[Association between Metabolic Syndrome and Risk of Hearing Loss: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis].

Introduction: Various studies have linked lifestyle and metabolic diseases to hearing loss. Research on metabolic syndrome has reported a higher prevalence of hearing loss in individuals with it than those without it.

Objectives: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis summarizing the risk of hearing loss in people diagnosed with metabolic syndrome or diseases versus those without metabolic syndrome.

[Assessment of the nutritional status and physical condition of basic education students in Chile].

Introduction: currently, regular physical exercise is the best tool available to promote people's well-being and improve their health. Objective: the objective of the study was to determine the level of physical condition and nutritional status, as well as the relationship between them, in elementary school students in the city of Chillán. Methods: the study is of the descriptive, cross-sectional, relational type.

[Evaluation and comparison of five skinfold calipers].

Introduction: The use of reliable, valid and precise skinfold calipers are key for an adequate anthropometric evaluation and corporal composition analysis. Objective: To compare five models of skinfold calipers -Prime Vision (PV); Harpenden (HP); Sanny (SN); Cescorf (CE); Lange (LA)-. Materials and methods:Thirty-five men (age = 21.

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Introducción: Chile en las últimas décadas ha experimentado un cambio en su perfil epidemiológico nutricional, pasando de una situación caracterizada por una elevada prevalencia de desnutrición y enfermedades infecciosas/parasitarias a otro completamente distinto, en donde las enfermedades crónicas y degenerativas presentan una elevada prevalencia.Objetivo: el objetivo del estudio es elaborar tablas de referencia de aspectos antropométricos y de condición física en estudiantes varones de 10 a 14 años de la ciudad de Chillán.Método: estudio descriptivo de corte transversal.