Browsing by Author "Lera Marques, Lydia"
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Vásquez Vergara, Fabián; Díaz Bustos, Erik; Lera Marques, Lydia; Meza, Jorge; Salas, Isabel; Rojas Mondaca, Pamela; Atalah Samur, Eduardo; Burrows, Raquel (2013)Introducción: El ejercicio físico es una importante herramienta terapéutica para prevenir y tratar la obesidad y disminuir las alteraciones metabólicas asociadas al desarrollo de las enfermedades crónicas no ...
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Arroyo Albala, Patricia; Lera Marques, Lydia; Sánchez, Hugo; Bunout Barnett, Daniel; Santos, José Luis; Albala Brevis, Cecilia (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2007-07)Functional limitations limit the independence and jeopardize the quality of life of elderly subjects. Aim: To assess the association between anthropometric measures and body composition with functional limitations in ...
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Burrows, Raquel; Leiva Balich, Laura; Burgueño, Medardo; Maggi M., Aida; Giadrosic R, Vinka; Díaz Bustos, Erik; Lera Marques, Lydia; Albala Brevis, Cecilia (2006)Backgrounds: There is a high prevalence of obesity and hyperinsulinism among Chilean prepuberal children. Aim: To evaluate insulin sensitivity (IS) using fasting insulin, the Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA) and ...
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Reyes Jedlicki, Marcela; Díaz, Erick; Lera Marques, Lydia; Burrows, Raquel (2011)Background: In the last decades, a seven to nine fold increase in the prevalence of teenage obesity and overweight has occurred. Aim: To assess energy intake and metabolism in a sample of overweight and obese adolescents. ...
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Vásquez Vergara, Fabián; Díaz Bustos, Erik; Lera Marques, Lydia; Vásquez, Loretta; Anziani, Alyerina; Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara; Burrows, Raquel (2013)Introduction: In Chile, the main nutritional problem of children, is obesity. The alarming increase in childhood obesity, has generated an urgent need to develop prevention and treatment programs, unfortunately, the results ...
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Vásquez Vergara, Fabián; Díaz Bustos, Erik; Lera Marques, Lydia; Vásquez, L.; Anziani, Alyerina; Burrows, Raquel (2012)Introduction: In Chile, the prevalence of obesity in schoolchildren is 21.3%. The study and individual intervention of this malnutrition, it is necessary to have not only global indicators of nutritional status, but also ...
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Vásquez de Kartzow, Rodrigo; Castillo Durán, Carlos; Lera Marques, Lydia (Elsevier, 2015)Introducción: Las migraciones constituyen un fenómeno creciente en América Latina (AL), pero hay poca información sobre la magnitud en población pediátrica y asociación con variables sociodemográficas. Objetivo: Estudiar ...
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Olivares C, Sonia; Bustos Z, Nelly; Lera Marques, Lydia; Zelada, María Eugenia (2007)Background: A high prevalence of obesity is the main public health problem in Chilean school children. Aim: To compare the nutritional status, consumption of selected foods and extracurricular physical activity (PA) habits ...
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Lera Marques, Lydia; Santos, José Luis; García Ghiringheli, Carola; Arroyo Albala, Patricia; Albala Brevis, Cecilia (TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2005-11)Aim: The aim of this study was to develop predictive equations based on anthropometric data to estimate stature in people 60 years and older in Latin America. Design: Population-based cross-sectional study in three Latin ...
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Burrows, Raquel; Leiva Balich, Laura; Weisstaub, Gerardo; Ceballos S, Ximena; Gattas, Vivien; Lera Marques, Lydia; Albala Brevis, Cecilia (2007)Background: In Chile between 1986 and 1998, the prevalence of obesity has increased from 4.6% to 24% in prepuberal and from 2.3% to 17% in puberal children. Aim: To assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in a ...
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Sánchez, Hugo; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Hertrampf, Eva; Verdugo Latorre, Renato; Lavados Montes, Manuel; Castillo, Jose Luis; Lera Marques, Lydia; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (2010)Background: There is a correlation between aging and the decrease of plasma levels of vitamin B-12. Aim: To determine the prevalence of vitamin B-12 and folate deficiency and its hematological impact among older adults ...
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Oliivers, Manuel; Lera Marques, Lydia; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Araya, Magdalena (2011)Background: Older subjects have a high risk of developing zinc and copper deficiencies. Aim: To determine the prevalence of copper and zinc deficiencies in adults aged over 60 years, living in Metropolitan Santiago. Subjects ...
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Burrows, Raquel; Atalah Samur, Eduardo; Leiva B., Laura; Rojas M., Pamela; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Vásquez V., Fabián; Lera Marques, Lydia; Díaz B., Erick (2012)La historia familiar (HF) de Enfermedades Crónicas no Transmisibles (ECNT), aumentaría el riesgo de síndrome metabólico (SM). En Chile, el SM afecta al 27% de niños con sobrepeso, y la hiperglicemia de ayuno (HA) es ...
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Reyes Jedlicki, Marcela; Gahagan, Sheila; Díaz Bustos, Erik; Blanco, Estela; Leiva, Laura; Lera Marques, Lydia; Burrows, Raquel (2011)The mild chronic inflammatory state associated with obesity may be an important link between adiposity and insulin resistance (IR). In a sample of 137 overweight and obese Chilean adolescents, we assessed associations between ...
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Vásquez Vergara, Fabián; Díaz Bustos, Erik; Lera Marques, Lydia; Meza, Jorge; Salas, Isabel; Rojas, Pamela; Atalah, Eduardo; Burrows, Raquel (2013)Introduction: The high prevalence of the obesity in Chilean students (23,1%), necessitates the application of interventions that incorporate muscle strength exercise, as this shows great efficacy in obese children. Objective: ...
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Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Sánchez, Hugo; Lera Marques, Lydia; Angel, Bárbara; Cea, Ximena (2011)Background: The rapid increase in life expectancy in Chile, with obesity as the main nutritional problem in all age groups, makes it necessary to ask whether the years gained are healthy. Aim: To study the trajectories of ...
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Moreno, Ximena; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Lera Marques, Lydia; Sánchez, Hugo; Fuentes García, Alejandra; Dangour, Alan D. (Public Library Science, 2017)Background Previous studies on the role of gender in the association between self-rated health and mortality have shown contrasting results. This study was aimed to determine the importance of gender in the association ...
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Kain Berkovic, Juliana; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Lera Marques, Lydia; Taibo, Marcela; Albala Brevis, Cecilia (NORTH AMER ASSOC STUDY OBESITY, 2005-12)Trends in height and BMI of 6-year-old children during the nutrition transition in Chile. Obes Res. 2005;13:2178 –2186. Objective: We analyzed trends in height and BMI and their interaction in 6-year-old Chilean ...
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Lera Marques, Lydia; Salinas, Judith; Fretes, Gabriela; Vio del Río, Fernando Tomás (2013)Introduction: It is necessary to assess family food habits in school children to cope with infant obesity. Objective: Designing and validation of an instrument to measure food habits and food knowledge in Chilean preschool ...
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Lera Marques, Lydia (2013)Abstract available from the publisher.