• Associations of six adiposity-related markers with incidence and mortality from 24 cancers—findings from the UK Biobank prospective cohort study 

    Parra, Solange; Cowley, Emma; Rezende, Leandro F. M.; Ferreccio, Catterina; Mathers, John; Pell, J.P.; Ho, Frederick; Celis-Morales, Carlos (2021)
    Background: Adiposity is a strong risk factor for cancer incidence and mortality. However, most of the evidence available has focused on body mass index (BMI) as a marker of adiposity. There is limited evidence on relationships ...

  • Cohort profile: The Maule Cohort (MAUCO) 

    Ferreccio, Catterina; Huidobro-Muñoz, Andrea; Cortés, Sandra; Bambs, Claudia; Toro, Pablo; Van de Wyngard, Vanessa; Acevedo, Johanna; Paredes, Fabio; Venegas, Pia; Verdejo, Hugo E.; Oyarzún-González, Ximena; Cook, Paz; Castro, Pablo F.; Foerster, Claudia; Vargas, Claudio; Koshiol, Jill; Araya, Juan C.; Cruz, Francisco; Corvalán, Alejandro H.; Quest, Andrew F.; Kogan, Marcelo J.; Lavandero, Sergio (2020)
  • Colonization with antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacteria in population-based hospital and community settings in Chile 

    Bralic, Rafael; Peters, Anne; Sanchez, Felipe; Alvares, Danilo; Rivas, Lina; Spencer, Maria; Martinez, Rodrigo; Moya, Francisco; Rojas, Loreto; Rioseco, Maria L.; Rojas, Pamela; Usedo, Pedro; Smith, Rachel; Malpiedi, Paul; Park, Benjamin J.; Sharma, Aditya; Huidobro-Muñoz, Andrea; Ferreccio, Catterina; DAgata, Erika; Munita, Jose (2020)
    Background: Estimating the burden of intestinal colonization with antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacteria (AR-GNB) is critical to understanding their global epidemiology and spread. We aimed to determine the prevalence ...

  • Early left atrial dysfunction is associated with suboptimal cardiovascular health 

    Ocaranza, María P.; Bambs, Claudia; Salinas, Manuel; Matamala, Cristian; Garcia, Lorena; Troncoso, Rodrigo; Pedrozo, Zully; Huidobro-Muñoz, Andrea; Venegas, Pia; Paredes, Fabio; Giacaman, Arturo; Zalaquett, Ricardo; Chiong, Mario; Verdejo, Hugo E.; Ferreccio, Catterina; Lavandero, Sergio; Castro, Pablo F.; Gabrielli, Luigi (2020)
    Aims: Two‐dimensional speckle‐tracking echocardiography can assess left atrial (LA) function by measuring atrial volumes and deformation parameters (strain, strain rate). This cross‐sectional analysis explores the association ...

  • Frailty and health risks in an agricultural population, Chile 2014–2017 

    Bustamante-Ara, Natalia; Villarroel, Luis; Paredes, Fabio; Huidobro-Muñoz, Andrea; Ferreccio, Catterina (2019)
    Background: Aging presents an emerging health and social challenge. We report the prevalence of frailty, its association with chronic diseases and the risk of hospitalization or death within 29 months. Methods: Cross-sectional ...

  • High burden of intestinal colonization with antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in Chile: an antibiotic resistance in communities and hospitals (ARCH) study 

    Araos, Rafael; Smith, Rachel; Styczynski, Ashley; Sánchez, Felipe; Acevedo, Johanna; Maureira, Lea; Paredes, Catalina; González, Maite; Rivas, Lina; Spencer-Sandino, Maria; Peters, Anne; Khan, A. I.; Sepulveda, Dino; Rojas Wettig, Loreto; Rioseco, Maria L.; Usedo, Pedro; Rojas Soto, Pamela; Huidobro, Laura Andrea; Ferreccio, Catterina; Park, Benjamin J.; Undurraga, Eduardo; D’Agata, Erika M. C; Jara, Alejandro; Munita, Jose (2023)
    Background Antimicrobial resistance is a global threat, heavily impacting low- and middle-income countries. This study estimated antimicrobial-resistant gram-negative bacteria (GNB) fecal colonization prevalence in ...

  • Non-communicable diseases deaths attributable to high body mass index in Chile 

    Riquelme, Ricardo; Rezende, Leandro F. M.; Guzmán-Habinger, Juan; Chávez, Javiera L.; Celis-Morales, Carlos; Ferreccio, Catterina; Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes (2021)
    We estimated the proportion and number of deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCD) attributable to high body mass index (BMI) in Chile in 2018. We used data from 5927 adults from a 2016–2017 Chilean National Health ...

  • Polypharmacy in a semirural community in Chile: Results from Maule Cohort 

    Oyarzún-González, Ximena; Ferreccio, Catterina; Abner, Erin L.; Vargas, Claudio; Huidobro-Muñoz, Andrea; Toro, Pablo (2020)
    Purpose: Although polypharmacy in younger populations is a growing public health concern, most studies addressing polypharmacy focus on elderly populations. Thus, polypharmacy is not yet well understood in younger ...

  • Processed meat consumption and associated factors in Chile: a cross-sectional study nested in the Mauco cohort 

    Ruedlinge, Jenny; Cid Ossandó, Vicente; Huidobro-Muñoz, Andrea; Van de Wyngard, Vanessa; Vargas, Claudio; Ferreccio, Catterina (2022)
    Processed meat consumption is increasing in Latin America. While in developed countries processed meat consumption has been associated with cardiovascular diseases and cancer, our region lacks data associated to ...

  • Processed meat eater profile in a Latin-American cohort 

    Ruedlinger, J.; Paredes, F.; Cid, V.; Huidobro-Muñoz, Andrea; Ferreccio, Catterina (2020)
    Background: We aim to describe the prevalence, distribution and factors associated to processed meat (e.g. sausages, bacon) consumption (PMC) in a Chilean population-based cohort. This is the first study to explore this ...

  • Study protocol for the Maule Cohort (MAUCO) of chronic diseases, Chile 2014–2024 

    Huidobro-Muñoz, Andrea; Silva-Prado, Raúl; Ferreccio, Catterina; Roa, Juan Carlos; Bambs, Claudia; Vives, Alejandra; Corvalán, Alejandro H.; Cortés, Sandra; Foerster, Claudia; Acevedo, Johanna; Passi, Alvaro; Toro, Pablo; Covacevich, Yerko; De la Cruz, Rolando; Koshiol, Jill; Olivares, Mauricio; Miquel, Juan Francisco; Cruz, Francisco; Quest, Andrew F.; Kogan, Marcelo J.; Castro, Pablo F.; Lavandero, Sergio (2016)
    Background: Maule Cohort (MAUCO), a Chilean cohort study, seeks to analyze the natural history of chronic diseases in the agricultural county of Molina (40,000 inhabitants) in the Maule Region, Chile. Molina´s population ...

  • The association between walking pace and grip strength and all-cause mortality: a prospective analysis from the MAUCO cohort 

    Petermann-Rocha, Fanny; Parra‑Soto, Solange; Cid Ossandó, Vicente; Huidobro-Muñoz, Andrea; Ferreccio, Catterina; Celis-Morales, Carlos (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 ...