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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 ...
Diagnóstico médico de depresión se asocia a sospecha de deterioro cognitivo en adultos mayores
(2020)
Background:
Depression has been previously associated with cognitive impairment in high income country populations. However, its association in the Chilean population has not been investigated.
Aim:
To investigate ...
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 ...
Does the association between physical capability and mortality differ by deprivation? Findings from the UK Biobank population-based cohort study
(2020)
Background: To investigate whether the excess risk of adverse health outcomes associated with a lower physical capability in adulthood differs by deprivation levels.
Methods: 279,030 participants from the UK Biobank were ...
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 ...
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 ...
Genetic variants in the SLC16A11 gene are associated with increased BMI and insulin levels in nondiabetic Chilean population
(2021)
Objective: To study the association of SLC16A11 gene variants with obesity and metabolic markers in nondiabetic Chilean adults.
Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study included 263 non-diabetic adults. The ...