• Access to diabetes diagnosis in Brazil based on recent testing and consultation : the Brazilian national health survey, 2013 and 2019 

      Santos, Karine Brito Matos; Reis, Rodrigo Citton Padilha dos; Duncan, Bruce Bartholow; D'Avila, Otávio Pereira; Schmidt, Maria Inês (2023) [Artigo de periódico]
      Background: Screening for undiagnosed diabetes using glucose testing is recommended globally to allow preventive action among those detected. Our aim was to evaluate the access to glucose testing to screen for diabetes in ...
    • Achievement of treatment goals and mortality in individuals with diabetes : the ELSA-Brasil study 

      Chwal, Bruna Cristine; Reis, Rodrigo Citton Padilha dos; Schmidt, Maria Inês; Barreto, Sandhi Maria; Griep, Rosane Harter; Duncan, Bruce Bartholow (2023) [Artigo de periódico]
      Background: To prevent diabetes complications, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has recommended the treatment of blood glucose, blood pressure, and LDL-cholesterol (LDL-c) to target levels. Our aim is to characterize ...
    • Cohort study protocol of the Brazilian collaborative research network on COVID-19 : strengthening WHO global data 

      Anschau, Fernando; Reis, Rodrigo Citton Padilha dos; Santos Neto, Joaquim Francisco dos; Garbini, Andresa Fontoura; Purper, César Perdomo; Donida, Bruna; Müller, Gabriel Cardozo; Kuchenbecker, Ricardo de Souza (2022) [Artigo de periódico]
      Introduction: with the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals in low-income countries were faced with a triple challenge. First, a large number of patients required hospitalisation because of the infection’s more severe symptoms. ...
    • Control of glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol among adults with diabetes : the Brazilian National Health Survey 

      Reis, Rodrigo Citton Padilha dos; Duncan, Bruce Bartholow; Szwarcwald, Célia Landman; Malta, Deborah Carvalho; Schmidt, Maria Inês (2021) [Artigo de periódico]
      ABC (glucose, blood pressure and LDL-cholesterol) goals are basic standards of diabetes care. We aimed to assess ABC control and related factors in a representative sample of Brazilian adults with diabetes. We analyzed 465 ...
    • Evolution of diabetes in Brazil : prevalence data from the 2013 and 2019 Brazilian National Health Survey 

      Reis, Rodrigo Citton Padilha dos; Duncan, Bruce Bartholow; Malta, Deborah Carvalho; Iser, Betine Pinto Moehlecke; Schmidt, Maria Inês (2022) [Artigo de periódico]
      The prevalence of diabetes has been growing worldwide. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of self-reported diabetes in Brazil in 2019, to describe its evolution from 2013, and to evaluate the role of population ...
    • Levels and correlates of risk factor control in diabetes mellitus –ELSA-Brasil 

      Chwal, Bruna Cristine; Reis, Rodrigo Citton Padilha dos; Schmidt, Maria Inês; Duncan, Bruce Bartholow; Barreto, Sandhi Maria; Griep, Rosane Harter (2023) [Artigo de periódico]
      Background: Control of glucose, blood pressure, cholesterol, and smoking improves the prognosis of individuals with diabetes mellitus. Our objective was to assess the level of control of these risk factors in Brazilian ...
    • Red cell distribution width is associated with cardiovascular risk in adults 

      Carvalho, Natane Moreira de; Maluf, Chams Bicalho; Azevedo, Douglas Roberto Mesquita; Reis, Rodrigo Citton Padilha dos; Castilhos, Cristina Dickie de; Barreto, Sandhi Maria; Vidigal, Pedro Guatimosim (2022) [Artigo de periódico]
      Estudos recentes têm mostrado que o RDW (do inglês Red Cell Distribution Width) é um marcador preditivo e prognóstico de mortalidade e eventos cardiovasculares (DCV) na população geral e em pacientes com DCV. Este estudo ...
    • Social distancing, mask use, and transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, Brazil, April–June 2020 

      Gonçalves, Marcelo Rodrigues; Reis, Rodrigo Citton Padilha dos; Tolio, Rodrigo Pedroso; Pellanda, Lucia Campos; Schmidt, Maria Inês; Katz, Natan; Mengue, Sotero Serrate; Hallal, Pedro Curi; Horta, Bernardo Lessa; Silveira, Mariângela Freitas da; Umpierre, Roberto Nunes; Molina, Cynthia Goulart; Silva, Rodolfo Souza da; Duncan, Bruce Bartholow (2021) [Artigo de periódico]
      We assessed the associations of social distancing and mask use with symptomatic, laboratory-confi rmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in Porto Alegre, Brazil. We conducted a population-based ...