Listar por materia "Obesity"
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Accuracy of body mass index cutoffs for classifying obesity in chilean children and adolescents
(2016)Objective: To determine the accuracy of two international Body Mass Index (BMI) cut-offs for classifying obesity compared to the percentage of fat mass (%FM) assessed by Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) in a Chilean ...
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Adiponectin: ceramidase activity and stress control of the endoplasmic reticle in obesity
(2023)La adiponectina es una citocina sintetizada por los adipocitos, que actúa a través de los receptores AdipoRs (AdipoR1, AdipoR2) y T-cadherina, recientemente se ha identificado APPL1, una proteína endosomal que ...
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Adipose tissue, non-communicable diseases, and physical exercise: an imperfect triangle
(2023)The study of adipose tissue has received considerable attention due to its importance not just in maintaining body energy homeostasis but also in playing a role in a number of other physio logical processes. Beyond storing ...
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Adiposidad corporal, estilos de vida y nivel de actividad física en mujeres dueñas de casa y trabajadoras remuneradas chilenas
(2019)En Chile existe escasa evidencia en relación a las características de los estilos de vida en mujeres dueñas de casa versus mujeres con trabajos renumerados. El objetivo del estudio fue comparar marcadores de adiposidad, ...
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Anthropometry, dietary intake, physical activity and sitting time patterns in adolescents aged 15–17 years: an international comparison in eight Latin American countries
(2020)Background: Although there is high prevalence of obesity and other cardiovascular risk factors among Latin American adolescents, there is limited evidence on dietary intake and physical activity (PA) patterns in this ...
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Aplicación de un árbol de decisión difusa con clasificación de ambigüedad para determinar el exceso de peso en escolares
(2018)La técnica del árbol de decisiones en las ciencias de la salud sirve para comprender las correlaciones entre las descripciones de los pacientes y para clasificar de forma precisa en diversas categorías. El objetivo del ...
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Are people with metabolically healthy obesity really healthy? A prospective cohort study of 381,363 UK Biobank participants
(2021)Aims/hypothesis: People with obesity and a normal metabolic profile are sometimes referred to as having ‘metabolically healthy obesity’ (MHO). However, whether this group of individuals are actually ‘healthy’ is uncertain. ...
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Asociación entre el polimorfismo rs9939609 del gen FTO y marcadores de adiposidad en población infantil chilena
(2020)La obesidad es una enfermedad inflamatoria donde la genética determina cierto nivel de riesgo. Aun cuando existen estudios que reportan asociación entre polimorfismos de FTO (fat-mass associated gene) y adiposidad, existe ...
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Association between air flow limitation and body composition in young adults
(2021)Background: Body composition (BC) influences respiratory system mechanics, provoking air flow limitation (AFL). The objective of this study was to determine the relationship of AFL in small- and medium-caliber airways with ...
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Association between bodyweight perception, nutritional status, and weight control practices: a cross-sectional analysis from the chilean health survey 2016–2017
(2022)This research aimed (1) to examine the agreement between body mass index (BMI)-based nutritional status and perceived nutritional status overall and by socio-demographic factors and (2) to state the association between the ...
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Association between diabetes and cancer. current mechanistic insights into the association and future challenges
Rojas, Armando
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Compelling pieces of epidemiological, clinical, and experimental research have demonstrated that Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major risk factor associated with increased cancer incidence and mortality in many human neoplasms. ...
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Association between dietary habits and the presence of overweight/obesity in a sample of 21,385 Chilean adolescents
(2015)Objetivos: El principal objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar las posibles asociaciones entre los hábitos dietéticos y la presencia de sobrepeso y obesidad en adolescentes Chilenos. Método: Para este trabajo se ...
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Association between different modes of travelling and adiposity in chilean population: findings from the chilean national health survey 2016–2017
(2020)Background: Active travel has been suggested as a feasible way of increasing physical activity levels. Although international studies have demonstrated its effect over different health outcomes and adiposity, there is still ...
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Association of leisure time and occupational physical activity with obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in Chile
(2019)The aim of this study was to investigate the association between physical activity (PA), both occupational (OPA) and during leisure time (LTPA), with obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in Chilean adults. 5,157 ...
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Association of physical activity, muscular strength, and obesity indicators with self-concept in Chilean children
(2022)Objectives: the present study examined the association of physical activity, muscular strength, and obesity indicators with self-concept in Chilean children. Methods: this cross-sectional study included 1078 Chilean ...
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Associations of six adiposity-related markers with incidence and mortality from 24 cancers—findings from the UK Biobank prospective cohort study
(2021)Background: Adiposity is a strong risk factor for cancer incidence and mortality. However, most of the evidence available has focused on body mass index (BMI) as a marker of adiposity. There is limited evidence on relationships ...
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Auto reporte de la velocidad de marcha y su asociación con marcadores de adiposidad y riesgo cardiovascular en Chile
(2020)Background: Walking speed is a strong predictor of non-communicable diseases and mortality. Aim: To investigate the association of self-reported walking pace with adiposity, metabolic and cardiovascular markers in the ...
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Body adiposity partially mediates the association between fto rs9939609 and lower adiponectin levels in chilean children
(2023)Children carrying the minor allele ‘A’ at the fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO) gene have higher obesity prevalence. We examined the link between FTO rs9939609 polymorphism and plasma adiponectin and the ...
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Body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness in overweight or obese people post COVID-19: A comparative study
(2022)The present study aimed to evaluate the body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness of overweight or obese people after COVID-19. 171 volunteers of both sexes (men, n = 93 and women, n = 78) between 19 and 65 years ...
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Body mass index and physical fitness in Brazilian adolescents
(2019)Objective: Evaluate the relationship between body mass index and physical fitness in a cross-sectional sample of Brazilian youth. Methods: Participants were 3849 adolescents (2027 girls) aged 10–17 years. Weight and height ...