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Objective: Assessing whether it is possible screening women with osteoporosis through geometric morphometrics based on panoramic x-ray. Materials and Methods: Leukoderma women, after menopause, 40 years old (or older), with confirmed medical diagnosis of presence, or absence, of osteoporosis through bone densitometry examination. (N = 62). Measurements taken through panoramic X-ray based on geometric morphometrics. All x-rays were taken twice by the same researcher. Procrustes superimposition was assessed through Cartesian coordinates generated from anatomic landmark and semilandmarks. Regression Analysis, Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA), discriminant function and cross validation analysis, and Thin plate spliness in MorphoJ software were carried out. Subsequently, Fluctuating Asymmetry Analysis (FA) was conducted and ANOVA was performed to assess differences in centroid size. Results: Significant values were recorded for mandible shape (p<0.01) through MANOVA. Significant values (P<0.01) were also found through discriminant function analysis between groups of women with, and without, osteoporosis. Fluctuating asymmetry analysis showed significant differences in mandible shape and size between sides (p<0.01). Conclusions: Geometric morphometrics proved to be effective in screening and identifying elderly leukoderma women with, or without, osteoporosis based on panoramic x-rays. This is a promising technique to diagnose or identify patients with some health condition.
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the association between race/skin color and the occurrence of prematurity. METHODS Meta-analysis with observational studies, selected by a systematic review in the bibliographic databases Medline and Biblioteca Virtual da Saúde with the descriptors: "Race or ethnic group" and "ethnicity and health" associated with the words "infant premature" and "obstetric labor premature". Articles published in the period from 2010 to 2014, of the observational epidemiological type, in Portuguese, English and Spanish, were included. Articles that did not have abstracts or that were review articles, theses, dissertations, and editorials were excluded. We adopted the relative risk and their respective confidence intervals (95%CI) as measures of effect, obtained through the random effect model and represented by the forest plot type graph. The Egger test and the Newcastle-Ottawa scale, respectively, were used to analyze possible publication biases and the quality of the studies. RESULTS Of the 926 articles identified, 17 were eligible for the study. Of the 17 full texts published, seven were retrospective cohort studies, nine were cross-sectional studies, and one was a case-control study. Except for one study, the others reported a positive association between race/color of skin and prematurity. Compared with full-term newborns, the relative risk of the combined effect in those born preterm was 1.51 (95%CI 1.39-1.69). The funnel chart suggested publication bias. CONCLUSIONS The present meta-analysis indicated a positive association for the risk of prematurity according to race/skin color.
RESUMO OBJETIVO Analisar a associação entre raça/cor da pele e a ocorrência da prematuridade. MÉTODOS Meta-análise com estudos observacionais, selecionados por revisão sistemática em bases de dados bibliográficos Medline e Biblioteca Virtual da Saúde com os descritores: "Race or ethnic group" e "ethnicity and health" associados às palavras "infant premature" e "obstetric labor premature". Foram incluídos os artigos publicados no período de 2010 a 2014, do tipo epidemiológico observacional, nas línguas portuguesa, inglesa e espanhola. Foram excluídos os artigos que não possuíam resumos ou que fossem artigos de revisão, teses, dissertações e editorias. Foi adotado o risco relativo e seus respectivos intervalos de confiança (IC95%) como medidas de efeito, obtidos por meio do modelo de efeito aleatório e representados a partir do gráfico do tipo forest plot. Para analisar os possíveis vieses de publicação e qualidade dos estudos, foi utilizado o teste de Egger e a escala de Newcastle-Ottawa, respectivamente. RESULTADOS Dos 926 artigos identificados, 17 foram elegíveis para o estudo. Dos 17 textos completos publicados, sete eram estudos de coorte retrospectiva, nove eram transversais e um era caso-controle. Com exceção de um estudo, os demais relataram associação positiva entre a raça/cor da pele e a prematuridade. Comparado com recém-nascidos a termo, o risco relativo do efeito combinado naqueles que nasceram prematuros foi de 1,51 (IC95% 1,39-1,69). O gráfico de funil sugeriu viés de publicação. CONCLUSÕES A presente meta-análise indicou uma associação positiva para o risco da prematuridade segundo a raça/cor da pele.