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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 ...
Physical capability markers used to define sarcopenia and their association with cardiovascular and respiratory outcomes and all-cause mortality: a prospective study from UK biobank
(2020)
Introduction: It is unclear what combinations of physical capability markers used to define sarcopenia have the strongest associations with health outcomes. Aim: To compare the associations between different combinations ...
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 ...
Association between walking pace and diabetes: findings from the Chilean national health survey 2016–2017
(2020)
Background: Walking pace is a well-known indicator of physical capability, but it is also a strong predictor of type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, there is a lack of evidence on the association between walking pace and T2D, ...
Desde una mirada global al contexto chileno: ¿qué factores han repercutido en el desarrollo de obesidad en Chile? (parte 2)
(2020)
Chile tiene una de las tasas de obesidad más altas del mundo. Se estima que para el año 2030 las muertes atribuidas a
esta enfermedad alcanzarían a 204 mil personas, incrementándose además los costos económicos asociados ...
Child maltreatment and cardiovascular disease: quantifying mediation pathways using UK biobank
(2020)
Background: Child 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 ...
Optimal cut-off points for waist circumference in the definition of metabolic syndrome in Chile.
(2020)
Objective: To identify sex-specific cut-off points for waist circumference (WC) in the definition of metabolic syndrome (MetS) for the Chilean adult population.
Design: MetS was defined as the presence of at least two out ...
Vegetarians, fish, poultry, and meat-eaters: Who has higher risk of cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality? A prospective study from UK Biobank
(2021)
Aims: To compare the incidence and mortality risk for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) [CVD and also ischaemic heart disease (IHD), myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and heart failure (HF)] among people with different types ...
Comparison of two different frailty measurements and risk of hospitalisation or death from COVID-19: findings from UK Biobank
(2020)
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 ...
Biomarkers profile of people with sarcopenia: a cross-sectional analysis from UK Biobank
(2020)
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 ...