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Disease and weight loss: a prospective study of middle-aged and older adults in Costa Rica and England
(2015)
Objective. To determine whether disease predicts weight loss in population-based studies, as this may confound the relationship between weight and mortality. Materials and methods. We used longitudinal data from the Costa ...
Altitude and regional gradients in chronic kidney disease prevalence in Costa Rica: Data from the Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study
(2016-01)
Objectives
Recent studies in Central America indicate that mortality attributable to chronic kidney disease (CKD) is rising rapidly. We sought to determine the prevalence and regional variation of CKD and the relationship ...
Effects of Self-Rated Health and Self-Rated Economic Situation on Depressed Mood Via Life Satisfaction Among Older Adults in Costa Rica
(2015)
Objective: The study examined the relationship of self-rated health and self-rated economic situation with depressed mood, and life satisfaction as mediator of this relationship among older adults in Costa Rica. Method: A ...
Longer leukocyte telomere length in Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula: A population-based study
(2013)
Studies in humans suggest that leukocyte telomere length may act as a marker of biological aging. We investigated whether individuals in the Nicoya region of Costa Rica, known for exceptional longevity, had longer telomere ...
Serum cholesterol, triglyceride, and high-density-lipoprotein concentrations in men with different dietary and exercise regimens in Puriscal, Costa Rica
(1986)
Mean serum cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations were higher for two
groups of sedentary middle-aged and elderly men than for a group of physically-active,
middle-aged farmers, all from rural Puriscal, Costa Rica. ...
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: a novel Tyr145Ser mutation in the myelin protein zero (MPZ, P0) gene causes different phenotypes in homozygous and heterozygous carriers within one family
(Neurogenetics : 4 (4) p. 191-197, 2003-07-05)
Abstract. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type IB (CMT 1B) is caused by mutations in the gene
coding for peripheral myelin protein zero (MPZ, P0) that plays a fundamental role in adhesion
and compaction of peripheral myelin. ...
Relationship of upper body fat distribution to serum glucose and lipids in a Costa Rican population
(1987)
Present models of the relation between subcutaneous fat distribution and serum biochemistries have been based largely on U.S. White populations. To determine interpopulational differences in that relation, we measured 68 ...
Helicobacter pylori in a Costa Rican dyspeptic patient population
(1994-03)
Gastric biopsies from 65 Costa Rican dyspeptic patients were investigated for the presence ofHelicobacter pylori DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of 16S rRNA sequences. Both frozen and paraffin-embedded ...
Alfa-fetoproteína Sérica Materna: Determinación de los Valores Medios Normales en Mujeres Embarazadas, Costarricenses
(1999)
Justificación y objetivo: Este estudio señala los valores medios normales de alfa-fetoproteína(AFP) en 124 mujeres embarazadas costarricenses que acudieron a la consulta pre-natal del Hospital Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, ...