Interaction analysis of and genes with obesity and related metabolic disorders in an admixed Latin American population: a possible risk increases of body weight excess.

Background: Fat Mass and Obesity-related has been one of the genes consistently related to common obesity. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in have been linked with the gene.

Aim: This study was designed by testing the hypothesis that: i) common SNPs in and are associated with obesity and related disorders; ii) there is significant linkage disequilibrium between both genes.

Lung function, COPD and Alternative Healthy Eating Index in US adults.

Background: There is a large burden of COPD in the US. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between diet quality with lung function, spirometric restriction and spirometrically defined COPD in a nationally representative sample of US adults.

Methods: Adults (19-70 years of age) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2012 cycles were included (n=10 428).

Household Food Insecurity, Lung Function, and COPD in US Adults.

Increasing epidemiological evidence suggests that optimal diet quality helps to improve preservation of lung function and to reduce chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk, but no study has investigated the association of food insecurity (FI) and lung health in the general population. Using data from a representative sample of US adults who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2012 cycles, we investigated the association between FI with lung function and spirometrically defined COPD in 12,469 individuals aged ≥ 18 years of age. FI (high vs.

Changes in diet quality over 10 years of nutrition transition in Colombia: analysis of the 2005 and 2015 nationally representative cross-sectional surveys.

Objectives: To describe the changes in diet quality in Colombians using nationally representative samples from the 2005 and 2015 nutrition surveys.

Methods: Repeated cross-sectional analyses of the National Nutrition Surveys from 2005 and 2015. Children (4-17 y.

Diet quality, general health and anthropometric outcomes in a Latin American population: evidence from the Colombian National Nutritional Survey (ENSIN) 2010.

Objective: Colombia is experiencing a nutrition transition, characterised by nutritionally poor diets and an increased prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCD). We aimed to investigate the association between diet quality and general health outcomes related to the risk of NCD, in a nationally representative sample of Colombian adolescents and adults.

Design: Cross-sectional analysis.

A Common Variation in the Caveolin 1 Gene Is Associated with High Serum Triglycerides and Metabolic Syndrome in an Admixed Latin American Population.

Background: The caveolin 1 (CAV1) gene has been associated with metabolic traits in animal models and human cohorts. Recently, a prevalent variant in CAV1 has been found to be related to metabolic syndrome in Hispanics living in North America. Since Hispanics represent an admixed population at high risk for cardiovascular diseases, in this study a Latin American population with a similar genetic background was assessed.

Frequency of common polymorphisms in ( ) gene in adults with high serum triglycerides from Colombian Caribbean Coast.

Background: Caveolin 1 gene () has been associated with insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and hypertension in humans. Also, it has been related to high serum triglycerides in rodents, however there is little evidence of this relation in humans.

Aim: To describe frequencies of common variations in in adults with high serum triglycerides.

Variations in ADIPOR1 But Not ADIPOR2 are Associated With Hypertriglyceridemia and Diabetes in an Admixed Latin American Population.

Background: Adiponectin is a hormone secreted by adipose tissue. It regulates glycolysis and lipolysis and is involved in the pathophysiology of diabetes and related disorders. Its activity is mainly mediated by the transmembrane receptors AdipoR1 and AdipoR2, which are encoded by ADIPOR1 (1q32.

Analysis of Health Indicators in Two Rural Communities on the Colombian Caribbean Coast: Poor Water Supply and Education Level Are Associated with Water-Related Diseases.

Water-related diseases are closely linked with drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) indicators, socioeconomic status, education level, or dwelling's conditions. Developing countries exhibit a particular vulnerability to these diseases, especially rural areas and urban slums. This study assessed socioeconomic features, WASH indicators, and water-related diseases in two rural areas of the Colombian Caribbean coast.

[Frequency for genetic orphan diseases in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia].

Objective: Estimating the frequency of genetic orphan diseases in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia).

Methodology: A cross-sectional study was carried out employing data from the Health Care Service Individual Records (RIPS) of 2003-2010, kept by the District Administrative Department of Health-DADIS- in Cartagena de Indias. Genetic ODs included in national classification from Colombian Ministry of Health were chosen, and those identify by the Q reference according to the International Codes of Disease (ICD10) were finally selected for descriptive analysis.

Anthropometric parameters' cut-off points and predictive value for metabolic syndrome in women from Cartagena, Colombia.

Objective. To estimate anthropometric parameters' (APs) cut-off points and association for metabolic syndrome (MetS). Materials and methods.

[Agreement between Five Definitions of Metabolic Syndrome: Cartagena, Colombia].

Background: During last decade the metabolic syndrome has been defined by five different guidelines. Discrepancies in such definitions could influence syndrome predictive ability over cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the degree of agreement between these five guidelines, in population from Cartagena (Colombia).

[The seroprevalence of IgG antibodies against rubella (German measles) in 10-49 year-old women from Cartagena, Colombia].

Objective: Determining immunoglobulin G (IgG) against the rubella virus (RV) causing German measles in Cartagena and whether vaccination goals against German measles have been achieved.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out during 2009; females aged 10-49 years were included. Selection was randomised.