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    • Frequency of frailty and its association with cognitive status and survival in older Chileans 
      Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Lera Marques, Lydia; Sánchez, Hugo; Angel, Barbara; Márquez, Carlos; Arroyo, Patricia; Fuentes, Patricio (Dove Medical Press Ltd., 2017)
      © 2017 Albala et al.Background: Age-associated brain physiologic decline and reduced mobility are key elements of increased age-associated vulnerability. Objective: To study the frequency of frailty phenotype and its ...
    • Low Leptin Availability as a Risk Factor for Dementia in Chilean Older People 
      Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Ángel Badillo, Bárbara Karen; Lera Marques, Lydia; Sánchez Reyes, Hugo; Márquez, Carlos; Fuentes Guglielmetti, Patricio Alberto (2016)
      Objective: The aim was to study the role of leptin in the development of dementia. Methods: Follow-up of the ALEXANDROS cohorts, with baseline measurements in 2000. From 1,136 available subjects free of dementia at baseline, ...
    • Prevalencia de fragilidad en personas mayores de Chile: Resultados de la encuesta nacional de salud 2016-2017 
      Troncoso Pantoja, Claudia; Concha Cisternas, Yeny; Leiva Ordóñez, Ana María; Martínez Sanguinetti, Ana María; Petermann Rocha, Fanny; Díaz Martínez, Ximena; Martorell, Miquel; Nazar, Gabriela; Ulloa, Natalia; Cigarroa Cuevas, Igor; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Márquez, Carlos; Lera Marqués, Lydia; Celis Morales, Carlos (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, Chile, 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 ...
    • The association of VDR polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes in older people living in community in Santiago de Chile 
      Angel, Bárbara; Lera Marques, Lydia; Márquez, Carlos; Albala Brevis, Cecilia (Nature Publishing Group, 2018-05-25)
      Introduction: Several polymorphisms have been associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes in different populations. Objective: To investigate the frequencies of a genetic polymorphism of vitamin D receptor (FokI and ...