Browsing by Author "Sanchez, Hugo"

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    Age at menopause in Latin America
    (2006) Blumel, Juan E.; Chedraui, Peter; Calle, Andres; Bocanera, Roberto; Depiano, Eduardo; Figueroa-Casas, Pedro; Gonzalez, Carlos; Martino, Mabel; Royer, Monique; Zuniga, Cristina; Dulon, Alfredo; Espinoza, Maria T.; Futchner, Carlos; Mostajo, Desire; Soto, Edwin; Marco, Aurelio A.; Aravena, Hernan; Busquets, Maritza; Campodonico, Italo; Germain, Alfredo; Alba, Alcira; Baron, German; Gomez, Gustavo; Monterrosa, Alvaro; Onatra, Williams; Broutin, Gerardo; Manzano, Blanca; Gabriela, Ayala; Hidalgo, Luis; Leon, Patricia; Orbea, Marcos; Sanchez, Hugo; Vallejo, Soledad; Vallecillo, Gaspar; Hernandez-Bueno, Jose A.; Motta, Eduardo; Andrade, Rafael; Tserotas, Konstantinos; Gonzalez, Carlos M.; Benitez, Zully; Calle, Elena; Danckers, Luis; Del Castillo, Angelica; Izaguirre, Humberto; Ojeda, Eliana; Rojas, Juan; Bencosme, Ascanio; Lima, Selva
    Objective: To assess the age at menopause (AM) in Latin America urban areas.
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    Association of sedentariness and health promoting lifestyles in older adults
    (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2017) Duran, Samuel; Sanchez, Hugo; Valladares, Macarena; Lopez, Antonio; Valdes Badilla, Pablo; Herrera, Tomas
    Background: Part of having healthy lifestyles should be a regular practice of physical activities. Aim: To evaluate the association between the practice of physical activity and healthy lifestyles in older people. Material and Methods: The Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile survey was applied to 1688 older people living in the community, aged 72 +/- 7 years (61% women). This survey includes questions about regular physical activity. Results: Twenty four percent of surveyed participants declared to practice physical activities at least three times per week, without gender differences. Sedentariness increased along with age. There was a negative association between low physical activity and healthy lifestyles (odds ratio (OR): 3.2 confidence intervals (CI): 2.3-4.5). There was also an association between sedentariness and low self-realization (OR 2.4 CI: 1.8-3.3), low responsibility with health (OR 1.6 CI: 1.22.1), low concern about nutrition (OR 1.8 CI: 1.4-2.4), low stress management (OR 2.0 CI: 1.5-2.7) and low interpersonal support (OR 2.0 CI: 1.5-2.6). Conclusions: Sedentariness is negatively associated with health promoting lifestyles in this group of older people.
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    (2018) Duran, Samuel; Sanchez, Hugo; Valladares, Macarena; Lopez, Antonio; Valdes, Pablo; Herrera, Tomas
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    Prevalence and determinants of obesity and dietary habits among adults in rural area, Chile
    (2007) Nozue, Miho; Miyoshi, Miki; Okumura, Junko; Sanchez, Hugo; Andreu, Juan; Kuroiwa, Chushi
    This study was undertaken to examine the prevalence of obesity and its determinants among adults in a rural area of Chile. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in April-June 2004 in San Carlos (8th region). Height, weight, and waist and hip circumferences were measured for 603 adults (female 447, male 156) aged 20-64 years, and data on socio-economic factors, dietary intake, and dietary habits were obtained by questionnaire interviews. The prevalence of obese individuals was 45.2% among females and 30.1% among males, whereas that of overweight individuals was higher among males than females. Obesity was associated with socio-economic factors for females but not for males. With regard to diet, different patterns between females and males were observed in terms of frequency of food intake, as well as in dietary habits. Our findings of a high prevalence of obese/overweight individuals, together with the characteristics of their diets including changes in the cooking process, suggest that nutrition transition is underway in rural regions as well. Appropriate interventions, therefore, should be introduced to control obesity among women and to enhance health awareness among men throughout the country.