Identification of dietary patterns in urban population of Argentina: study on diet-obesity relation in population-based prevalence study.

Background/objectives: In Argentina, obesity prevalence rose from 14.6% in 2005 to 20.8% in 2013.

Immunoglobulin G subclasses in antibody responses to St. Louis encephalitis virus infections.

The aim of this study was to recognize the specific antiviral response patterns of IgG1, IgG2, IgG3 and IgG4 subclasses, elicited during St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) infection in humans. Eighty-five samples of human sera from 44 patients with SLEV infection were obtained between days 1 and 365 or later, after onset of the disease.

Breast cancer mortality trends and patterns in Córdoba, Argentina in the period 1986-2006.

To estimate the mortality trends and spatial patterns for breast cancer in Córdoba (Argentina) in the period 1986-2006 taking into account age, calendar year, and birth cohort effects. Mortality data were provided by the Department of Statistics, Ministry of Health of Córdoba. Time trends in breast cancer mortality were analyzed using joinpoint analysis and age-period-cohort models.

Overweight and obesity: Prevalence and their association with some social characteristics in a random sample population-based study in Córdoba city, Argentina.

Background: Obesity has become a threat to public health, as the epidemic is not confined to developed countries but is affecting many developing countries. Because obesity is known to vary according to socio-cultural factors, including socio-economic position and social roles, a multi-stage random sample population-based study was conducted in Córdoba, Argentina, from January 2005 to December 2006, to explore the effect of selected social factors on the prevalence of obesity.

Methods: Information was obtained about demographic, anthropometric, lifestyle, dietary and physical activity characteristics.

Meat cooking habits and risk of colorectal cancer in Córdoba, Argentina.

Objective: Colorectal cancer is the third cause of death among women and the fifth among men in Córdoba, Argentina. We previously reported colorectal cancer to be associated with a high intake of fatty meats and bovine viscera and inversely associated with dietary fiber intake. In this study, we investigated the role of method of cooking meat and preferences in browned surfaces in the risk of colorectal cancer.

The prognostic value of balloon occlusion in candidates for the various types of cavo-pulmonary anastomosis.

The purpose of our paper is to assess the prognostic value of balloon occlusion as a test for patients with various types of functionally single ventricle after different palliative surgical procedures who were candidates for further modifications of a cavo-pulmonary operation. In all patients, there were at least two sources of pulmonary arterial supply. Our hypothesis was that, using balloon occlusion temporarily to produce changes in the haemodynamic situation, we could simulate the potential state subsequent to surgical palliation.

Occurrence of toxic cyanobacterial blooms in San Roque Reservoir (Córdoba, Argentina): a field and chemometric study.

We evaluated the presence of cyanobacterial blooms in San Roque Reservoir (Córdoba, Argentina). Cyanobacterial blooms and water samples were collected over 4 years (1998-2002). We confirmed the presence of microcystin-LR and microcystin-RR in 97% of these blooms.

Age-related seroprevalence study for St. Louis encephalitis in a population from Cordoba, Argentina.

A serological screening was performed in 615 individuals aged 0-87 years, living in the city of Cordoba, Argentina to study the relationship between antibody prevalence for the SLE virus and age. A 13.98% prevalence of neutralizing antibodies was obtained and its relation to age was significantly high (p = 0.