Publications by authors named "C A TRONCOSO"
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- The study focuses on the impact of multimorbidity on overall mortality in Chile, highlighting a lack of attention to this issue in low- and middle-income countries.
- Data was gathered from 3,701 Chilean participants aged 15 and older, examining the prevalence of 16 self-reported health conditions during a follow-up period of 11 years.
- Results showed that individuals with four or more chronic conditions had a significantly higher risk of dying (1.66 times more) compared to those with no conditions, indicating that more chronic diseases lead to a higher mortality risk.
Introduction: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease affecting around 2.8 million people worldwide. Two-thirds are women, and the mean age at diagnosis is about 30 years old.
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- * Out of 2661 participants, 308 died during an average of 8.9 years of follow-up, and frail individuals had significantly lower survival rates compared to those who were pre-frail or robust.
- * Specifically, frail individuals were found to be 2.35 times more likely to die than robust individuals, indicating that frailty increases mortality risk regardless of other health factors.
Background: The Aspergillus Galactomannan Ag Virclia® (GMVClia) test is a monotest and automated galactomannan technique based on chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLIA).
Aim: To evaluate the performance of the GM-VClia test in serum and bronchioalveolar lavage (BAL) samples previously processed with the Platelia ™ Aspergillus EIA kit (GM-Plat).
Methods: 56 samples of serum 40 from BAL (some of them with galactomaman determination in both samples), from patients with pulmonary diseases, hematological diseases, SLE, Covid-19 and tumors, among others, were studied.
There has not been much study of risk profiles in older people according to different levels of practice in physical activity. For this reason, the aim of this research was to evaluate whether the elements that influence the quality of life and factors such as gender and education can predict the level of physical activity in the physically active elderly population. The Fernández−Ballesteros quality of life questionnaire and the WHO International Physical Activity Questionnaire were applied to a sample of 397 people with a mean age of 69.
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