related to urban populations' unhealthy lifestyles. Objectives: To investigate among adoles...

Abstract Objective It is unclear to what degree acutely violating bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) measurement assumptions will alter the predicted percent fat mass (%FM) and whether this differs by sex or body index (BMI). Methods %FM was assessed under control, dehydration, exercise, water, food intake non-voided bladder conditions with three BIA devices (Tanita: BC-418, TBF-314, & ...

BACKGROUND Inhaled recombinant human DNase I (rhDNase) improves clearance of visco-elastic secretions in patients with cystic fibrosis. Because of their portability, newer-generation vibrating-mesh nebulizers offer greater convenience for the patient, but their efficiency in delivering rhDNase has not been determined. METHODS We compared a newer-generation vibrating-mesh nebulizer (Omron Micr...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to assess the effects of a six-month pedometer-based workplace intervention on changes in resting blood pressure (BP) and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). METHODS A subsample of ASUKI Step participants (n= 355) were randomly selected to have changes in their BP and CRF monitored during the intervention. Pedometers were used to monitor steps taken with a goal ...

Introduction: Lidocaine plus epinephrine is the most common anesthetic drug used in dentistry which has important cardiovascular side-effects like increase in blood pressure and cardiac arrhythmia. The goal of this study was to evaluat cardiovascular effects of one cartridge of 2% lidocaine + 1:80000 epinephrine. Methods and Materials: 60 Cases without any systemic diseases who had been admitte...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether breastfeeding in early life affects blood pressure of preschoolers. METHODS Cross-sectional study nested in a cohort from a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. All children in the cohort were invited for this study. Thus, between 2009 and 2010, blood pressure of 230 preschool children and their mothers, in addition to anthropometric variables, p...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The relation between adiposity and arterial stiffness remains controversial. We determined whether abdominal and visceral adipose tissue may be a better predictor of arterial stiffness than general obesity in middle-aged adults. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 146 participants (76 men, 70 women; 50 years) were studied. The automatic vascular screening device (Omron VP-1000p...

PURPOSE Obesity is a common nutritional problem in both developed and developing countries. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of overweightness and obesity using both bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and body mass index (BMI). METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 288 healthy college students were selected. Socio-economic status questionnaires were completed and sub...

[Purpose] This study reports the effects of the Muslim prayer, known as Salat, on heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) while performing and miming the actions of Salat: standing, bowing, prostrating and sitting. [Subjects] Thirty Muslim subjects were asked to perform the actual and mime Salat. [Methods] HR and BP were measured using a Schiller AT-102 Electrocardiograph and an Omron SEM-1 Aut...

BACKGROUND Home blood pressure (HBP) monitoring is being used in children. However, there is no information on the relationship between HBP and office measurements (Office BP (OBP)) in this population. METHODS This school-based study investigated the effect of age on the difference between HBP and OBP in 765 healthy subjects aged 6-18 years (mean age 12 +/- 3 (SD years)). HBP (3 days, 12 read...