Publications by authors named "M Pedregal-Gonzalez"

Objectives: Society is ageing, and as a consequence, the population with increased frailty and comorbidity is growing. The aim is to analyse the mortality and its potential factors, as well as the use of healthcare resources in elderly patients, and to study the differences between institutionalised patients and those included in a home care program.

Materials And Methods: An observational, longitudinal and prospective cohort study was conducted in Seville during 2016.

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This study sought to describe and compare adherence to the Mediterranean diet and consumption of local foods from the Huelva region among Spanish university women in relation to menstrual pain and other menstrual characteristics. This cross-sectional study included 311 health science students. The study variables were sociodemographic and gynecologic characteristics, adherence to the Mediterranean diet using the KIDMED questionnaire, alcohol consumption (SDU) and consumption of local food.

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Objectives: To determine possible differences in the incidence of cardiovascular events between dyslipidaemia patients older than 75 years treated with statins compared to those not treated with them, as primary prevention.

Material And Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted in patients older than 75 years with dyslipidaemia in a health centre, between 2005 and 2015. The study included 329 patients (182 on treatment with statins and 147 with no lipid-lowering treatment) who met the inclusion criteria (patients older than 75 years, on treatment with statins for at least 3 years, or to have not had any lipid lowering treatment and as primary prevention).

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Objectives: To describe the characteristics and clinical differences between institutionalised patients and those included in a home care program.

Design: A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional, and multicentre study. Site Seville, 2016.

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