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Series de Pediatría Garrahan. El niño con cardiopatía congénita

A 27 años del nacimiento del Hospital Garrahan, hemos sentido la necesidad de compartir con el equipo de salud las estrategias de atención del niño y su familia utilizadas en nuestro Hospital, colaborar con su actualización permanente y poner énfasis en el trabajo interdisciplinario. En este tomo de...

Frailty among Mexican community-dwelling elderly: a story told 11 years later. The Mexican Health and Aging Study

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.1), 2015
Objective. To describe the characteristics and prognosis of subjects classified as frail in a large sample of Mexican community-dwelling elderly. Materials and methods. An eleven-year longitudinal study of 5 644 old adults participating in the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS). Frailty was defined by...

Preventive health screening utilization in older Mexicans before and after healthcare reform

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.1), 2015
Objective. To assess changes in preventive screening utilization in older Mexicans, pre- and post-Seguro Popular. Materials and methods. Data from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS/Enasem) 2001 and 2012 were used. Logistic and ordinary least squares regression adjusted models were used to predict ...

Progression of aging in Mexico: the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) 2012

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.1), 2015
Objective. To describe the third wave of the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS), completed in 2012, and present preliminary results. Materials and methods. Descriptive analyses by gender and age group of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, health conditions and health behaviors, as well as ...

Normative and standardized data for cognitive measures in the Mexican Health and Aging Study

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.1), 2015
Objective. To describe the cognitive instrument used in the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) in Mexican individuals aged 60 and over and to provide normative values for the Cross Cultural Cognitive Examination test and its modified versions (CCCE). Materials and methods. The CCCE was administered to...

Prospective study of the link between overweight/obesity and diabetes incidence among Mexican older adults: 2001-2012

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.1), 2015
Objective. To prospectively assess the relationship between overweight/obesity and incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among Mexicans aged 50+, assessing effects of age, genetic predisposition, education, physical activity, and place of residence. Materials and methods. The Mexican Health and Ag...

Adult obesity, disease and longevity in Mexico

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.1), 2015
Objective. To obtain estimates of the effects of overweight and obesity on the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and adult mortality. Materials and methods. We use three waves (2000, 2002, 2012) of the Mexican Health and Aging Survey (MHAS).We employ parametric hazard models to estimate mortality and co...

The effect of obesity on incidence of disability and mortality in Mexicans aged 50 years and older

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.1), 2015
Objective. To examine the effect of obesity on incidence of disability and mortality among non-disabled older Mexicans at baseline. Materials and methods. The sample included 8 415 Mexicans aged ≥ 50 years from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (2001 -2012), who reported no limitations in activiti...

Mortality and its association with chronic and infectious diseases in Mexico: A panel data analysis of the elderly

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.1), 2015
Objective. This study examines the relationship between chronic and infectious diseases on mortality risks under conditions of accelerated aging.The main hypothesis is that individuals who report both types of diseases experience higher mortality risks than those reporting only chronic diseases. Material...