Urbanization and kidney dysfunction in Brazilian indigenous people: a burden for the youth
| Autor: | Orlando Vieira Gomes, Manoel Pereira Guimarães, Jandir Mendonça Nicacio, Leela Morena, Antônio Marconi Leandro da Silva, Jeová Cordeiro de Morais Junior, Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza, Manoel Barral Netto, João Augusto Costa Lima, Anderson da Costa Armstrong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira, Volume: 69, Issue: 2, Pages: 240-245, Published: 03 MAR 2023 |
| ISSN: | 1806-9282 0104-4230 |
| Popis: | SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate whether the degree of urbanization influences the prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Brazilian indigenous people. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study conducted between 2016 and 2017 in northeastern Brazil and includes individuals aged between 30 and 70 years from two specific indigenous groups who volunteered to participate in the study: the Fulni-ô people (lowest degree of urbanization) and the Truká group (greater degree of urbanization). Cultural and geographical parameters were used to characterize and measure the magnitude of urbanization. We excluded individuals with known cardiovascular disease or renal failure who required hemodialysis. Chronic kidney disease was defined as a single measurement of an estimated glomerular filtration rate |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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