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Consumo de azúcares totales y su asociación con obesidad en población chilena: resultados del estudio GENADIO
(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2020-07)
Background: Sugar intake is a risk factor for the development of obesity. Aim: To investigate the association between total sugar intake and obesity markers in Chilean adults. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional ...
Personas mayores en Chile: el nuevo desafío social, económico y sanitario del siglo XXI
(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2020-06)
Ageing will be one of the most significant social transformations of the 21st century worldwide. In the last 40 years, Chile has tripled its older adult population. As a result, by 2050 the country will have the highest ...
Comparación de los niveles de actividad física medidos con cuestionario de autorreporte (IPAQ) con medición de acelerometría según estado nutricional
(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2020-01)
Background: It is unknown if nutritional status could influence the accuracy of self-reported physical activity (PA) levels. Aim: To compare PA measured using the international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ) and ...
Sarcopenic obesity and its association with respiratory disease incidence and mortality
(Churchill Livingstone, 2020-11)
Background: Sarcopenic obesity is defined as a combination of sarcopenia and obesity. Previous studies have shown a positive association between sarcopenia and respiratory disease, while other studies have identified that ...
Menopausia y factores de riesgo cardiovascular en mujeres chilenas
(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2020-02)
Background: Menopause exposes women to an increased cardiovascular risk. Aim: To determine the association between menopause and cardiovascular risk factors in Chilean adult women using data from the National Health Survey ...
Biomarkers Profile of People With Sarcopenia: A Cross-sectional Analysis From UK Biobank
(Elsevier Inc., 2020-12)
Objective: This study aimed to characterize the biomarker profile of sarcopenic vs nonsarcopenic men and women, using the current European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2) definition in the UK Biobank ...
Socio-demographic patterns of public, private and active travel in Latin America: Cross-sectional findings from the ELANS study
(Elsevier BV, 2020-03)
Background: Active travel such as walking or cycling has been associated with more favorable health outcomes. However, evidence on patterns of transportation in Latin America is scarce. Therefore, the aim of this study was ...
Associations of fat and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality: prospective cohort study of UK Biobank participants
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020-03)
Objective - To investigate the association of macronutrient intake with all cause mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD), and the implications for dietary advice. Design - Prospective population based study. Setting - ...
Child maltreatment and cardiovascular disease: quantifying mediation pathways using UK Biobank
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2020-06)
BackgroundChild maltreatment is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD), but mediation pathways have not been fully elucidated. The aim of the current study was to determine and quantify the underlying pathways linking ...
Comparison of two different frailty measurements and risk of hospitalisation or death from COVID-19: findings from UK Biobank
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2020-11)
Background Frailty has been associated with worse prognosis following COVID-19 infection. While several studies have reported the association between frailty and COVID-19 mortality or length of hospital stay, there have ...