Browsing by Subject "Prevalence"

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    • The association of excessive growth with development of general and central obesity at 7 years of age in ... 
      Kain Berkovic, Juliana; Martínez, Mario; Close, Michael; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila (ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2016)
      Objective: To determine whether overweight or obesity between 0 and 6 y increases the probability of developing general/central obesity at 7 y. Methods: Weight, height, and waist circumference were assessed between 0 ...
    • Folate and Vitamin B-12 Status in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Update 
      Brito, Alex; Mujica Coopman, María; Olivares Grohnert, Manuel; López de Romaña, Daniel; Cori, Héctor; Allen, Lindsay H. (SAGE Publications Inc., 2015)
      Background: The current magnitude of folate and vitamin B-12 deficiency in Latin America and the Caribbean is uncertain. Objective: To summarize data on plasma or serum vitamin B-12 and folate concentrations in Latin ...
    • Identification of Males with Cryptic Fragile X Alleles by Methylation-Specific Quantitative Melt Analysis 
      Aliaga, Solange M.; Slater, Howard R.; Francis, David; Du Sart, Desiree; Li, Xin; Amor, David J.; Alliende, Angelica M.; Santa María Vásquez, Lorena; Faúndes Gómez, Víctor; Morales, Paulina; Trigo, Cesar; Salas, Isabel; Curotto, Bianca; Godler, David E. (Amer. Assoc. Clinical Chemistry, 2016)
      BACKGROUND: FMR1 full mutations (FMs) (CGG expansion >200) in males mosaic for a normal (<45 CGG) or gray-zone (GZ) (45-54 CGG) allele can be missed with the standard 2-step fragile X syndrome (FXS) testing protocols, ...
    • 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 ...