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      A healthy eating score is inversely associated with depression in older adults: Results from the Chilean National Health Survey 2016-2017 (2022) 

      Lanuza-Rilling, Fabián; Petermann-Rocha, Fanny; Celis-Morales, Carlos A.; Concha-Cisternas, Yeny Fabiola; Nazar, Gabriela; Troncoso-Pantoja, Claudia; Lassere-Laso, Nicole; Martínez-Sanguinetti, María Adela; Parra-Soto, Solange Liliana; Zamora-Ros, Raúl; ... (Cambridge University Press, 2021)
      Objective: To investigate the relationship of a healthy eating score with depression in Chilean older adults. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Chilean older adults from the Chilean National Health Survey 2016-2017. ...
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      Association between a lifestyle score and all-cause mortality: a prospective analysis of the Chilean National Health Survey 2009–2010 (2024) 

      Petermann-Rocha, Fanny; Diaz-Toro, Felipe; Troncoso-Pantoja, Claudia; Martínez-Sanguinetti, María Adela; Leiva-Ordoñez, Ana María; Nazar, Gabriela; Concha-Cisternas, Yeny; Martínez, Ximena Díaz; Lanuza, Fabian; Carrasco-Marín, Fernanda; ... (Cambridge University Press, 2024)
      Objective: To investigate the association between a lifestyle score and all-cause mortality in the Chilean population. Design: Prospective study. Settings: The score was based on seven modifiable behaviours: salt intake, ...
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      Association between fitness, anthropometric indices and laboratory parameters in elderly women (2021) 

      Concha-Cisternas, Yeny Fabiola; Vargas-Vitoria, Rodrigo; Guzmán-Muñoz, Eduardo E.; Valdés Badilla, Pablo Antonio; Troncoso-Pantoja, Claudia; Celis-Morales, Carlos A. (NLM (Medline), 2020-12-01)
      BACKGROUND: Aging causes an involution of anthropometric and health indices that can affect physical fitness. AIM: To determine the influence of anthropometric and health indices on the physical fitness of elderly women. ...
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      Morphophysiological changes and fall risk in the older adult: A review of the literature (2021) 

      Concha-Cisternas, Yeny Fabiola; Vargas-Vitoria, Rodrigo; Celis-Morales, Carlos A. (Universidad del Norte, 2020)
      Aging is a universal, irreversible and individual process that causes morphophysiological changes in the musculoskeletal system, central nervous system and sensory systems (visual, vestibular and proprioception), increasing ...
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      Prevalence of frailty among Chilean older people (2021) 

      Troncoso-Pantoja, Claudia; Concha-Cisternas, Yeny Fabiola; Leiva-Ordoñez, Ana María; Martínez-Sanguinetti, Mariá Adela; Petermann-Rocha, Fanny; Díaz Martínez, Ximena; Martorell, Miquel; Nazar, Gabriela; Ulloa, Natalia; Cigarroa-Cuevas, Igor; ... (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2020-10)
      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 ...
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      What is the association between physical activity, sedentary lifestyle and risk of developing cancer in the adult population? A scoping review (2021) 

      Parra-Soto, Solange Liliana; Martínez-Sanguinetti, Mariá Adela; Cigarroa, Igor I.; Díaz Martínez, Ximena; Matus Castillo, Carlos; Garrido-Méndez, Álex; Concha-Cisternas, Yeny Fabiola; De Moraes Ferrari, Gerson Luis; Vásquez-Gómez, Jaime A.; Castillo-Retamal, Marcelo E.; ... (Sociedad Chilena de Nutricion Bromatologia y Toxilogica, 2021)
      Regular physical activity (PA) has been associated with important metabolic benefits, as well as a decreased risk of developing some types of cancer. The objective of this scoping review is to synthesize the existing ...