A5016282121- Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Physical Activity and Health
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Retinal Imaging and Analysis
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Glaucoma and retinal disorders
- Sodium Intake and Health
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca
2016-2025
Universidad de Salamanca
2016-2025
Red de Investigación en Actividades Preventivas y Promoción de la Salud
2015-2025
Junta de Castilla y León
2018-2025
Iberia (Spain)
2018-2021
Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León
2013-2021
Primary HealthCare
2016-2021
Primary Health Care
2015-2021
GTx (United States)
2020
Research Network (United States)
2019
Our aim was to analyze the relationship between abdominal obesity and general obesity, with subclinical atherosclerosis, arterial stiffness wave reflection in healthy, diabetics hypertensive subjects. A cross-sectional descriptive study made of 305 individuals (diabetics 32.8%, subjects 37.0% healthy 30.2%). Measurements: Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), body fat percentage (BFP) waist/height ratio (WHtR). Arterial assessed according pulse velocity (PWV), intima-media...
Background Multicomponent mobile health approaches can improve lifestyle intervention results, although little is known about their long-term effectiveness. Objective This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness (12 months) of a multicomponent intervention—combining smartphone app, an activity tracker wristband, and brief counseling, compared with counseling group only—on weight loss improving body composition, physical activity, caloric intake in Spanish sedentary adults overweight or...
Endoglin is involved in the regulation of endothelial function, but there are no studies concerning its relation with hypertension- and diabetes-associated pathologies. Thus, we studied relationship between plasma levels soluble endoglin cardiovascular alterations associated hypertension diabetes.We analyzed 288 patients: 64 type 2 diabetes, 159 65 healthy patients. We assessed measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay basal glycemia, glycosylated hemoglobin, blood pressure, dysfunction...
There are caregivers who see their quality of life (QoL) impaired due to the demands caregiving tasks, while others manage adapt and overcome crises successfully. The influence family function in main caregiver's situation has not been subject much evaluation. aim this study is analyse relationship between functionality QoL dependent relatives. We conducted a cross-sectional including 153 caregivers. Setting: Two health centers city Salamanca(Spain). Caregiver variables analysed: demographic...
Background: The use of mobile phone apps for improving lifestyles has become generalized in the population, although little is still known about their effectiveness health. Objective: We evaluate effect adding an app to standard counseling on increased physical activity (PA) and adherence Mediterranean diet, 3 months after implementation. Methods: A randomized, multicenter clinical trial was carried out. total 833 participants were recruited six primary care centers Spain through random...
Few data are available on the prevalence of cognitive impairment (CI) in Spain, and existing information shows important variations depending geographical setting methodology employed. The aim this study was to determine CI individuals aged over 65 an urban area, analyze its associated risk factors. Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional, home questionnaire-based study; Setting: Populational, setting. Participants: reference population comprised over-65s living city Salamanca (Spain) 2009....
Research seems to support loneliness as a risk factor for mental health problems in the elderly. Most studies analyzing effects of on older adults' have relied convenience samples. In this study, prevalence and predictors feelings were studied representative sample 272 community-dwelling Spanish adults. The potential significantly contribute explanation elderly was also explored. percentage people reporting 23.1%. Being woman, being older, living alone, having fewer economic resources, lower...
The cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) can reflect both central peripheral arterial stiffness. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) its components may increase stiffness the risk of cardiovascular diseases. However, correlation MetS with is still not clear. primary aim this study thus relationship using baPWV CAVI in Caucasian adults intermediate risk. secondary to analyze sex differences. This analyzed 2351 subjects aged 35–74 years (mean, 61.4 ± 7.7...
The Mediterranean diet (MD) is recognized as one of the healthiest dietary patterns and has benefits such improving glycaemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Our aim to assess effectiveness a multifactorial intervention improve adherence MD, quality biomedical parameters. EMID study randomized controlled clinical trial two parallel groups 12-month follow-up period. included 204 subjects between 25–70 years T2DM. participants were into group (IG) (CG). Both received brief...
New technologies could facilitate changes in lifestyle and improve public health. However, no large randomized, controlled studies providing scientific evidence of the benefits their use have been made. The aims this study are to develop validate a smartphone application, evaluate effect adding tool standardized intervention designed adherence Mediterranean diet physical activity. An evaluation is also made modifying habits upon vascular structure function, therefore on arterial aging. A...
The present study was designed to evaluate which arterial stiffness parameter - AASI or the home index (HASI) correlates best with vascular, cardiac and renal damage in hypertensive individuals. A cross-sectional carried out involving 258 patients. HASI were defined as 1-regression slope of diastolic over systolic blood pressure readings obtained from 24-hour recordings 6 days. Renal evaluated by glomerular filtration rate (GFR) microalbuminuria; vascular carotid intima-media thickness...
Oxidative stress is associated with cardiac and vascular defects leading to hypertension atherosclerosis, being superoxide dismutase (SOD) one of the main intracellular antioxidant defence mechanisms. Although several parameters function structure have a predictive value for cardiovascular morbidity‐mortality in hypertensive patients, there are no studies on involvement SOD serum levels these parameters. Thus, we assessed if correlated risk type 2 diabetic patients. We enrolled 255...
The cardio ankle vascular index (CAVI) is a new of the overall stiffness artery from origin aorta to ankle. This can estimate risk atherosclerosis. We aimed find relationship between CAVI and target organ damage (TOD), structure function, cardiovascular factors in Caucasian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus or metabolic syndrome.We included 110 subjects LOD-Diabetes study, whose mean age was 61 ± 11 years, 37.3% were women. Measurements CAVI, brachial pulse wave velocity (ba-PWV), (ABI)...
The process of population ageing that is occurring in developed societies represents a major challenge for the health system. aim this study to analyse factors have an influence on early vascular (EVA), estimated by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV) and Cardio Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI), determine differences gender Spanish population.
Objectives: To describe the prevalence of healthy vascular aging (HVA), normal and early (EVA) in a sample Spanish population without cardiovascular disease. The relationship with lifestyle, risk factors, psychological inflammatory factors is also analyzed. Methods: A total 501 participants were recruited (49.70% men, aged 55.90 ± 14.24 years) by random sampling. Vascular was defined three steps: Step 1: damage carotid arteries or peripheral artery disease classified as EVA. 2: percentiles...
Background Mobile health (mHealth) is currently among the supporting elements that may contribute to an improvement in markers by helping people adopt healthier lifestyles. mHealth interventions have been widely reported achieve greater weight loss than other approaches, but their effect on body composition remains unclear. Objective This study aimed assess short-term (3 months) effectiveness of a mobile app and smart band for losing changing sedentary Spanish adults who are overweight or...
Gut microbiota and its by-products are increasingly recognized as having a decisive role in cardiovascular diseases. The aim is to study the relationship between gut early vascular ageing (EVA).
The main objective of this work is to investigate the relationship between Mediterranean diet (MD) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) its components in Caucasian subjects 35 74 years. secondary analyze sex differences. Methods: A cross-sectional trial. This study utilized data from EVA, MARK, EVIDENT studies, a total 3417 with mean age ± SD 60.14 9.14 years (57% men) were included. We followed five criteria established National Cholesterol Education Program III define MetS. MD was assessed...
Objectives To analyse the relationship between various parameters derived from ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and vascular, cardiac renal target organ damage. Methods A cross-sectional, descriptive study. It included 353 patients with short-term or recently diagnosed hypertension. Primary measurements: ABPM, carotid intima–media thickness (IMT), Cornell voltage–duration product (Cornell VDP), glomerular filtration rate albumin/creatinine ratio to assess Results Two hundred...