Physical Activity and Atherosclerosis Markers in Chronic Chagas Disease

349 participants with chronic Chagas disease were assessed for physical activity levels and markers of subclinical atherosclerosis. The cross-sectional study, authored by Erica Maria Diferenz and last updated in May 2026, found no significant association between physical activity and carotid intima-media thickness, carotid plaque, or epicardial adipose tissue.

Use Cases

• Analyze associations between physical activity levels and carotid intima-media thickness in a Chagas disease cohort.
• Investigate the prevalence of carotid atherosclerotic plaque based on demographic and clinical factors.
• Study the relationship between clinical forms of Chagas disease and epicardial adipose tissue measurements.

Strengths

• Includes data from 349 participants with detailed demographic breakdowns (56.5% women, 79.5% non-white).
• Reports specific median values for key clinical measurements, such as CIMT (0.65-0.66 mm) and EAT (5.0 mm).
• Uses standardized assessment tools like the IPAQ-short questionnaire and Doppler ultrasound.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is provided as a 345.9 KB DOCX file, which may require extraction to a structured format for analysis.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Cross-sectional study using questionnaires (IPAQ-short), Doppler ultrasound, and transthoracic echocardiography.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 05:27:53