Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Sep 2022
[Evolution and prognostic factors associated with mortality in older adults hospitalized for COVID-19].
SARS-CoV-2 affects all age groups, but higher mortality rates are recorded in older people, men and with comorbidities, mainly hypertension, diabetes and obesity. ⋯ Prognostic factors associated with death in this age group are arterial hypertension and previous institutionalization.
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Despite recent initiatives and efforts, gender inequality still exists in medicine and academia. There is a higher proportion of male authors in international scientific publications. ⋯ There are fewer female authors in scientific publications. Chile is one of the countries with a high rate of gender gap in the world. The underrepresentation of women in academia is an example of this.
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Revista médica de Chile · Sep 2022
[Association of cardiorespiratory fitness with adiposity markers].
Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is inversely associated with metabolic diseases and adiposity markers. ⋯ A higher estimated CRF was associated with lower adiposity levels and a lower risk of being obese in both men and women. Public health policies aiming to increase physical activity are needed to increase the CRF of the Chilean population.