Disabilities and medical emergencies: a population-based study in Peru.

Objective: To estimate the association between disability and the demand for medical emergency care by citizens of Peru over the age of 18 years in 2019.

Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of secondary data from the national survey of budgeted programs (ENAPRES, in its Peruvian abbreviation) of 2019. Disabilities were surveyed based on the criteria of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics.

[Disability status and consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages: analysis of a Colombian population survey].

Introduction: according to the World Health Organization (WHO), obesity has tripled in the world as a result of high caloric intake. People with disabilities are more likely to be overweight and obese. Objectives: this study aimed to estimate the association between disability status and consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in the population aged 18 years and older in Colombia in 2017.