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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, ...
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 ...
Cáncer en Chile y en el mundo: una mirada actual y su futuro escenario epidemiológico
(2020)
Cancer is a chronic non-communicable disease associated with a high mortality burden. The prevalence of cancer is increasing rapidly worldwide. However, this scenario will be worse in low and middle-income countries such ...
Combined association of general and central obesity with incidence and mortality of cancers in 22 sites
(2021)
Background: Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are measures of general and central obesity, respectively, and both have been shown to be associated with cancer. However, there is insufficient evidence of ...
Changes over 15 years in the contribution of adiposity and smoking to deaths in England and Scotland
(2021)
Background: For many years smoking has been the major threat to public health in developed countries. However, smoking prevalence has declined over a period when adiposity has increased. The aim of this study was to determine ...
¿Cuál es la asociación entre actividad física, sedentarismo y riesgo de desarrollar cáncer en población adulta? Una revisión de la literatura
(2021)
La práctica regular de actividad física (AF) ha sido asociada a importantes beneficios metabólicos, como también a la disminución del riesgo de desarrollar algunos tipos de cáncer. El objetivo de esta revisión especial es ...
Prevalencia de debilidad muscular en personas mayores chilenas: resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2016-2017
(2020)
Background: Handgrip strength is an indicator of frailty in older people.
Aim: To determine the prevalence of low handgrip strength in older Chilean adults.
Material and Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of 244 individuals ...