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Correlates of longitudinal leukocyte telomere length in the Costa Rican Longevity Study of Healthy Aging (CRELES): On the importance of DNA collection and storage procedures
(2019)
The objective is to identify cofactors of leukocyte telomere length (LTL) in a Latin American population, specifically the association of LTL with 36 socio-demographic, early childhood, and health characteristics, as well ...
Frailty as a predictor of mortality: a comparative cohort study of older adults in Costa Rica and the United States
(2023)
Background Frailty is a common condition among older adults that results from aging-related declines in multiple
systems. Frailty increases older adults’ vulnerability to negative health outcomes, including loss of mobility, ...
El entorno socioambiental de las redes sociales de apoyo de personas longevas en la Península de Nicoya, Costa Rica, desde la perspectiva del modelo básico de capacidades
The Socio-environmental Environment of Social Support Networks for Long-life People and the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica, From the Perspective of the Basic Model of Capabilities
(2022-12-01)
En el siguiente documento se desarrolla un análisis etnográfico de información recolectada de las áreas biológicas, físicas y sociales relacionadas con personas de edad avanzada en la Zona Azul costarricense ubicada en la ...
Favourable changes in economic well-being and self-rated health among the elderly
(2011-04)
Adverse economic shocks exert an influence on health perceptions, but little is known about the effect of sudden positive changes in a person’s financial situation on self-rated health, particularly among low income people. ...
Relación entre el perfil oxidativo y el índice de diversidad de la dieta en adultos mayores de una zona urbano-marginal de Costa Rica
Relationship between the oxidative profile and the diet diversity index in older adults in an urban-marginal area of Costa Rica
(2023)
Antecedentes y objetivo: A mayor edad, mayor producción de especies reactivas de oxígeno y mayor estrés
oxidativo, lo que se relaciona con el deterioro de la salud. Esta investigación analizó la relación entre el
perfil ...