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(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) ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(Wiley, 2020)Background The genetic underpinnings of glycemic traits have been understudied in adolescent and Hispanic/Latino (H/L) populations in comparison to adults and populations of European ancestry. Objective To identify genetic ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(MDPI AG, 2018)© 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. We explored the association between excess body fat and academic performance in high school students from Santiago, Chile. In 632 16-year-olds (51% males) from ...
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(Mosby Inc., 2019)Objective: To prospectively assess whether the infant psychosocial environment was associated with cardiometabolic risk as early as adolescence. Study design: Participants were recruited in Santiago, Chile, and have been ...
