Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Jan 2020
Comparative Study Observational Study[Comparison between self-reported and device measured physical activity according to nutritional status].
It is unknown if nutritional status could influence the accuracy of self-reported physical activity (PA) levels. ⋯ The measurement of PA by means of a self-report questionnaire was discrepant with its objective measurement with an accelerometer. The discrepancy is even higher in obese people.
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Revista médica de Chile · Jan 2020
Relationship between anthropometric nutritional status and functional capacity in older adults living in the community.
The functional fitness of older people may be associated with their nutritional status. ⋯ Functional fitness of older adults is influenced by nutritional anthropometric measures, particularly BMI, WHtR and FM for aerobic capacity, and BMI for upper limb flexibility.
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Revista médica de Chile · Jan 2020
[How to interpret systematic reviews with multiple comparisons or network meta-analysis].
Systematic reviews evaluating multiple interventions can be useful in different clinical situations. However, some concerns arise when more than two interventions are compared and there is a paucity of good quality randomized clinical trials. A novel statistical method based on indirect comparisons, called network meta-analysis (NMA), can be a useful approach to find a clinical answer when multiple interventions are evaluated for the same outcome or comparator. The aim of this review is to describe the main characteristics and provide a user guide for a critical analysis of NMA focusing on its three main domains, namely homogeneity, transitivity and consistency.
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The incidence rates of cardiac tumors are low. ⋯ Cardiac myxoma usually has nonspecific symptoms. Surgical excision offers excellent short and long-term results. Complications and recurrence rates are low in non-hereditary myxomas but obligates to perform echocardiographic follow-up for early diagnosis of recurrence.