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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Association of sarcopenia with incident osteoporosis: a prospective study of 168,682 UK biobank participants
(2021)
Background: Sarcopenia often co-occurs with osteoporosis in cross-sectional studies. However, this association has rarely been studied in prospective studies. This study aimed to investigate the association between sarcopenia ...
¿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 ...