Browsing by Author "Lera Marques, Lydia"
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(2013)Objetivo: Describir y comparar las desigualdades socioeconómicas en el proceso de discapacidad de adultos mayores chilenos residentes en la comunidad, aportando información inédita sobre esta dinámica en Chile. Métodos: ...
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(SENPE, 2014)Introducción: El objetivo del estudio es estimar si el déficit de B12 se asocia con el uso de la metformina en adultos mayores (AM) diabéticos. Métodos: Estudio de casos y controles en AM diabéticos. Los casos (n = ...
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(SENPE, 2014)Objetivo: Evaluar el efecto del programa educativo realizado en profesores, en el estado nutricional, conocimiento y consumo de alimentos saludables de alumnos de prekinder a segundo básico intervenidos y sus ...
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(BioMet Central, 2013)Background: Older people are at increased risk of vitamin B12 deficiency and the provision of fortified foods may be an effective way to ensure good vitamin B12 status in later life. Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness ...
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(AMER SOC CLINICAL NUTRITION, 2008-09-01)Background: During the nutrition transition in Chile, dietary changes were marked by increased consumption of high-energy, nutrient-poor products, including sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). Obesity is now the primary ...
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(Aula Médica Ediciones, 2015)Objetivos: Estimar y validar puntos de corte de índice de masa muscular esquelética (IMMAE) en adultos mayores chilenos, para el diagnóstico de sarcopenia Métodos: Estimación de puntos de corte para IMMAE determinados ...
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(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2005-09)Background: As a consequence of the epidemiological transition in Chile, the nutritional status of the population has changed notoriously. Aim. To study the changes in the nutritional status of six years-old Chilean children ...
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Grip strength trajectories and cognition in english and chilean older adults: a cross-cohort study (MDPI, 2022)Growing evidence about the link between cognitive and physical decline suggests the early changes in physical functioning as a potential biomarker for cognitive impairment. Thus, we compared grip-strength trajectories ...
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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(Springer, 2013)To validate short-form-36 health survey (SF-36) with specific scoring algorithm obtained in a large sample of Chilean older people and to associate quality of life in this sample with social and health related factors. ...
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(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2008-09)Background: An appropriate measurement of physical activity (PA) in children is useful, since inactivity is associated to obesity, cardiovascular and metabolic risk. Aim: To assess the reliability of the INTA questionnaire ...
