Objective: To translate, establish the diagnostic accuracy, and standardize the Brazilian Portuguese version of the European Cross-Cultural Neuropsychological Test Battery (CNTB) considering schooling level. Methods: We first completed an English-Brazilian Portuguese translation and back-translation of the CNTB. A total of 135 subjects aged over 60 years – 65 cognitively healthy (mean 72.83, SD = 7.71; mean education 9.42, SD = 7.69; illiterate = 25.8%) and 70 with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) (mean 78.87, SD = 7.09; mean education 7.62, SD = 5.13; illiterate = 10%) – completed an interview and were screened for depression. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was used to verify the accuracy of each CNTB test to separate AD from healthy controls in participants with low levels of education (≤ 4 years of schooling) and high levels of education (≥ 8 years of schooling). The optimal cutoff score was determined for each test. Results: The Recall of Pictures Test (RPT)-delayed recall and the Enhanced Cued Recall (ECR) had the highest power to separate AD from controls. The tests with the least impact from schooling were the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS), supermarket fluency, RPT naming, delayed recall and recognition, and ECR. Conclusions: The Brazilian Portuguese version of the CNTB was well comprehended by the participants. The cognitive tests that best discriminated patients with AD from controls in lower and higher schooling participants were RPT delayed recall and ECR, both of which evaluate memory.

Objective: To validate the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale for use in Brazil (RUDAS-BR). Methods: We first completed an English-Brazilian Portuguese translation and back-translation of the RUDAS. A total of 135 subjects over 60 years of age were included: 65 cognitively healthy and 70 with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) according to the DSM-IV and Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke/Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association (NINCDS-ADRDA) criteria. All participants completed an interview and were screened for depression. The receiver operating characteristic curves of the RUDAS were compared with those of the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) regarding the sensitivity and specificity of cutoffs, taking education into consideration. Results: The areas under the curve were similar for the RUDAS-BR (0.87 [95%CI 0.82-0.93]) and the MMSE (0.84 [95%CI 0.7-0.90]). RUDAS-BR scores < 23 indicated dementia, with sensitivity of 81.5% and specificity of 76.1%. MMSE < 24 indicated dementia, with sensitivity of 72.3% and specificity of 78.9%. The cutoff score was influenced by years of education on the MMSE, but not on the RUDAS-BR. Conclusions: The RUDAS-BR is as accurate as the MMSE in screening for dementia. RUDAS-BR scores were not influenced by education. The RUDAS-BR may improve the cognitive assessment of older persons who are illiterate or of lower educational attainment.

Objective: The dimensional structure of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been extensively debated, but the literature is still inconclusive and contains gaps that require attention. This article sheds light on hitherto unvisited methodological issues, reappraising several key models advanced for the DSM-IV-based civilian version of the PTSD Checklist (PCL-C) as to their configural and metric structures. Methods: The sample comprised 456 women, interviewed at 6-8 weeks postpartum, who attended a high-complexity facility in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and exploratory structural equation models (ESEM) were used to evaluate the dimensional structure of the PCL-C. Results: The original three-factor solution was rejected, along with the four-factor structures most widely endorsed in the literature (PTSD-dysphoria and PTSD-numbing models). Further exploration supported a model comprised of two factors (re-experience/avoidance and numbing/hyperarousal). Conclusion: These findings are at odds with the dimensional structure proposed in both DSM-IV and DSM-5. This also entails a different presumption regarding the latent structure of PTSD and how the PCL should be operationalized.

Objective: Peritraumatic reactions feature prominently among the main predictors for development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Peritraumatic tonic immobility (PTI), a less investigated but equally important type of peritraumatic response, has been recently attracting the attention of researchers and clinicians for its close association with traumatic reactions and PTSD. Our objective was to investigate the role of PTI, peritraumatic panic, and dissociation as predictors of PTSD symptoms in a cohort of police recruits (n=132). Methods: Participants were asked to complete the following questionnaires during academy training and after the first year of work: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist - Civilian Version (PCL-C), Physical Reactions Subscale (PRS), Peritraumatic Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire (PDEQ), Tonic Immobility Scale (TIS), and Critical Incident History Questionnaire. Results: Employing a zero-inflated negative binomial regression model, we found that each additional point in the TIS was associated with a 9% increment in PCL-C mean scores (RM = 1.09), whereas for PRS, the increment was 7% (RM = 1.07). As the severity of peritraumatic dissociation increased one point in the PDEQ, the chance of having at least one symptom in the PCL-C increased 22% (OR = 1.22). Conclusions: Our findings highlight the need to expand investigation on the incidence and impact of PTI on the mental health of police officers.

A qualidade da informação é fundamental para que se possa obter estimativas sem vieses da associação entre variáveis de exposição e de desfecho. Um estudo caso-controle está em curso com o objetivo de investigar uma possível associação entre o consumo de medicamentos e a hospitalização de idosos por fraturas decorrentes de quedas. Na ausência de um padrão-ouro, avaliou-se a confiabilidade da informação sobre o consumo desses medicamentos nas duas semanas que antecederam a queda, incluindo-se as últimas 24 horas, por meio de uma estratégia teste-reteste. Reentrevistaram-se 61 idosos, com idade igual ou superior a sessenta anos, a um intervalo de cinco a sete dias após a primeira entrevista. Os valores do coeficiente Kappa foram altos, mostrando uma elevada consistência da informação obtida sobre medicamentos usados recentemente. Dentre as variáveis investigadas, apenas gênero mostrou-se associada com a confiabilidade, sendo a informação mais consistente entre as mulheres do que entre os homens.

Accuracy of the information is essential to produce unbiased estimates of the association between exposure and outcome. We are carrying out a case-control study which aim is to investigate the association between the use of medication and falling injuries leading to hospitalisation in the elderly. As there is no gold-standard available, we estimated the reliability of the information on the use of these drugs within the 24 hours and two weeks before the fall using a test-retest strategy. Sixty-one individuals aged 60 years or more were re-interviewed within an interval of 5-7 days after the first interview. Kappa coefficients were high, showing a good consistence of collected data on medication recently used. Among the variables investigated, only gender showed an association with reliability of the information, which was more consistent among women compared to men.

O perfil dos pacientes internados em hospitais psiquiátricos, embora fundamental para implementação de mudanças na política assistencial, nem sempre é conhecido. Realizou-se um censo dos pacientes nos vinte hospitais psiquiátricos do Rio de Janeiro. Neste artigo, são apresentadas as características demográficas e sócio-econômicas dos 3.223 pacientes (66,0% homens; 52,6% com idade inferior a 40 anos) em 24 de outubro de 1995. Dentre estes, 73,8% não haviam completado o 1º grau e 25,5% eram analfabetos; 71,6% dos homens e 61,1% das mulheres eram solteiros. Homens e mulheres eram divorciados/separados em igual proporção (13%). À época da primeira internação 43,1% dos pacientes tinham atividade laborativa remunerada. Porém, no momento do censo, apenas metade mantinha essas atividades. Cerca de 50% dos pacientes não recebia visitas ou estas eram esporádicas. Esse dado, juntamente com os fatos de 37,4% estarem internados há mais de um ano e de 65,1% não saírem de licença do hospital, caracteriza uma situação de isolamento. Os resultados do censo são discutidos tendo com base em dados epidemiológicos, e hipóteses são formuladas para explicar alguns desses achados.

Knowledge on the characteristics of patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals is essential to adequate care, yet such information is not always available. A survey was conducted on patients in the 20 psychiatric hospitals in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This paper presents demographic and socioeconomic data on the study population: 3223 persons (66.0% male; 52.6% under 40) on October 24, 1995. 73.8% had not finished elementary school; 25.5% were illiterate. 71.6% of the males and 61.1% of the females were single. Both groups had the same divorce percentage (13%). 43.1% of patients had jobs at the time of first admission, but only half had kept them by the time of this survey. Some 50% of the patients only received visits at extended intervals or not at all. This finding, plus the fact that 37.4% had been hospitalized for more than one year and 65.1% did not leave the hospital during holidays or weekends, provides a picture of their social isolation. The findings are discussed based on epidemiological data, and hypotheses are suggested to explain some of the results.

O perfil dos pacientes internados em hospitais psiquiátricos, embora fundamental para implementação de mudanças na política assistencial, nem sempre é conhecido. Realizou-se um censo dos pacientes nos vinte hospitais psiquiátricos do Rio de Janeiro. Neste artigo, são apresentadas as características demográficas e sócio-econômicas dos 3.223 pacientes (66,0% homens; 52,6% com idade inferior a 40 anos) em 24 de outubro de 1995. Dentre estes, 73,8% não haviam completado o 1º grau e 25,5% eram analfabetos; 71,6% dos homens e 61,1% das mulheres eram solteiros. Homens e mulheres eram divorciados/separados em igual proporção (13%). À época da primeira internação 43,1% dos pacientes tinham atividade laborativa remunerada. Porém, no momento do censo, apenas metade mantinha essas atividades. Cerca de 50% dos pacientes não recebia visitas ou estas eram esporádicas. Esse dado, juntamente com os fatos de 37,4% estarem internados há mais de um ano e de 65,1% não saírem de licença do hospital, caracteriza uma situação de isolamento. Os resultados do censo são discutidos tendo com base em dados epidemiológicos, e hipóteses são formuladas para explicar alguns desses achados.

Knowledge on the characteristics of patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals is essential to adequate care, yet such information is not always available. A survey was conducted on patients in the 20 psychiatric hospitals in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This paper presents demographic and socioeconomic data on the study population: 3223 persons (66.0% male; 52.6% under 40) on October 24, 1995. 73.8% had not finished elementary school; 25.5% were illiterate. 71.6% of the males and 61.1% of the females were single. Both groups had the same divorce percentage (13%). 43.1% of patients had jobs at the time of first admission, but only half had kept them by the time of this survey. Some 50% of the patients only received visits at extended intervals or not at all. This finding, plus the fact that 37.4% had been hospitalized for more than one year and 65.1% did not leave the hospital during holidays or weekends, provides a picture of their social isolation. The findings are discussed based on epidemiological data, and hypotheses are suggested to explain some of the results.

A qualidade da informação é fundamental para que se possa obter estimativas sem vieses da associação entre variáveis de exposição e de desfecho. Um estudo caso-controle está em curso com o objetivo de investigar uma possível associação entre o consumo de medicamentos e a hospitalização de idosos por fraturas decorrentes de quedas. Na ausência de um padrão-ouro, avaliou-se a confiabilidade da informação sobre o consumo desses medicamentos nas duas semanas que antecederam a queda, incluindo-se as últimas 24 horas, por meio de uma estratégia teste-reteste. Reentrevistaram-se 61 idosos, com idade igual ou superior a sessenta anos, a um intervalo de cinco a sete dias após a primeira entrevista. Os valores do coeficiente Kappa foram altos, mostrando uma elevada consistência da informação obtida sobre medicamentos usados recentemente. Dentre as variáveis investigadas, apenas gênero mostrou-se associada com a confiabilidade, sendo a informação mais consistente entre as mulheres do que entre os homens.

Accuracy of the information is essential to produce unbiased estimates of the association between exposure and outcome. We are carrying out a case-control study which aim is to investigate the association between the use of medication and falling injuries leading to hospitalisation in the elderly. As there is no gold-standard available, we estimated the reliability of the information on the use of these drugs within the 24 hours and two weeks before the fall using a test-retest strategy. Sixty-one individuals aged 60 years or more were re-interviewed within an interval of 5-7 days after the first interview. Kappa coefficients were high, showing a good consistence of collected data on medication recently used. Among the variables investigated, only gender showed an association with reliability of the information, which was more consistent among women compared to men.

A análise de componentes principais é uma técnica de estatística multivariada utilizada para examinar a interdependência entre variáveis. A sua principal característica é a capacidade de reduzir dados, e tem sido usada para o desenvolvimento de instrumentos de pesquisas psiquiátricas e na classificação dos transtornos psiquiátricos. Esta técnica foi utilizada para estudar a estrutura fatorial do Questionário de Morbidade Psiquiátrica do Adulto (QMPA). O questionário foi composto de 45 questões de resposta sim/não que identificam sintomas psiquiátricos, uso de serviço e de drogas psicotrópicas. O questionário foi aplicado em 6.470 indivíduos maiores de 15 anos, em amostras representativas da população de três cidades brasileiras (Brasília, São Paulo e Porto Alegre). O estudo teve como objetivo comparar a estrutura fatorial do questionário nas três regiões urbanas brasileiras. Sete fatores foram encontrados que explicam 42,7% da variância total da amostra. O fator 1, Ansiedade/Somatização ("eigenvalue" (EV) = 3.812 e variância explicada (VE) = 10,9%); O fator 2, Irritabilidade/Depressão (EV = 2.412 e VE = 6,9%); O fator 3, Deficiência Mental (EV= 2.014 e VE = 5,8%); O fator 4, Alcoolismo (EV = 1.903 e VE = 5,4%); O fator 5, Exaltação do Humor (EV = 1.621 e VE = 4,6%); O fator 6, Transtorno de Percepção (EV = 1.599 e VE = 4,6%) e o fator 7, Tratamento (EV = 1.592 e VE = 4,5%).O QMPA apresentou estruturas fatoriais semelhantes nas três cidades. Baseados nos achados, são feitas sugestões para que algumas questões sejam modificadas e para a exclusão de outras em uma futura versão do questionário.

Principal Components Analysis is a multivariate statistical technique for the purpose of examining the interdependence among variables. The main characteristic of this technique is the ability to reduce data, and it is currently used as an adjunct for the development of psychiatric research tools and the classification of psychiatric disorders. It has been applied to the study of the Factorial Structure of a Brazilian screening questionnaire, the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Questionnaire (QMPA). The questionnaire is made up of 45 yes/no items for the identification of psychiatric symptons and the use of psychiatric services and psychotropic drugs. The questionnaire was applied to 6.470 subjects over 15 years old in representative samples from three urban areas: Brasília, Porto Alegre and S. Paulo. Seven factors were found to explain 42.7% of the total variance: Anxiety/Somatization (eigenvalue=3.81, 10.9%); Irritability/Depression (eigenvalue =2.41, 6.9%); Cognitive Impairment (eigenvalue = 2.01, 5.8%); Alcoholism (eigenvalue =1.90, 5.4%); Mood Elation (eigenvalue = 1.62, 4.6%); Hallucinatory/ Delusional Disorders (eigenvalue = 1.60, 4.6%); and Drug/Therapies (eigenvalue = 1.60, 4.5%). A similar pattern of results was found when the analysis was carried out in the three places. It is suggested, on the banis of these findings, that some questions should be modified and some excluded in any future version of the questionnaire.

A análise de componentes principais é uma técnica de estatística multivariada utilizada para examinar a interdependência entre variáveis. A sua principal característica é a capacidade de reduzir dados, e tem sido usada para o desenvolvimento de instrumentos de pesquisas psiquiátricas e na classificação dos transtornos psiquiátricos. Esta técnica foi utilizada para estudar a estrutura fatorial do Questionário de Morbidade Psiquiátrica do Adulto (QMPA). O questionário foi composto de 45 questões de resposta sim/não que identificam sintomas psiquiátricos, uso de serviço e de drogas psicotrópicas. O questionário foi aplicado em 6.470 indivíduos maiores de 15 anos, em amostras representativas da população de três cidades brasileiras (Brasília, São Paulo e Porto Alegre). O estudo teve como objetivo comparar a estrutura fatorial do questionário nas três regiões urbanas brasileiras. Sete fatores foram encontrados que explicam 42,7% da variância total da amostra. O fator 1, Ansiedade/Somatização ("eigenvalue" (EV) = 3.812 e variância explicada (VE) = 10,9%); O fator 2, Irritabilidade/Depressão (EV = 2.412 e VE = 6,9%); O fator 3, Deficiência Mental (EV= 2.014 e VE = 5,8%); O fator 4, Alcoolismo (EV = 1.903 e VE = 5,4%); O fator 5, Exaltação do Humor (EV = 1.621 e VE = 4,6%); O fator 6, Transtorno de Percepção (EV = 1.599 e VE = 4,6%) e o fator 7, Tratamento (EV = 1.592 e VE = 4,5%).O QMPA apresentou estruturas fatoriais semelhantes nas três cidades. Baseados nos achados, são feitas sugestões para que algumas questões sejam modificadas e para a exclusão de outras em uma futura versão do questionário.

Principal Components Analysis is a multivariate statistical technique for the purpose of examining the interdependence among variables. The main characteristic of this technique is the ability to reduce data, and it is currently used as an adjunct for the development of psychiatric research tools and the classification of psychiatric disorders. It has been applied to the study of the Factorial Structure of a Brazilian screening questionnaire, the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Questionnaire (QMPA). The questionnaire is made up of 45 yes/no items for the identification of psychiatric symptons and the use of psychiatric services and psychotropic drugs. The questionnaire was applied to 6.470 subjects over 15 years old in representative samples from three urban areas: Brasília, Porto Alegre and S. Paulo. Seven factors were found to explain 42.7% of the total variance: Anxiety/Somatization (eigenvalue=3.81, 10.9%); Irritability/Depression (eigenvalue =2.41, 6.9%); Cognitive Impairment (eigenvalue = 2.01, 5.8%); Alcoholism (eigenvalue =1.90, 5.4%); Mood Elation (eigenvalue = 1.62, 4.6%); Hallucinatory/ Delusional Disorders (eigenvalue = 1.60, 4.6%); and Drug/Therapies (eigenvalue = 1.60, 4.5%). A similar pattern of results was found when the analysis was carried out in the three places. It is suggested, on the banis of these findings, that some questions should be modified and some excluded in any future version of the questionnaire.

Em 1988, um inquérito epidemiológico foi realizado para se estimar a prevalência de alcoolismo crônico e uso de álcool na população da XX Região Administrativa da cidade do Rio de Janeiro. O instrumento incluiu perguntas sobre o consumo de psicofármacos, café e cigarros. Este trabalho analisa os dados referentes ao consumo de psicofármacos nos 30 dias anteriores à pesquisa. A amostra representativa da população acima de 13 anos foi composta por 1.459 pessoas, Os resultados mostram uma prevalência de consumo global de 5,2% (3,1% para homens e 6,7% para mulheres). As mulheres, as pessoas mais velhas (especialmente pessoas entre 60 e 69 anos), os separados e viúvos, e as pessoas de renda mais baixa apresentaram prevalências mais elevadas. Avaliou-se a associação de cada variável demográfica através do cálculo deodds ratio ajustado por regressão logística. Os tranqüilizantes derivados dos benzodiazepínicos predominaram entre os tipos de psicofármacos referidos (85,23%), seguidos pelos antiepilépticos (5,68%) e pelos hipnóticos e sedativos (4,54%). Os clínicos não-especializados em neurologia ou psiquiatria lideraram as prescrições (65,8%). Oitenta por cento dos medicamentos foram obtidos na rede privada, enquanto 13,16% foram adquiridos na farmácia pública, quase todos mediante a apresentação do receituário controlado. Os resultados são discutidos e novas linhas de pesquisa são apontadas.

In 1988, a cross-sectional survey was conducted to estimate the prevalence of alcoholism and alcohol consumption in the 20th Administrative Region of the city of Rio de Janeiro. The interview protocol included questions about consumption of psychotropics, coffee, and cigarettes. This paper presents data from psychotropic consumption in the month. The sample of the population older than 13 years old included 1,459 subjects. Overall consumption of psychotropic drugs was 5.2%. Rate of psychotropic use was higher for females (6.7%) than for males (3.1%). Users were predomonantly women, elderly, (the highest rate was for those between 60-69 years), divorced or widows, and with lower family income. The association of each socio-demographic variable was evaluated by the odds ratio adjusted by logistic regression. Anxiolytics (benzodiazepines) predominated (85.23%) among the reported psychotropics, followed by antiepileptics (5.68%) and hypnotics and sedatives (4.54%). Physicians not specializing in neurology or psychiatry lead prescriptions (65.8%). 80.26% of the drugs were obtained in pharmacies, while 13.16% were obtained in governmental institutions, most of them by controlled prescriptions. The results are discussed and new lines of research are suggested.

Em 1988, um inquérito epidemiológico foi realizado para se estimar a prevalência de alcoolismo crônico e uso de álcool na população da XX Região Administrativa da cidade do Rio de Janeiro. O instrumento incluiu perguntas sobre o consumo de psicofármacos, café e cigarros. Este trabalho analisa os dados referentes ao consumo de psicofármacos nos 30 dias anteriores à pesquisa. A amostra representativa da população acima de 13 anos foi composta por 1.459 pessoas, Os resultados mostram uma prevalência de consumo global de 5,2% (3,1% para homens e 6,7% para mulheres). As mulheres, as pessoas mais velhas (especialmente pessoas entre 60 e 69 anos), os separados e viúvos, e as pessoas de renda mais baixa apresentaram prevalências mais elevadas. Avaliou-se a associação de cada variável demográfica através do cálculo deodds ratio ajustado por regressão logística. Os tranqüilizantes derivados dos benzodiazepínicos predominaram entre os tipos de psicofármacos referidos (85,23%), seguidos pelos antiepilépticos (5,68%) e pelos hipnóticos e sedativos (4,54%). Os clínicos não-especializados em neurologia ou psiquiatria lideraram as prescrições (65,8%). Oitenta por cento dos medicamentos foram obtidos na rede privada, enquanto 13,16% foram adquiridos na farmácia pública, quase todos mediante a apresentação do receituário controlado. Os resultados são discutidos e novas linhas de pesquisa são apontadas.

In 1988, a cross-sectional survey was conducted to estimate the prevalence of alcoholism and alcohol consumption in the 20th Administrative Region of the city of Rio de Janeiro. The interview protocol included questions about consumption of psychotropics, coffee, and cigarettes. This paper presents data from psychotropic consumption in the month. The sample of the population older than 13 years old included 1,459 subjects. Overall consumption of psychotropic drugs was 5.2%. Rate of psychotropic use was higher for females (6.7%) than for males (3.1%). Users were predomonantly women, elderly, (the highest rate was for those between 60-69 years), divorced or widows, and with lower family income. The association of each socio-demographic variable was evaluated by the odds ratio adjusted by logistic regression. Anxiolytics (benzodiazepines) predominated (85.23%) among the reported psychotropics, followed by antiepileptics (5.68%) and hypnotics and sedatives (4.54%). Physicians not specializing in neurology or psychiatry lead prescriptions (65.8%). 80.26% of the drugs were obtained in pharmacies, while 13.16% were obtained in governmental institutions, most of them by controlled prescriptions. The results are discussed and new lines of research are suggested.

Com o objetivo de avaliar o comportamento da glicemia capilar e das pressões arteriais sistólica (PAS) e diastólica (PAD) em função de medidas antropométricas, foram examinados 72 Yanomámi adultos na Área de Relações Intercomunitárias de Surucucus, Estado de Roraima. A pressão arterial foi mais elevada nos homens do que nas mulheres (PAS = 109,8 mm Hg e 100,2 mm Hg; PAD = 71,2 mm Hg e 63,5 mm Hg, respectivamente). Não houve valores compatíveis com a hipertensão arterial. A PAS correlacionou-se negativamente com a idade e positivamente com altura, peso, índice de massa corporal (IMC) e circunferências abdominal e do quadril. O controle pelo IMC não alterou a correlação inversa entre PAS e idade. A correlação da PAS com a altura inverteu-se quando controlada pelo peso, enquanto o controle pela altura não alterou a correlação positiva entre peso e PAS. A PAD correlacionou-se positivamente com o peso e a altura. A glicemia foi significativamente mais elevada nas mulheres do que nos homens (114,1 mg/dl e 98,4 mg/dl, respectivamente). Controlando-se pelo peso, a circunferência abdominal correlacionou-se positivamente com a glicemia. Ao se controlar pela circunferência abdominal, o peso e o IMC correlacionaram-se inversamente com a glicemia. Os achados sugerem que, enquanto a PAS correlaciona-se principalmente com a massa corporal, a glicemia capilar está mais correlacionada com a concentração abdominal de gordura.

Seventy-two Yanomámi Indians from Surucucus, Roraima, Brazil, were examined to evaluate the correlation between capillary glucose level (CGL), systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP), and anthropometrical features. Blood pressure was higher among men than women: SBP=109.8 and 100.2 mm Hg; DBP=71.2 and 63.5 mmHg, respectively. Levels compatible with hypertension were not found. SBP was correlated negatively with age and positively with height, weight, body mass index (BMI), and waist and hip circumferences. Controlling for BMI did not change the negative correlation between SBP and age. When weight was controlled, correlation between SBP and height changed to a negative value, but when height was controlled, positive correlation between weight and PAS was mantained. DBP was positively correlated with weight and height. Capillary glucose level was significantly higher among women than men: 114.1 and 98.4 mg/dl, respectively. When weight was controlled, waist circumference correlated positively with CGL. When waist circumference was controlled, weight and BMI correlated negatively with CGL. The results suggest that while blood pressure is correlated especially with body mass, capillary glucose level is more correlated with abdominal fat distribution.

Com o objetivo de avaliar o comportamento da glicemia capilar e das pressões arteriais sistólica (PAS) e diastólica (PAD) em função de medidas antropométricas, foram examinados 72 Yanomámi adultos na Área de Relações Intercomunitárias de Surucucus, Estado de Roraima. A pressão arterial foi mais elevada nos homens do que nas mulheres (PAS = 109,8 mm Hg e 100,2 mm Hg; PAD = 71,2 mm Hg e 63,5 mm Hg, respectivamente). Não houve valores compatíveis com a hipertensão arterial. A PAS correlacionou-se negativamente com a idade e positivamente com altura, peso, índice de massa corporal (IMC) e circunferências abdominal e do quadril. O controle pelo IMC não alterou a correlação inversa entre PAS e idade. A correlação da PAS com a altura inverteu-se quando controlada pelo peso, enquanto o controle pela altura não alterou a correlação positiva entre peso e PAS. A PAD correlacionou-se positivamente com o peso e a altura. A glicemia foi significativamente mais elevada nas mulheres do que nos homens (114,1 mg/dl e 98,4 mg/dl, respectivamente). Controlando-se pelo peso, a circunferência abdominal correlacionou-se positivamente com a glicemia. Ao se controlar pela circunferência abdominal, o peso e o IMC correlacionaram-se inversamente com a glicemia. Os achados sugerem que, enquanto a PAS correlaciona-se principalmente com a massa corporal, a glicemia capilar está mais correlacionada com a concentração abdominal de gordura.

Seventy-two Yanomámi Indians from Surucucus, Roraima, Brazil, were examined to evaluate the correlation between capillary glucose level (CGL), systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP), and anthropometrical features. Blood pressure was higher among men than women: SBP=109.8 and 100.2 mm Hg; DBP=71.2 and 63.5 mmHg, respectively. Levels compatible with hypertension were not found. SBP was correlated negatively with age and positively with height, weight, body mass index (BMI), and waist and hip circumferences. Controlling for BMI did not change the negative correlation between SBP and age. When weight was controlled, correlation between SBP and height changed to a negative value, but when height was controlled, positive correlation between weight and PAS was mantained. DBP was positively correlated with weight and height. Capillary glucose level was significantly higher among women than men: 114.1 and 98.4 mg/dl, respectively. When weight was controlled, waist circumference correlated positively with CGL. When waist circumference was controlled, weight and BMI correlated negatively with CGL. The results suggest that while blood pressure is correlated especially with body mass, capillary glucose level is more correlated with abdominal fat distribution.