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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 ...
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 ...
Consumo de azúcares totales y su asociación con obesidad en población chilena - Resultados del estudio GENADIO
(2020)
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 ...
Is waist-to-height ratio a better predictor of hypertension and type 2 diabetes than body mass index and waist circumference in the Chilean population?
(2020)
Objective:
The aim of this study was to identify which anthropometric measurement (body mass index [BMI], waist circumference [WC], or waist-to-height ratio [WHtR]) is a better predictor of type 2 diabetes and hypertension ...
Fitness cardiorrespiratorio estimado mediante ecuación y su caracterización sociodemográfica en población chilena: Resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2016-2017
(2020)
Background: Cardiorespiratory fitness is a strong predictor of mortality and chronic diseases. However, its estimation is costly and time consuming which may limit it broad use in population-based studies.
Aim: To estimate ...
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 ...
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 ...
Comparación de los niveles de actividad física medidos con cuestionario de autorreporte (IPAQ) con medición de acelerometría según estado nutricional
(2020)
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 ...
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 ...
Perception that mothers and / or guardians of overweight or obese preschool children have of a text messaging program to support behaviour change in their children
(2020)
In most childhood obesity preventive programs, parents are targeted as they are key in achieving lifestyle behavior change in their children. Because their participation is generally low, new technologies, such as text ...