Patricia Bustos

..Latin American countries show accelerated but ethnically or socially differentiated changes in their epidemiological profiles...

..To estimate the effect of indigenous ancestry and poverty on nutritional outcomes in Chilean schoolchildren...

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..Improvements in environmental conditions may result in an earlier onset of thelarche. However, its onset is not homogeneous among different population groups...

..The objective was to assess the association between obesity and asthma symptoms or BHR in adults...

..Anthropometry is used to survey health and nutritional situation of the population. Therefore the quality of the information that is being used must be evaluated...

..Rates of obesity reach high levels in Chile, with geographic, social and school variations...

..4 z scores at 72 months without differences between ethnias. Indigenous of the extreme poverty had less accumulative growth while the indigenous of the low poverty areas growth satisfactory without differences with the non indigenous...

..The relationship between birth weight and plasma lipoproteins is inconsistent...

..The aim of this study was to assess which measurement, BMI or WC, is more strongly associated with blood pressure, homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) and blood lipids in young Chilean adults...

..We studied the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and asthma symptoms, severity of asthma, atopy, and bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) to methacholine...

..The body composition indicators in indigenous adolescents are of concern and underscores the importance of programs to promote healthy lifestyles that take into account resources from the indigenous communities...

..6; CI 2.5-16.7). Thus, albeit non significant association was detected between SEL and anthropometric indicators nor with food intake, the highest vulnerable group showed a tendency to have lower values and more physical activity...

..Early onset of menarche has been linked to prevalence of obesity; however, this may differ for indigenous females...

..The proinsulin/insulin ratio did not show significant association with MS. HOMA-IR, proinsulin, and insulin presented good negative predictive values for both genders that could be used to identify an at-risk population...

..An explanation of the etiology of atopic conditions based on the hygiene hypothesis remains controversial...

..40; IC = 2.06-9.39). The study's conclusion is that the the eating habits and behavior of indigenous adolescents are similar to those of non-indigenous girls, though the former still consume more indigenous foods...

..A precise knowledge of the prevalence and importance of cardiovascular risk factors will facilitate the development of preventive strategies...

..The objective of this study was to analyze trends in anthropometric measures at birth in Chilean indigenous (Mapuche) and non-indigenous children over a 5-year period...

..Physical activity (PA) has a protective role in cardiovascular diseases...

..The study assessed the impact of body mass index (BMI) at birth, infancy, and adulthood, and waist circumference on lung function...

..The few studies in Chile assessing the nutritional status of indigenous children show a high prevalence of stunting, excess weight and feeding problems...

..To reduce stunting in countries with an epidemiological profile such as that of Chile, it is still important to reduce adverse environmental conditions...

..To assess the association between smoking and respiratory symptoms, lung function and bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) in young adults in Chile...

..To analyze and compare the heights of first-year school children and their parents, according to ethnic background and socioeconomic status...

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..Genetic and environmental determinants define the age of menarche and can explain differences found among different populations...

..An inverse relationship between socioeconomic status and age at menarche was seen in the indigenous group only; low socioeconomic status was associated with delayed menarche, regardless of nutritional status or mother's age at menarche...

..Anthropometrical measurements at birth are the result of the conditions during pregnancy, being an issue of current interest due to the reported relationship of birth weight with non communicable chronic diseases in adulthood...

..Bread accounted for almost 50% of the total energy intake in the high and medium vulnerability groups. It is concluded that differences in the access to an adequate feeding are related to social vulnerability and not ethnicity...

..We investigated using subjective and objective assessments whether untreated asthma is associated with final height, leg length and sitting height to leg length ratio in an area of Chile in which almost no one received asthma treatment...

..We assessed the effects of indoor risk factors, including smoking, on different types of cough and on cough and wheeze in combination...