Universidade de Pernambuco

About: Universidade de Pernambuco is a education organization based out in Recife, Brazil. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Artificial neural network. The organization has 6147 authors who have published 6948 publications receiving 73648 citations.

Salivary gland tumors in a Brazilian population: A 20-year retrospective and multicentric study of 2292 cases

Abstract: Purpose Neoplasms of the salivary glands comprise more than thirty subtypes of lesions with various clinical behaviors. The present study aimed to describe the incidence and main features of salivary gland tumors in Brazil. Material and methods A retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study was performed (1997–2017). A total of 88,430 biopsy records of oral and maxillofacial lesions from 5 pathology referral centers were analyzed. All cases of salivary gland tumors were reviewed and data such as gender, age, skin color, anatomical location, symptomatology, tumor size and histopathological diagnosis were collected. Results Among all lesions, there were 2,292 (2.6%) cases of salivary gland tumors. The most frequent benign and malignant neoplasm was pleomorphic adenoma (n = 1,086; 47.4%) and mucoepidermoid carcinoma (n = 322; 14.0%), respectively. The majority of the patients were white (n = 757; 33%) and female (n = 1,391; 60.7%), and most cases involved the parotid gland (n = 933; 40.7%; p Conclusion The incidence profile and clinical findings of salivary gland tumors were similar to those described worldwide; nevertheless, multicenter studies are valuable to better characterize these neoplasms.

Shoulder pain in adolescent athletes: prevalence, associated factors and its influence on upper limb function

Abstract: Background Sports that require the constant use of an upper limb demand the maximum kinetic chain efficiency in this segment. Immaturity of the musculoskeletal system, followed by failure in motor skills can expose adolescents to major reports of pain complaints, particularly for the shoulder. Objective To evaluate the prevalence of shoulder pain in adolescent athletes and identify possible factors associated with the complaint. Method A total of 310 athletes, of both sexes and aged between 10 and 19 years old participated on this study. The subjects filled out a questionnaire with personal, sports and upper limb function (Quick-DASH) questions. We evaluated the height, body mass, shoulder rotation range and stability of the upper limb using the CKCUES-test. The association between pain and the variables was analyzed using multilevel modeling logistic regression. We used the Mann–Whitney test for comparing between pain and function. Results The prevalence of shoulder pain was 43.5%. Athletes between 15 and 19 years, handball and judo practitioners, are 1.86, 2.14 and 3.07 more likely to report shoulder pain, respectively, when compared with other sports and ages. Shoulder pain reduced function scores (p Conclusion Shoulder pain is highly prevalent and is associated especially with older adolescent athletes of handball and judo, and affects the levels of function and the range of the shoulder.

Religiousness, alcohol consumption and smoking in adolescence

Abstract: OBJETIVO: Analisar a associacao entre religiosidade e exposicao ao consumo de bebidas alcoolicas e ao tabagismo em adolescentes. METODOS: A amostra compreendeu 4 210 estudantes do ensino medio da rede publica no Estado de Pernambuco, selecionados atraves de amostragem por conglomerados em dois estagios. As informacoes foram coletadas a partir do questionario Global school-based student health survey (GSHS). Foram considerados expostos as bebidas alcoolicas e ao tabagismo os adolescentes que relataram consumo em pelo menos 1 dos ultimos 30 dias, independentemente da intensidade da exposicao. As variaveis relacionadas a religiosidade foram afiliacao a uma religiao e ser praticante de alguma religiao. RESULTADOS: A prevalencia de exposicao ao consumo de bebidas alcoolicas foi de 30,3% (IC95%: 28,9 a 31,7), significativamente superior entre os rapazes (38,6%) em comparacao as mocas (24,8%). A prevalencia de exposicao ao tabagismo foi de 7,8% (IC95%: 7,0 a 8,7), maior entre os rapazes (9,8%) do que entre as mocas (6,2%). As analises brutas evidenciaram que, independentemente do sexo, a exposicao ao consumo de bebidas alcoolicas e ao tabagismo foi inversamente associada tanto a afiliacao quanto a pratica religiosa. O ajustamento das analises por meio de regressao logistica permitiu observar que, independentemente da afiliacao, o adolescente que se considerava praticante de uma religiao teve menor chance de relatar exposicao ao consumo de bebidas alcoolicas (razao de chances, OR = 0,71; IC95%: 0,60 a 0,83) e ao tabagismo (OR = 0,61; IC95%: 0,46 a 0,79). CONCLUSOES: Os resultados do presente estudo sugerem que a religiosidade pode atuar como modulador da exposicao ao consumo de alcool e ao tabagismo na adolescencia. Futuros estudos deverao analisar como o efeito protetor da religiosidade pode ser potencializado em intervencoes e campanhas de saude.