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Lineamientos teórico-prácticos de la investigación "La educación como promotora de salud integral de la niñez y la adolescencia en y desde los centros educativos costarricenses"
(2012)
El propósito de este artículo es presentar los fundamentos teórico-prácticos de la investigación acción, que guían la primera etapa diagnóstica del proyecto de investigación: "La educación como promotora de salud integral ...
Components of the metabolic syndrome among a sample of overweight and obese Costa Rican schoolchildren
(2009)
Background. The term “pediatric metabolic syndrome” includes a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors such as insulin resistance, dyslipidemia (including increased triglycerides and decreased HDL cholesterol), hypertension, ...
Prevalence of mild serum vitamin B12 deficiency in rural and urban Costa Rican young adults
Prevalencia de la deficiencia moderada de vitamina B12 sérica en jóvenes adultos de zonas rurales y urbanas de Costa Rica
(2007)
Objective. Recent studies have shown an increase of mild serum cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency in some Latin American countries; however, no data are available from Costa Rica. The purpose of this work was to establish ...
New Diet Quality Index of children and adolescents in Costa Rica
Nuevo Índice de Calidad de la Dieta de niños y adolescentes en Costa Rica
(2020)
Introduction: There is an increasing interest in the study of indicators of the quality of the total diet through the study of food groups of certain dietary patterns. Objective: Analyze the diet of students of Costa Rica ...
Percentiles of body mass index and waist circumference for Costa Rican children and adolescents
Percentiles de índice de masa corporal y circunferencia de la cintura en niños y adolescentes de Costa Rica
(2022)
Introduction: body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are anthropometric indicators used to define overweight/obesity and to
predict the risk of cardiovascular disease, respectively, in adolescents and ...
Violent and risk-taking behaviors associated with intake of energy drinks mixed with alcohol and perceptions of this consumption among children and adolescents in Costa Rica
(2020-08-28)
Introduction: The consumption of energy drinks and its mix with alcohol has been associated with negative and violent behaviors in youngsters.
Objective: Determine the risk-taking behaviors associated with the consumption ...
Niveles séricos de homocisteína total y lipoproteínas en adultos jóvenes de áreas rurales y urbanas de Costa Rica
Serum total homocysteine and lipoproteins levels in young adults from urban and rural areas of Costa Rica
(2006)
Se estudió el perfil de Iípidos y los niveles séricos de homocisteína total de una población de 400 adultos con edades entre 20 y 40 anos residentes de áreas rurales y urbanas del valle central de Costa Rica. Los resultados ...
Biochemical Indicators of nutritional status and dietary intake in Costa Rican Cabécar Indian Adolescents
(2005-03)
The purpose of this study was to determine the blood levels of selected nutritional status indicators and the dietary intake of Costa Rican Cabécar Indians aged 10 to 16 years. The results showed that 65% of the adolescents ...
Disfunción tiroidea subclínica en población adulta costarricense
Subclinical thyroid dysfunction in adult Costa Rican population
(2015)
Introducción. La disfunción tiroidea subclínica es un desorden común que puede representar la etapa temprana de una franca enfermedad tiroidea. Objetivo. Conocer la prevalencia de disfunción tiroidea subclínica en una ...
Insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance in overweight and obese Costa Rican schoolchildren
(2008)
Background. Worldwide obesity has become an unprecedented public health challenge. In addition, a notable increase in the risk of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus has emerged. In Costa Rica, there are no ...