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Metabolic syndrome in young adults from two socioeconomic Latin American settings
(2007)
Background and aim: Since little information on the metabolic syndrome (MS) is available in Latin America, the aim of this study was to explore whether and to what extent differing socioeconomic conditions influence the ...
The transition to the adult world with debt: characterizations of new economic insecurities of indebted young professionals in Santiago de Chile
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)
This paper seeks to explore how indebtedness increases the economic instability of Chilean young adults working as professionals who are unable to address their financial commitments. This is taking place within a context ...
Effect of Montelukast 10 mg in Elderly Patients with Mild and Moderate Asthma Compared with Young Adults. Results of a Cohort Study
(Hilversum: Bentham Science PublishersHolanda, 2018-12)
Background:
The clinical characteristics and physio-pathogenic mechanisms of asthma in patients older than 60 years appear to differ from the
behavior described for other age groups. Therefore, the effectiveness of ...
Changes in symptoms of asthma and rhinitis by sensitization status over ten years in a cohort of young Chilean adults
(Biomed Central Ltd., 2016)
Background: We investigated the net changes in prevalence of symptoms of asthma and rhinitis over 10 years in a cohort of young by baseline sensitization status.
Methods: One thousand one hundred ninety three Chilean ...
Acute Effects of Contract-Relax Stretching vs. TENS in Young Subjects with Anterior Knee Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
(NSCA National Strength and Conditioning Association, 2016)
© 2013 National Strength and Conditioning Association.Valenza, MC, Torres-Sánchez, I, Cabrera-Martos, I, Valenza-Demet, G, and Cano-Cappellacci, M. Acute effects of contract-relax stretching vs. TENS in young subjects with ...
Ventilatory Function in Young Adults and Dietary Antioxidant Intake
(MDPI AG, 2015)
Dietary antioxidants may protect against poor ventilatory function. We assessed the relation between ventilatory function and antioxidant components of diet in young Chileans. Forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), forced ...
Marijuana use associated with worse verbal learning and delayed recall in a sample of young adults
(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2019)
Background: There is concern about the cognitive consequences of marijuana consumption. Aim: To assess the influence of current and past marijuana use and frequency on verbal learning and memory in a sample of adults aged ...
Young adult outcomes associated with lower cognitive functioning in childhood related to iron-fortified formula in infancy
(Taylor and Francis, 2020)
Objective:This study examined how the lower cognitive skills in children who consumed iron-fortified formula in infancy relate to outcomes in young adulthood. Methods:Participants were 443 Chilean young adults (Mage = ...
Patrón de tabaquismo y nivel socioeconómico en dos cohortes de adultos jóvenes
(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2018)
Background: One in five deaths that occur in Chile can be attributed to smoking whose prevalence remains high, despite interventions aimed at reducing it. Aim: To compare the prevalence of smoking and its intensity among ...
Sensitive periods for psychosocial risk in childhood and adolescence and cardiometabolic outcomes in young adulthood
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2020)
Greater psychosocial risk in childhood and adolescence predicts poorer cardiometabolic outcomes in adulthood. We assessed whether the timing of psychosocial risk from infancy through adolescence predicts cardiometabolic ...