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1por Miranda, J. Jaime, Herrera, Victor M., Chirinos, Julio A., Gómez, Luis F., Perel, Pablo, Pichardo, Rafael, González, Angel, Sánchez, José R., Ferreccio, Catterina, Aguilera, Ximena, Silva, Eglé, Oróstegui, Myriam, Medina-Lezama, Josefina, Pérez, Cynthia M., Suárez, Erick, Ortiz, Ana P., Rosero, Luis, Schapochnik, Noberto, Ortiz, Zulma, Ferrante, Daniel, Casas, Juan P., Bautista, Leonelo E.“…BACKGROUND: Limited knowledge on the prevalence and distribution of risk factors impairs the planning and implementation of cardiovascular prevention programs in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Prevalence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, abnormal lipoprotein levels, obesity, and smoking were estimated from individual-level patient data pooled from population-based surveys (1998–2007, n = 31,009) from eight LAC countries and from a national survey of the United States (US) population (1999–2004) Age and gender specific prevalence were estimated and age-gender adjusted comparisons between both populations were conducted. …”
Publicado 2013
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2por Santamaria-Garcia, Hernando, Sainz-Ballesteros, Agustín, Hernandez, Hernán, Moguilner, Sebastian, Maito, Marcelo, Ochoa-Rosales, Carolina, Corley, Michael, Valcour, Victor, Miranda, J. Jaime, Lawlor, Brian, Ibanez, Agustin“…Latin American populations may present patterns of sociodemographic, ethnic and cultural diversity that can defy current universal models of healthy aging. …”
Publicado 2023
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3por Bilal, Usama, Hessel, Philipp, Perez-Ferrer, Carolina, Michael, Yvonne L., Alfaro, Tania, Tenorio-Mucha, Janeth, Friche, Amelia A. L., Pina, Maria Fatima, Vives, Alejandra, Quick, Harrison, Alazraqui, Marcio, Rodriguez, Daniel A., Miranda, J. Jaime, Diez-Roux, Ana V.“…These results highlight considerable heterogeneity in life expectancy and causes of death across cities of Latin America, revealing modifiable factors that could be amenable to urban policies aimed toward improving urban health in Latin America and more generally in other urban environments.…”
Publicado 2021
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5por Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M., Altez-Fernandez, Carlos, Pacheco-Barrios, Niels, Bambs, Claudia, Irazola, Vilma, Miranda, J. Jaime, Danaei, Goodarz, Perel, Pablo“…Whether there are valid models for Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) populations is unknown. …”
Publicado 2019
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6por Zafra-Tanaka, Jessica Hanae, Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M., Bernabe-Ortiz, Antonio, Irazola, Vilma Edit, Danaei, Goodarz, Miranda, J. Jaime“…To identify gaps in postgraduate training and options for building capacity in noncommunicable disease (NCDs) research in Latin America. METHODS. This was a scoping review of postgraduate opportunities in NCDs at top universities in Latin America and of training grants awarded by international funding bodies. …”
Publicado 2019
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7por Anza-Ramirez, Cecilia, Lazo, Mariana, Zafra-Tanaka, Jessica Hanae, Avila-Palencia, Ione, Bilal, Usama, Hernández-Vásquez, Akram, Knoll, Carolyn, Lopez-Olmedo, Nancy, Mazariegos, Mónica, Moore, Kari, Rodriguez, Daniel A., Sarmiento, Olga L., Stern, Dalia, Tumas, Natalia, Miranda, J. Jaime“…Latin America is the world’s most urbanized region and its heterogeneous urban development may impact chronic diseases. …”
Publicado 2022
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8por Avila-Palencia, Ione, Sánchez, Brisa N., Rodríguez, Daniel A., Perez-Ferrer, Carolina, Miranda, J. Jaime, Gouveia, Nelson, Bilal, Usama, Useche, Andrés F., Wilches-Mogollon, Maria A., Moore, Kari, Sarmiento, Olga L., Diez Roux, Ana V.“…In this ecological study, we used data from 208 cities in 8 Latin American countries of the SALud URBana en América Latina (SALURBAL) project. …”
Publicado 2022
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9por Avila-Palencia, Ione, Rodríguez, Daniel A., Miranda, J. Jaime, Moore, Kari, Gouveia, Nelson, Moran, Mika R., Caiaffa, Waleska T., Diez Roux, Ana V.“…DISCUSSION: Our results suggest that urban physical environment features—such as fragmentation, mass transit, population density, and intersection density—may be related to hypertension in Latin American cities. Reducing chronic disease risks in the growing urban areas of Latin America may require attention to integrated management of urban design and transport planning. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP7870…”
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10“…This study examines how park use may be associated with perceived park proximity, neighborhood-built environment and perceived social disorder in Latin American cities. The study uses self-reported data from the 2016 CAF survey, including 7,970 urban residents from 11 cities across Latin America. …”
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11por Diez Roux, Ana V., Slesinski, S. Claire, Alazraqui, Marcio, Caiaffa, Waleska Teixeira, Frenz, Patricia, Jordán Fuchs, Ricardo, Miranda, J. Jaime, Rodriguez, Daniel A., Dueñas, Olga L. Sarmiento, Siri, José, Vergara, Alejandra Vives“…This article describes the origins and characteristics of an interdisciplinary multinational collaboration aimed at promoting and disseminating actionable evidence on the drivers of health in cities in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Network for Urban Health in Latin America and the Caribbean and the Wellcome Trust funded SALURBAL (Salud Urbana en América Latina, or Urban Health in Latin America) Project. …”
Publicado 2018
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12por Delclòs-Alió, Xavier, Rodríguez, Daniel A., Medina, Catalina, Miranda, J. Jaime, Avila-Palencia, Ione, Targa, Felipe, Moran, Mika R., Sarmiento, Olga Lucía, Quistberg, D. Alex“…The results of the study also suggest that the promotion of public transportation in large Latin American cities can especially help certain population groups achieve the daily recommended levels of physical activity, while among low-income groups accessibility and safety seem to be the key challenges to be addressed.…”
Publicado 2021
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13por Moran, Mika R., Bilal, Usama, Dronova, Iryna, Ju, Yang, Gouveia, Nelson, Caiaffa, Waleska Teixeira, Friche, Amélia Augusta de Lima, Moore, Kari, Miranda, J. Jaime, Rodríguez, Daniel A.“…We examined whether urban greenness modifies the associations between area-level education, as a proxy for socioeconomic status, and life expectancy and cause-specific mortality in Latin American cities. METHODS: We included 28 large cities, >137 million inhabitants, in nine Latin American countries, comprising 671 sub-city units, for 2012–2016. …”
Publicado 2021
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14por Zafra-Tanaka, Jessica Hanae, Braverman, Ariela, Anza-Ramirez, Cecilia, Ortigoza, Ana, Lazo, Mariana, Doberti, Tamara, Rodriguez-Osiac, Lorena, Lovasi, Gina S., Mazariegos, Mónica, Sarmiento, Olga, Pérez Ferrer, Carolina, Miranda, J. Jaime“…The rapid urbanization experienced in Latin America might impact childhood obesity through different pathways involving urban built and social features of cities. …”
Publicado 2023
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15“…BACKGROUND: Since 1990 non communicable diseases and injuries account for the majority of death and disability-adjusted life years in Latin America. We analyzed the relationship between the global burden of disease and Randomized Clinical Trials (RCTs) conducted in Latin America that were published in the five leading medical journals. …”
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16por Kephart, Josiah L., Gouveia, Nelson, Rodriguez, Daniel A., Indvik, Katy, Alfaro, Tania, Texcalac, José Luis, Miranda, J. Jaime, Bilal, Usama, Roux, Ana V. Diez“…BACKGROUND: Health research on ambient nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)) is sparse in Latin America, despite the high prevalence of NO(2)-associated respiratory diseases in the region. …”
Publicado 2023
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17por Delclòs-Alió, Xavier, Rodríguez, Daniel A., Olmedo, Nancy López, Ferrer, Carolina Pérez, Moore, Kari, Stern, Dalia, de Menezes, Mariana Carvalho, de Oliveira Cardoso, Letícia, Wang, Xize, Guimaraes, Joanna M.N., Miranda, J. Jaime, Sarmiento, Olga L.“…We used individual obesity and diabetes data from national health surveys from individuals in 178 Latin American cities, compiled and harmonized by the SALURBAL project. …”
Publicado 2022
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18por Bilal, Usama, de Castro, Caio P., Alfaro, Tania, Barrientos-Gutierrez, Tonatiuh, Barreto, Mauricio L., Leveau, Carlos M., Martinez-Folgar, Kevin, Miranda, J. Jaime, Montes, Felipe, Mullachery, Pricila, Pina, Maria Fatima, Rodriguez, Daniel A., dos Santos, Gervasio F., Andrade, Roberto F. S., Diez Roux, Ana V.“…We explored how mortality scales with city population size using vital registration and population data from 742 cities in 10 Latin American countries and the United States. We found that more populated cities had lower mortality (sublinear scaling), driven by a sublinear pattern in U.S. cities, while Latin American cities had similar mortality across city sizes. …”
Publicado 2021
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19por Quistberg, D. Alex, Diez Roux, Ana V., Bilal, Usama, Moore, Kari, Ortigoza, Ana, Rodriguez, Daniel A., Sarmiento, Olga L., Frenz, Patricia, Friche, Amélia Augusta, Caiaffa, Waleska Teixeira, Vives, Alejandra, Miranda, J. Jaime“…The creation of such data platforms holds great promise to support researching with greater granularity the field of urban health in Latin America as well as serving as a resource for the evaluation of policies oriented to improve the health and environmental sustainability of cities.…”
Publicado 2018
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20por Ponce-Lucero, Vilarmina, Saavedra-Garcia, Lorena, Cateriano-Arévalo, Erik, Perez-Leon, Silvana, Villarreal-Zegarra, David, Horna-Alva, Diego, Miranda, J. Jaime“…Background: Salt intakes in Latin America currently double the World Health Organization’s recommendation of 5 g/day. …”
Publicado 2020
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