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Association of leisure time and occupational physical activity with obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in Chile
(2019)
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between physical activity (PA), both occupational (OPA) and during leisure time (LTPA), with obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in Chilean adults. 5,157 ...
Associations between diet and handgrip strength: a cross-sectional study from UK biobank
(2020)
The aim of the current study was to investigate the association between diet and handgrip strength. The current study included 68,002 participants (age 63.8 ± 2.7 years, 50.3% women, 49.7% men) from UK Biobank. Diet and ...
Physical capability markers used to define sarcopenia and their association with cardiovascular and respiratory outcomes and all-cause mortality: a prospective study from UK biobank
(2020)
Introduction: It is unclear what combinations of physical capability markers used to define sarcopenia have the strongest associations with health outcomes. Aim: To compare the associations between different combinations ...
Association between different modes of travelling and adiposity in chilean population: findings from the chilean national health survey 2016–2017
(2020)
Background: Active travel has been suggested as a feasible way of increasing physical activity levels. Although international studies have demonstrated its effect over different health outcomes and adiposity, there is still ...
Cancer cases and deaths attributable to lifestyle risk factors in Chile
(2020)
Background: To identify modifiable risk factors that contribute to cancer holds important public health relevance for setting up prevention strategies. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate the proportion of ...
Association between walking pace and diabetes: findings from the Chilean national health survey 2016–2017
(2020)
Background: Walking pace is a well-known indicator of physical capability, but it is also a strong predictor of type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, there is a lack of evidence on the association between walking pace and T2D, ...
Desde una mirada global al contexto chileno: ¿qué factores han repercutido en el desarrollo de obesidad en Chile? (parte 2)
(2020)
Chile tiene una de las tasas de obesidad más altas del mundo. Se estima que para el año 2030 las muertes atribuidas a
esta enfermedad alcanzarían a 204 mil personas, incrementándose además los costos económicos asociados ...
Child maltreatment and cardiovascular disease: quantifying mediation pathways using UK biobank
(2020)
Background: Child maltreatment is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD), but mediation pathways have not been fully elucidated. The aim of the current study was to determine and quantify the underlying pathways ...
Alzheimer's disease susceptibility gene Apolipoprotein E (APOE) and blood biomarkers in UK Biobank (N = 395,769)
(2020)
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative condition where the underlying etiology is still unclear. Investigating the potential influence of apolipoprotein E (APOE), a major genetic risk factor, on common ...
Optimal cut-off points for waist circumference in the definition of metabolic syndrome in Chile.
(2020)
Objective: To identify sex-specific cut-off points for waist circumference (WC) in the definition of metabolic syndrome (MetS) for the Chilean adult population.
Design: MetS was defined as the presence of at least two out ...