Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Feb 2021
[Association of hyperglycemia with the length of stay in hospitalized patients].
Hyperglycemia during hospital stay is associated with adverse outcomes. ⋯ Hyperglycemia during hospitalization affects more than half of hospitalized patients and is associated with a longer length of stay.
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Revista médica de Chile · Jan 2021
[Physical inactivity versus sedentariness: analysis of the chilean national health survey 2016-2017].
Physical inactivity and sedentariness are independent risk factors for mortality. Physical inactivity is defined as engaging in insufficient moderate/vigorous physical activity (i.e. not meeting the WHO's recommendations). Sedentariness is defined according to sedentary behavior; evidence suggests that > 8 h/d could serve to consider a person as sedentary. The Chilean National Health Survey 2016-2017 (NHS), using a single question (Question-NHS), considered as "sedentary" those who did not engage in sports or physical activity for ≥ 30 min, ≥ 3 times/wk. Thus, it attempted to estimate sedentariness without considering sedentary behavior. ⋯ One third of adults are inactive, one out of ten is sedentary, and one out of twenty is inactive and sedentary. The Question-NHS overestimates the population at risk.
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Revista médica de Chile · Jan 2021
Review[New perspectives in the management of arterial hypertension].
Arterial hypertension is one of the biggest public health problems. The research in this area has been relentless and productive, allowing to identify new pathophysiological mechanisms from which new therapeutic options are under development. ⋯ The development state of these new medications ranges from a preclinical state to their clinical use in hypertensive patients. Technological strategies aiming at increasing the compliance with anti-hypertensive medications are also mentioned.