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Factors associated with cognitive impairment in older adults in Chile
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2019)
Background: The risk factors for the development of cognitive impairment are not well known. Aim: To identify socio-demographic, lifestyle and health-related factors associated with cognitive impairment in older Chilean ...
Factors associated with falls in older adults in chile. Analysis of the National Health Survey 2009-2010
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2019)
Background: A decrease in functional capacity due to ageing is one of the main risk factors for falls in older people. Aim: To investigate factors associated with falls in Chilean older adults. Material and Methods: We ...
Relationship between levels of physical activity and sedentarism with metabolic syndrome. ENS Chile 2009-2010
(INST NACIONAL SALUD PUBLICA, 2019)
Objective. To use a new methodology to classify the level of physical activity (PA) by combining the levels of PA and sedentary time (SED) in order to establish its association with metabolic syndrome (MS). Materials and ...
Risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes in Chile
(ARAN EDICIONES, S L, 2018)
Background: worldwide, prevalence of type 2 diabetes has doubled in the last years, mainly due to unhealthy lifestyle behaviours. They are many risk factors associated with diabetes, however, which factors are associated ...
Association of physical inactivity with obesity, diabetes, hypertension and metabolic syndrome in the chilean population
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2018)
Background: Physical inactivity is an important cardiovascular risk factor. Aim: To investigate the association of physical inactivity with obesity, metabolic markers, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension and metabolic ...
Association between type 2 diabetes and physical activity in individuals with family history of diabetes
(ELSEVIER, 2018)
Objective: To investigate whether the association between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and family history of diabetes is modified by the levels of physical activity in the Chilean population. Method: In this study were included ...
Risk of cognitive impairment among older people with diabetes or family history of the disease
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2018)
Background: Although cardiovascular risk factors are associated with an impaired cognitive function, the impact of diabetes on cognitive function in Chilean adults is unknown. Aim: To investigate the association of diabetes ...
Joint effect of physical activity and sedentary behaviour on cardiovascular risk factors in Chilean adults
(OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2018)
Background To investigate the associations between combined categories of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) with markers of adiposity and cardiovascular risk in adults. Methods ...
The joint effect of sitting time and obesity on the odds of developing type 2 diabetes
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2018)
Background: Obesity and sedentary behavior are risk factors acting independently in the development of type 2 diabetes. Aim: To investigate whether the association between diabetes and obesity is modified by the levels of ...
Prevalence and patterns of active commuting according to socio-demographic factors in the Chilean population
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2019)
Introduction: The objective of this study was to investigate levels of self-reported active commuting by socio-demographics factors in Chile. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 5,157 participants (women: ...