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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 ...
Prevalencia de fragilidad en personas mayores de Chile: resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2016-2017
(2020)
Background: The assessment of frailty among older people could help to reduce its social and health burden. Aim: To determine and characterize the prevalence of frailty in Chilean older adults. Material and Methods: We ...
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 ...
An opportunity for prevention: associations between the life's essential 8 score and cardiovascular incidence using prospective data from uk biobank
(2023)
To investigate the association between the Life's Essential 8 (LE8) score and the incidence of four cardiovascular outcomes (ischemic heart disease, myocardial infarction, stroke, and heart failure [HF]) – separately and ...
The association between walking pace and grip strength and all-cause mortality: a prospective analysis from the MAUCO cohort
(2023)
Objective
This study investigated the individual and combined association of walking pace and grip strength with all-cause mortality in Chilean adults.
Study design 8813 participants (54.6 % women) from the MAUCO ...
Anxiety, low self-esteem and a low happiness index are associated with poor school performance in chilean adolescents: a cross-sectional analysis
(2021)
Objective: To analyze the relationship between anxiety, self-esteem, happiness index and primary school students’ academic performance in Chilean adolescents from the Biobío province. Methodology: 733 (46.1% girls; 12 (1.3 ...
Device-measured physical activity and incident afective disorders
(2022)
Background: Studies on physical activity (PA) and mental health are largely limited to self-reported PA. This study
aims to use prospective cohort data to investigate the association between device-measured PA and ...
Caracterización del consumo de agua en población chilena: resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2016-2017
(2021)
Background: Water is an essential nutrient for cellular homeostasis and life. Drinking ≥ 6 glasses (1.5 L/day) is the recommendation of daily water intake (RIAD).
Aim: To characterize water intake, according to sociodemographic, ...
The joint association of sarcopenia and frailty with incidence and mortality health outcomes: A prospective study
(2021)
Background: Sarcopenia and frailty are strongly associated with disease incidence and mortality. However, there is limited evidence regarding their joint association with health outcomes. This study aimed to investigate ...