Childhood Obesity among Puerto Rican Children: Discrepancies Between Child’s and Parent’s Perception of Weight Status

Autor: Winna T Rivera-Soto, Linnette Rodríguez-Figueroa

Publikováno v: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 9; Issue 4; Pages: 1427-1437
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 1427-1437 (2012)

Public concern about childhood obesity and associated health problems calls for the identification of modifiable factors that could halt this epidemic. Parental perceptions of their children's weight status could be associated to how parents influenc

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3366621

Health disparities between island and mainland Puerto Ricans

Autor: Mimi Y Kim, Ivonne Z. Jimenez-Velazquez, Hong Qian, Robert C. Kaplan, Thomas E. Rohan, Daniel T. Stein, Thomas A Melnik, Elizabeth Lee-Rey, Gloria Y.F. Ho, Katherine L. Tucker, Winna T Rivera

Publikováno v: Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública. 19:331-339

OBJECTIVE: To detect health disparities among three populations-Puerto Ricans living in Puerto Rico as well as Puerto Ricans and non-Hispanic whites living on the United States (U.S.) mainland. METHODS: Data from two similarly designed surveys conduc

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https://doi.org/10.1590/s1020-49892006000500006

Caffeinated-beverage consumption and its association with socio-demographic characteristics and self-perceived academic stress in first and second year students at the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus (UPR-MSC)

Autor: Josué L, Ríos, Jesmari, Betancourt, Ideliz, Pagán, Carla, Fabián, Sonia Y, Cruz, Anaisa M, González, Michael J, González, Winna T, Rivera-Soto, Cristina, Palacios

Publikováno v: Puerto Rico health sciences journal. 32(2)

To determine the association between caffeinated-beverage consumption, self-perceived academic load, and self-perceived stress levels in first and second year students at UPR-MSC.A descriptive epidemiological study was performed using a self-administ

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23781626

Alcohol consumption and smoking and their associations with socio-demographic characteristics, dietary patterns, and perceived academic stress in Puerto Rican college students

Autor: Anaisa M, González, Sonia Y, Cruz, Josué L, Ríos, Ideliz, Pagán, Carla, Fabián, Jesmari, Betancourt, Winna T, Rivera-Soto, Michael J, González, Cristina, Palacios

Publikováno v: Puerto Rico health sciences journal. 32(2)

College students often use different strategies, such as consuming alcohol and smoking, to cope with stress. We examined the associations between self-perceived academic stress, alcohol consumption, smoking, and dietary patterns in graduate students.

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23781624

Dietary patterns and their association with sociodemographic characteristics and perceived academic stress of college students in Puerto Rico

Autor: Carla, Fabián, Ideliz, Pagán, Josué L, Ríos, Jesmari, Betancourt, Sonia Y, Cruz, Anaisa M, González, Cristina, Palacios, Michael J, González, Winna T, Rivera-Soto

Publikováno v: Puerto Rico health sciences journal. 32(1)

University students face academic responsibilities that may produce stress, which may lead to changes in dietary patterns (DPs). These changed patterns can become dysfunctional, often resulting in a negative impact on the health of the stressed stude

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23556264