Body frame size, body image, self-esteem, and health-related quality of life in schoolchildren.

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between body frame size (BFS) and body image, self-esteem, and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in Mexican schoolchildren.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included children aged 6 to 11 years. Body image, self-esteem, and HRQL were evaluated through interviews.

Discriminatory Accuracy of Preeclampsia Risk Factors in Primary Care.

Background: Although it is common to use risk factors in the screening for preeclampsia, they do not always accurately identify patients who truly have this condition.

Aim Of The Study: To determine the discriminatory accuracy of known preeclampsia risk factors, both individually and in combination.

Methods: We studied patients undergoing prenatal care who were diagnosed with preeclampsia or eclampsia (n = 160 cases) in primary care and those who were not (n = 430 controls).

[Myocardial infarction in young mexicans associated to metabolic syndrome].

Background: Acute coronary diseases are catastrophic, especially in young patients.

Objective: To determine the risk of metabolic syndrome (MS) for premature acute myocardial infarction (AMI), combined with familial, behavioral, and nutritional factors in the northeast of Mexico.

Material And Methods: This is a case control study of patients less than 47 years of age with no personal history of angina, AMI, or cerebrovascular disease.

Body frame size in school children is related to the amount of adipose tissue in different depots but not to adipose distribution.

Objectives: The main aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that body frame size is related to the amount of fat in different adipose tissue depots and to fat distribution in schoolchildren.

Methods: Children aged between 5 and 10 years were included in this cross-sectional study (n = 565). Body frame size, adiposity markers (anthropometric, skinfolds thickness, and ultrasound measures), and fat distribution indices were analyzed.

Prevalence and Determinants of Repeat Mammography Among Women from a Developing Country.

Failures in repeat mammography decrease the potential benefits of screening; however, it is notable that the recent use of mammography is more frequently studied than repeat use. We estimated the prevalence and analyzed determinants for repeat mammography among women from Mexico, a developing country of Latin America. It was a two-stage study with an initial cross-sectional design (n = 1045) and a final case-control design that involved women of at least 45 years of age with no history of breast, ovarian, or uterine cancer.

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Background: The use of sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) has been proposed for screening cardio-metabolic risk factors; however, its accuracy can be influenced by the choice of thresholds values.

Aim: To determine the SAD threshold values for cardio-metabolic risk factors in Mexican adults; to assess whether parallel and serial SAD testing can improve waist circumference (WC) sensitivity and specificity; and to analyze the effect of considering SAD along with WC and body mass index (BMI) in detecting cardio-metabolic risk.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted during 2012-2014 in Northeast Mexico (n = 269).

Clinical coaching in primary care: Capable of improving control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus?

Aims: Few clinical coaching studies are both endorsed by real cases and focused on reducing suboptimal diabetes control. We evaluated the effectiveness of coaching on improving type 2 diabetes goals after 3 years of implementation in primary care.

Methods: A cross-sectional study with follow up was conducted during 2008-2011.

[Breast cancer in México: a 10-year trend analysis on incidence and age at diagnosis].

Introduction: Breast cancer is an important public health problem. Some countries have achieved a downward trend while in others, continues ascending. In México, information on incidence and age at diagnosis is isolated in time, and knowledge on trend analysis is lacking.

[Metabolic syndrome in workers of a second level hospital].

Background: People with metabolic syndrome (20-25 % of the world population) are three times more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke and twice as likely to die from this cause. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in workers of a second level hospital.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with 160 healthcare workers in Monterrey, México.

[Prevalence of overweight and obesity in children from Monterrey, Nuevo León].

Background: Pediatric obesity is a major health problem around the globe. It has increased in the last decades up to 30 % (in 2010). The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children from zero to 14 years from three family medicine units and one school.

[Estimation of overweight and obesity in preschoolers according to national and international normativity].

Background: Prevalence of overweight and obesity in children under 5 years can be affected by type of anthropometric indicator and selected threshold values. We assessed variation on estimates according to national and international regulations (NOM-031-SSA2-1999, NOM-008-SSA3-2010, GPC-SSA-025-08 and GPC-IMSS-029-08; WHO-2006, CDC-2000 and IOTF, respectively).

Methods: Cross-sectional study in all the daycare centers (100 %) affiliated to Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social-Nuevo León during June-December, 2010 (n = 11 141 children).

[Single central obesity and combined with overweight/obesity in preeschool Mexican children].

Waist circumference (WC) is a useful measure for identifying children at higher risk of complications related with abdominal fat. We determined the magnitude of central adiposity, single and combined with overweight and obesity in infants 1-5 years old. We also identified smoothed age-and sex-specific WC percentile values, which were compared with other countries available data.

[Discrepancy in attitudes toward diabetes between physicians and diabetic patients attending the private, social security or state medical services].

Objective: One of the biggest challenges of the Mexican Health System is to get results of the treatment goals in diabetic patients, which can be frustrated by physician and patient's attitudes. The present study evaluates divergence of attitude of health providers and diabetic patients according to health sectors: private, social security or State medical services.

Material And Methods: They contributed 255 physicians and 255 diabetic patients in ambulatory care from three health sectors: private, social security and welfare (employees and patients were exclusive providers and patients of corresponding institutions).