Is an increased body mass index associated with a risk of cutaneous leishmaniasis?
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01/10/2009
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| Resumo |
All adults (n = 334) living in Brejo do Mutambal, an endemic area for cutaneous leishmaniasis, were included in this study. Contrary to our initial hypothesis, it was observed that men (23.7 ± 3.2 vs. 22.1 ± 2.6 kg/m²) and women (24.1 ± 4.7 vs. 22.5 ± 3.4 kg/m²) with cutaneous leishmaniasis presented higher body mass index than the controls. |
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text/html |
| Identificador |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822009000500004 |
| Idioma(s) |
en |
| Publicador |
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT |
| Fonte |
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.42 n.5 2009 |
| Palavras-Chave | #Cutaneous leishmaniasis #Nutritional status #Overweight #Obesity |
| Tipo |
journal article |
