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A waist-to-height ratio of 0.54 is a good predictor of metabolic syndrome in 16-year-old male and female adolescents
(Nature Publishing Group, 2019)Background: We aimed to determine the sensitivity and specificity of selected anthropometric indicators as predictors of cardiovascular risk in adolescents. Methods: Cross-sectional study in 678 adolescents (16.8 y ± 0.3) ... -
Accuracy of a semi-quantitative ultrasound method to determine liver fat infiltration in early adulthood
(MDPI, 2020)An inexpensive and simple method to determine non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the abdominal ultrasound, but there are still doubts about its accuracy. We assessed the precision of a semi-quantitative ultrasound ... -
Adolescent Metabolic Syndrome Risk Is Increased with Higher Infancy Weight Gain and Decreased with Longer Breast Feeding
(2012)Background. Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome is increasing in pediatric age groups worldwide. Meeting the criteria for the metabolic syndrome puts children at risk for later cardiovascular and metabolic disease. ... -
Associations among household chaos, school belonging and risk behaviors in adolescents
(Springer, 2020)We examined the associations between adolescent risk behaviors and household chaos, and whether associations varied by adolescents' sense of school belonging. We collected data from 801 Chilean adolescents from working-class ... -
BMI Trajectories from Birth to 23 Years by Cardiometabolic Risks in Young Adulthood
(Wiley, 2020)Objective The aim of this study was to investigate whether the level, rate, and acceleration of BMI growth differ according to the presence or absence of adult cardiometabolic (CM) risks. Methods BMI was measured in ... -
Changes in socio-economic status and lipoproteins in Chilean adolescents: A 16-year longitudinal study
(Cambridge University Press, 2019)© The Authors 2018.Objective The present longitudinal study assessed whether changes in socio-economic status (SES) from infancy to adolescence were associated with plasma lipoprotein concentrations in adolescence, of which ... -
Developmental scores at 1 year with increasing gestational age, 37-41 weeks
(American Academy of Pediatrics, 2013)OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between gestational age and mental and psychomotor development scores in healthy infants born between 37 and 41 weeks. METHODS: The cohort included 1562 participants enrolled during ... -
Early behavioral risks of childhood and adolescent daytime urinary incontinence and nocturnal enuresis
(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2017)Copyright 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.Objective: To investigate whether infant temperament and childhood internalizing, externalizing, and inattention symptoms increase the likelihood of daytime ... -
Early onset obesity and risk of metabolic syndrome among chilean adolescents
(Centers Disease Control, 2017)Introduction Obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS) indicators have increased globally among the pediatric population. MetS indicators in the young elevate their risk of cardiovascular disease and metabolic disorders ... -
Effect of Infant Iron Deficiency on Children’s Verbal Abilities: The Roles of Child Affect and Parent Unresponsiveness
(Springer New York LLC, 2019)Background: Infants who are iron-deficient anemic seek and receive less stimulation from their caregivers, predisposing such children to be functionally isolated. Objectives: To test the sequence whereby iron deficiency ... -
Healthy Chilean Adolescents with HOMA-IR ≥ 2.6 Have Increased Cardiometabolic Risk: Association with Genetic, Biological, and Environmental Factors
(Hindawi Publishing, 2015)Objective. To determine the optimal cutoff of the homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) for diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in adolescents and examine whether insulin resistance (IR), determined ... -
High cardiometabolic risk in healthy Chilean adolescents: associations with anthropometric, biological and lifestyle factors
(CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 2016)Objective: To analyse the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in healthy adolescents of low to middle socio-economic status and to study the influence of anthropometric, biological and lifestyle factors on the risk ... -
High HOMA-IR, adjusted for puberty, relates to the metabolic syndrome in overweight and obese Chilean youths
(2011)Objective: To determine how the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) is related to metabolic risk in a sample of overweight and obese Chilean youths accounting for Tanner stage. Methods: A cross-sectional ... -
Home and family environment related to development of obesity: A 21-year longitudinal study
(Mary Ann Liebert Inc., 2019)Background: Early-life conditions are important for the development of obesity. We hypothesized that home and family characteristics reflective of less supportive environments during childhood will be associated with higher ...
