Abstract Objective To assess the validity of a standard measure of smoking susceptibility for predicting cigarette and e-cigarette use in a sample of early adolescents in Argentina and Mexico. Materials and methods A school-based longitudinal survey was conducted in 2014-16 among secondary students. ...
Abstract Objective To estimate energy and nutrient intakes and adequacies in Mexican adolescents. Materials and methods Dietary intake was assessed in 1 961 adolescents who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2012 (Ensanut 2012), by a food frequency questionnaire. Medians of inta...
Abstract Objective To understand the meanings, feelings and practices associated with insecurity in a context with the presence of organized crime. Materials and methods The study was conducted in a municipality of Tamaulipas, México, with high levels of violence. Semi-structured interviews were cond...
Abstract Objective To compare drug use for cities along the US-Mexico border. Materials and methods Data are from the US-Mexico Study on Alcohol and Related Conditions (UMSARC, 2011-2013), a survey of 4 796 randomly selected Mexican and of Mexican origin individuals on both sides of the border. Resu...
Resumen Objetivo Estimar la prevalencia de síndrome metabólico (SM), sus componentes y su asociación con la obesidad y el riesgo cardiovascular en niños en edad escolar. Material y métodos Estudio transversal de 1 017 niños de 6 a 12 años de edad. Se recabó información antropométrica, presi...