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      2018 chilean physical activity report card for children and adolescents: Full report and international comparisons (2020) 

      Aguilar-Farias, Nicolas; Miranda-Marquez, Sebastian; Martino-Fuentealba, Pia; Sadarangani, Kabir P.; Chandia-Poblete, Damian; Mella-Garcia, Camila; Carcamo-Oyarzun, Jaime; Cristi-Montero, Carlos; Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Fernando; Delgado-Floody, Pedro; ... (Human Kinetics Publishers Inc., 2020)
      Background: The study summarizes the findings of the 2018 Chilean Report Card (RC) on Physical Activity (PA) for Children and Adolescents and compares the results with the first Chilean RC and with other countries from the ...
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      A high level of cardiorespiratory fitness could reduce the risk of dying from COVID-19 (2024) 

      Vásquez-Gómez, Jaime; Concha-Cisternas, Yeny; Álvarez, Cristian; Celis-Morales, Carlos (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2022)
      [No abstract available]
    • Article

      Association between educational level and suspicion of cognitive imparirment in Chilean older people (2024) 

      Concha-Cisternas, Yeny; Castro-Piñero, José; Petermann-Rocha, Fanny; Troncoso-Pantoja, Claudia; Díaz, Ximena; Cigarroa, Igor; Martorell, Miquel; Martínez-Sanguinetti, María Adela; Nazar, Gabriela; Leiva-Ordoñez, Ana María; ... (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2022)
      Background: A low education level has been associated with cognitive impairment in older adults. Aim: To determine the association between educational attainment and suspicion of cognitive imparirment in older Chilean ...
    • Article

      Association of cardiorespiratory fitness with adiposity markers (2024) 

      Vásquez-Gómez, Jaime; Álvarez, Cristian; Concha-Cisternas, Yeny; Beltrán, Ana Rosa; Díaz-Martínez, Ximena; Cigarroa, Igor; Parra-Soto, Solange; Petermann-Rocha, Fanny; Celis-Morales, Carlos (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2022)
      Background: Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is inversely associated with metabolic diseases and adiposity markers. Aim: To assess the association of CRF with body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and obesity in ...
    • Article

      Association of Sitting Time With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality: How Does Frailty Modify This Association? (2024) 

      Diaz-Toro, Felipe; Nazal, Carolina Nazzal; Nazar, Gabriela; Diaz-Martinez, Ximena; Concha-Cisternas, Yeny; Celis-Morales, Carlos; Petermann-Rocha, Fanny (Human Kinetics Publishers Inc., 2024)
      To investigate how frailty modifies the association of sitting time with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in Chilean adults. This prospective study included 2,604 participants aged ≥35 from the Chilean National Health ...
    • Article

      Brisk Walking Pace Is Associated with Better Cardiometabolic Health in Adults: Findings from the Chilean National Health Survey 2016–2017 (2024) 

      Cigarroa, Igor; Bravo-Leal, Michelle; Petermann-Rocha, Fanny; Parra-Soto, Solange; Concha-Cisternas, Yeny; Matus-Castillo, Carlos; Vásquez-Gómez, Jaime; Zapata-Lamana, Rafael; Parra-Rizo, María Antonia; Álvarez, Cristian; ... (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023)
      Background: Although the importance of walking for promoting a better cardiometabolic health is widely known (this includes both cardiovascular and metabolic/endocrine systems), there is little knowledge regarding its ...
    • Article

      Comparison of self-reported and accelerometer-measured physical activity according to sociodemographic factors (2020) 

      Labraña, Ana María; Ramírez-Alarcón, Karina; Salas-Bravo, Carlos; Garrido-Méndez, Alex; Matus-Castillo, Carlos; Diaz-Martinez, Ximena; Concha-Cisternas, Yeny; Martínez-Sanguinetti, María Adela; Leiva, Ana María; Luarte, Cristian; ... (Sociedad Chilena de Nutricion Bromatologia y Toxilogica, 2020-08-30)
      Introduction: Determining level of physical activity (PA) can be done with objective measurement, through accele-rometer, or by subjective measurement through self-report questionnaire. The aim of this study was to compare ...
    • Article

      Dietary Guidelines compliance among older chilean adults: A descriptive study of the 2016-2017 National Health Survey (2024) 

      Troncoso-Pantoja, Claudia; Martínez-Sanguinetti, María Adela; Leiva-Ordoñez, Ana María; Ramírez-Alarcón, Karina; Martorell, Miquel; Labraña, Ana María; Parra-Soto, Solange; Lasserre-Laso, Nicole; Nazar, Gabriela; Concha-Cisternas, Yeny; ... (Sociedad Chilena de Nutricion Bromatologia y Toxilogica, 2022)
      Chile is one of the Latin American countries that exhibits the greatest increase in the aging population, thus it is necessary to visualize different tools that guide healthy lifestyles at this stage of life. Food-Based ...
    • Article

      Effects of a telehealth-based physical exercise program on functional capacity in patients with osteoarthritis (2024) 

      Munoz-Fonseca, Fernando; Concha-Cisternas, Yeny; Diaz-Martinez, Ximena; Celis-Morales, Carlos; Zapata-Lamana, Rafael; Cigarroa, Igor (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2022)
      Background: Telehealth is a novel therapeutic alternative. Aim: To determine the effects of a remote therapeutic physical exercise program (TPEP), based on telehealth, on functional physical capacity in people with knee ...
    • Article

      Effects of Neuromuscular Training on Physical Performance in Older People: A Systematic Review (2024) 

      Concha-Cisternas, Yeny; Castro-Piñero, José; Leiva-Ordóñez, Ana María; Valdés-Badilla, Pablo; Celis-Morales, Carlos; Guzmán-Muñoz, Eduardo (MDPI, 2023)
      This systematic review aimed to assess the available evidence on the effects of neuromuscular training on physical performance in older adults. A literature search was conducted across four databases (Psychology and ...
    • Article

      Handgrip strength as a predictor of adverse health outcomes (2024) 

      Concha-Cisternas, Yeny; Petermann-Rocha, Fanny; Castro-Piñero, José; Parra, Solage; Albala, Cecilia; van de Wyngard, Vanessa; Vásquez, Jaime; Cigarroa, Igor; Celis-Morales, Carlos (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2022)
      Muscle strength can be measured through different methods and handgrip strength is one of the most used techniques in epidemiological studies. Given its easy application, high reliability, and low cost, it is considered ...
    • Article

      Latent class analyses of multimorbidity and all-cause mortality: A prospective study in Chilean adults (2024) 

      Nazar, Gabriela; Díaz-Toro, Felipe; Concha-Cisternas, Yeny; Leiva-Ordoñez, Ana María; Troncoso-Pantoja, Claudia; Celis-Morales, Carlos; Petermann-Rocha, Fanny (Public Library of Science, 2023)
      Multimorbidity patterns can lead to differential risks for all-cause mortality. Within the Chilean context, research on morbidity and mortality predominantly emphasizes individual diseases or combinations thereof, rather ...
    • Article

      Levels of physical activity and sitting time in elderly people with fragility: results of the 2016-2017 National Health Survey (2023) 

      Concha-Cisternas, Yeny; Vásquez-Gómez, Jaime; Castro-Piñero, José; Petermann-Rocha, Fanny; Parra-Soto, Solange; Matus-Castillo, Carlos; Garrido-Méndez, Álex; Poblete-Valderrama, Felipe; Celis-Morales, Carlos (ARAN Ediciones S.L, 2023-01)
      Background: fragility is characterized by loss of biological reserves and vulnerability to adverse outcomes. An intervention with beneficial effects on the prevention and management of frailty is the regular practice of ...
    • Article

      Older people in Chile: The new social, economic and health challenge for the 21stcentury (2020) 

      Troncoso-Pantoja, Claudia; Leiva Ordoñez, Ana María; Martínez-Sanguinetti, María Adela; Nazar, Gabriela; Concha-Cisternas, Yeny; Martorell, Miquel; Ramírez-Alarcón, Karina; Petermann-Rocha, Fanny; Cigarroa, Igor; Díaz, Ximena; ... (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2020-06)
      Ageing will be one of the most significant social transformations of the 21stcentury worldwide. In the last 40 years, Chile has tripled its older adult population. As a result, by 2050 the country will have the highest ...
    • Article

      Perceptions and characteristics of adult physical activity during the pandemic. A case study in Chile (2024) 

      Garrido-Méndez, Alex; Poblete-Valderrama, Felipe; Matus-Castillo, Carlos; Toro-Salinas, Andrés; Álvarez, Cristian; Concha-Cisternas, Yeny; Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Fernando; Petermann-Rocha, Fanny; Celis-Morales, Carlos (Federacion Espanola de Docentes de Educacion Fisica, 2024)
      The COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered the lifestyles of the world’s population due to confinement measures aimed at reducing social activity. These measures led to increased levels of physical inactivity and associated ...
    • Article

      Prevalence of pre-sarcopenic obesity in Chilean older people. Results of the National Health Survey 2016-2017 (2024) 

      Concha-Cisternasa, Yeny; Diaz, Felipe; Castro-Pinero, Jose; Lanuza, Fabian; Laserre, Nicole; Leiva-Ordohez, Ana Maria; Cigarroa, Igor; Nazar, Gabriela; Parra-Soto, Solange; Celis-Morales, Carlos; ... (Asociacion Espanola de Dietistas-Nutricionistas, 2023)
      Introduction: There are no studies in Chile that quantify the prevalence of pre-sarcopenic obesity. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of pre-sarcopenic obesity in Chilean older adults.Methodology: 240 ...
    • Article

      Risk Factors and Gender Differences for Depression in Chilean Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from the National Health Survey 2016–2017 (2024) 

      Nazar, Gabriela; Alcover, Carlos-María; Concha-Cisternas, Yeny; Cigarroa, Igor; Díaz-Martínez, Ximena; Gatica-Saavedra, Mariela; Lanuza, Fabián; Leiva-Ordónez, Ana María; Martínez-Sanguinetti, María Adela; Martorell, Miquel; ... (Tech Science Press, 2022)
      Depressive disorders are recognized as one of the most common mental health conditions across different age groups. However, the risk factors associated with depression among older people from low-and middle-income countries ...
    • Article

      Walking pace and cognitive impairment in elderly: finding from the Chilean National Health Survey 2016-2017 (2024) 

      Concha-Cisternas, Yeny; Castro-Piñero, José; Vásquez, Jaime; Martorell, Miquel; Cigarroa, Igor; Petermann-Rocha, Fanny; Parra-Soto, Solange; Poblete, Felipe; Matus-Castillo, Carlos; Garrrido-Méndez, Álex; ... (Universidad del Norte, 2022)
      Background: Walking pace could be considered an early risk marker of cognitive impairment in older people. Objective: To determine the association between walking pace and cognitive impairment in older Chilean adults. ...