José Natal Figueiroa

The correlation between body mass index and intraocular pressure in children

PURPOSE There is evidence from some studies that support an association between obesity in adults and higher intraocular pressure (IOP). However, this association has not been completely studied in children. Our aim is to evaluate the association between child body mass index (BMI) and IOP. METHODS Ninety-six children attending the Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP) in Brazil were studied. Thirty-three were overweight/obese with a mean BMI of 29.7 ± 5.2 and 63 with a mean BMI of 20.8 ± 3.3. IOP was measured using the Goldmann applanation tonometer and was corrected for corneal thickness. The coefficient of correlation between BMI and IOP was calculated. RESULTS There was no significant difference in the IOP of children with or without overweight/obesity. The mean IOP was 13.5 and 13.0 mmHg for the right eye and 13.1 and 12.9 mmHg for left eye, respectively (p=0.38 and p=0.71). The results remained the same after correction by pachymetry; 13.0 and 13.1 mmHg for the right eye and 12.4 and 12.9 mmHg for the left eye, respectively (p=0.88 and p=0.41). The coefficient of correlation between BMI and IOP was 0.070 (p=0.496). CONCLUSION These results do not show a correlation between body mass index and IOP in children. Further studies are warranted to clarify the association between BMI and IOP in children.

Correlation between pre-pregnancy body mass index and maternal visceral adiposity with fetal biometry during the second trimester

To determine the correlation between pre‐pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and maternal visceral adiposity with fetal biometry during the second trimester.

Foot length in newborns small for gestational age

Small for gestational age (SGA) newborns have increased neonatal morbidity and mortality besides having a high risk of contracting chronic diseases during adult life. We compared foot length among 700 SGA and AGA newborns. Foot length was shorter in SGA newborns, both in term and preterm babies. Fetal growth restriction may impair foot growth and this finding may contribute to identify SGA newborns.

Longitudinal variance of visceral fat thickness in pregnant adolescents

This study aims to investigate the longitudinal change in visceral fat thickness (VFT) during normal pregnancy. A prospective cohort study with 75 primiparous adolescents was carried out in Petrolina, Brazil. VFT was evaluated by ultrasound between 12–20 weeks gestation and immediately after delivery. We noted a statistically significant increase in VFT; 1.3 cm ± 1.0. No correlation was found between VFT and maternal anthropometric variables. VFT increases about 30% from the first to the second half of pregnancy in primiparous adolescents.

Custo do tratamento de drogas antiglaucomatosas: latanoprost, travoprost, bimatoprost e unoprostona isopropílica

PURPOSE: To determine the cost of clinical antiglaucoma treatment with drugs with uveo-scleral action, considering number of eye drops, average drop size as well as maximum duration of treatment per bottle. METHODS: An experimental study was performed using eight bottles of each of four antiglaucoma drugs: latanoprost, travoprost, bimatoprost and unoprostone isopropyl. The number and average eyedrop size per bottle of drug were measured and the duration and costs of the antiglaucoma treatment calculated. RESULTS: The average number of eye drops varied widely regarding the four studied drugs: latanoprost, with an average of 110.87 (±5.35) drops per 2.5 ml, had the highest count followed by travoprost with 102.62 (±4.27) eye drops; bimatoprost with 91.50 (±3.77) eye drops per 2.5 ml, had the lowest count. The average eye drop volume for the four drugs was 25.13 µl. Concerning duration of treatment, latanoprost and travoprost lasted the longest, with 55.43 and 51.31 days, respectively, while bimatoprost and unoprostone isopropyl had the shortest, that is, 45.45 and 45.75 days. It was found that unoprostone isopropyl had the lowest daily cost at R

Epileptic seizures in children with congenital Zika virus syndrome

0,81. The annual cost of treatment would thus be: latanoprost R

Visceral Adiposity in the First Half of Pregnancy in Association with Glucose, Lipid and Insulin Profiles in Later Pregnancy: A Cohort Study

335,80 to 463,23; travoprost R

Dietary patterns and gestational diabetes mellitus in a low income pregnant women population in Brazila cohort study

306,60 to 427,05; bimatoprost R

Problem Based Learning and the Stricto Sensu Postgraduate Education: proposal for the Masters in Mother and Child Health curriculum at the Instituto Materno Infantil Professor Fernando Figueira-IMIP, Recife, Brazil, 2007

372,30 to 496,40; and unoprostone isopropyl R

Effects of a physical activity program on the quality of life among elderly people in Brazil

211,70 to 295,65. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that there are important differences regarding the daily cost among drugs with uveo-scleral action.