• closedAccess   Analysis of LDL and HDL size and number by nuclear magnetic resonance in a healthy working population: the LipoLab Study 

      Pallarés-Carratalá, Vicente; QUESADA, JOSE ANTONIO; Orozco Beltrán, Domingo; Amigó‐Grau, Nuria; López Pineda, Adriana; Fernández Giménez, Antonio; Gil-Guillén, Vicente F; Correig, Xavier; Masana, Luis; Monleón, Daniel; Redón, Josep; Reyes, Pascual; Carratalá Munuera, Concepción Wiley (2020)
      Background and aim Atherosclerosis is the underlying process in cardiovascular disease (CVD), the first cause of death in developed countries. We aimed to identify people with no known CVD and normal values of LDL‐C and ...
    • openAccess   Characterizing diagnostic inertia in arterial hypertension with a gender perspective in primary care 

      Pallarés-Carratalá, Vicente; Carratala-Munuera, Concepcion; Lopez-Pineda, Adriana; QUESADA, JOSE ANTONIO; Gil-Guillén, Vicente F; Orozco-Beltran, Domingo; Alfonso Sanchez, Jose; Navarro Pérez, Jorge; Martin-Moreno, Jose M. Guido Iaccarino, University of Naples Federico II, Italy (2022)
      Background and Objectives: Substantial evidence shows that diagnostic inertia leads to failure to achieve screening and diagnosis objectives for arterial hypertension (AHT). In addition, different studies suggest that the ...
    • openAccess   Effect of Mobile-Based Counselling on Breastfeeding in Spain: A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol (COMLACT Study) 

      Mena Tudela, Desirée; Soriano-Vidal, Francisco Javier; Vila Candel, Rafael; QUESADA, JOSE ANTONIO; Aguilar, Laia; Franco Antonio, Cristina MDPI (2023)
      Purpose: The primary aim of this study is to determine the influence of an intervention in women based on a free mobile application (LactApp®, Barcelona, Spain) in maintaining breastfeeding (BF) up to 6 months postpartum. ...
    • openAccess   Gender differences in the diagnosis of dyslipidemia: ESCARVAL-GENERO 

      Soriano Maldonado, Cristina; Lopez-Pineda, Adriana; Orozco-Beltran, Domingo; QUESADA, JOSE ANTONIO; Alfonso Sanchez, Jose; Pallarés-Carratalá, Vicente; Navarro Pérez, Jorge; Gil-Guillen, Vicente F.; Martin-Moreno, Jose M.; Carratala-Munuera, Concepcion MDPI (2021)
      Evidence shows that objectives for detecting and controlling dyslipidemia are not being effectively met, and outcomes differ between men and women. This study aimed to assess gender-related differences in diagnostic inertia ...
    • openAccess   Gender Inequalities in Diagnostic Inertia around the Three Most Prevalent Cardiovascular Risk Studies: Protocol for a Population-Based Cohort Study 

      Carratala-Munuera, Concepcion; López Pineda, Adriana; Orozco-Beltran, Domingo; QUESADA, JOSE ANTONIO; Alfonso Sanchez, Jose; Pallarés-Carratalá, Vicente; Soriano Maldonado, Cristina; Navarro Pérez, Jorge; Gil-Guillén, Vicente F; Martin-Moreno, Jose M. MDPI (2021)
      Evidence shows that objectives for detecting and controlling cardiovascular risk factors are not being effectively met, and moreover, outcomes differ between men and women. This study will assess the gender-related differences ...
    • openAccess   Health literacy of pregnant women and duration of breastfeeding maintenance: a feasibility study 

      Vila Candel, Rafael; Soriano-Vidal, Francisco Javier; Mena Tudela, Desirée; QUESADA, JOSE ANTONIO; Castro-Sánchez, Enrique Wiley (2020-11-18)
      Aims Research the association between health literacy (HL) and exclusive breastfeeding at 4‐months postpartum. Background Despite the benefits of breastfeeding (BF), its rates are low worldwide. Among the reasons for ...
    • openAccess   Influence of Health Literacy on Maintenance of Exclusive Breastfeeding at 6 Months Postpartum: A Multicentre Study 

      Valero-Chillerón, María Jesús; Mena Tudela, Desirée; Cervera-Gasch, Agueda; González-Chordá, Victor M.; Soriano-Vidal, Francisco Javier; QUESADA, JOSE ANTONIO; Castro-Sánchez, Enrique; Vila Candel, Rafael MDPI (2022-04-29)
      Background: International organizations recommend initiating breastfeeding within the first hour of life and maintaining exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months. However, worldwide rates of exclusive breastfeeding ...
    • openAccess   Influence of Puerperal Health Literacy on Tobacco Use during Pregnancy among Spanish Women: A Transversal Study 

      Vila Candel, Rafael; Navarro-Illana, Esther; Mena Tudela, Desirée; Pérez-Ros, Pilar; Castro-Sánchez, Enrique; Soriano-Vidal, Francisco Javier; QUESADA, JOSE ANTONIO MDPI (2020-04-23)
      Background: Despite the fact that tobacco use during pregnancy produces adverse perinatal effects, some women continue to smoke. Health literacy (HL) is essential for health outcomes in adults. However, little is known ...
    • openAccess   Is Early Initiation of Maternal Lactation a Significant Determinant for Continuing Exclusive Breastfeeding up to 6 Months? 

      Mena Tudela, Desirée; Soriano-Vidal, Francisco Javier; Vila Candel, Rafael; QUESADA, JOSE ANTONIO; Martínez-Porcar, Cristina; Martin-Moreno, Jose M. MDPI (2023-02-11)
      Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) within the first hour after birth. However, certain perinatal factors, namely caesarean section, may prevent this goal ...
    • closedAccess   Renal function and attributable risk of death and cardiovascular hospitalization in participants with diabetes from a registry-based cohort 

      Ruiz-Quinteroa, Manuel; Redón, Josep; Téllez-Plaza, María; Cebrián-Cuenca, Ana María; Navarro Pérez, Jorge; Menéndez, Edelmiro; Pérez Navarro, Ana M.; Fernández Giménez, Antonio; López Pineda, Adriana; QUESADA, JOSE ANTONIO; Pallarés-Carratalá, Vicente; Gil-Guillén, Vicente F; Moreno, Jose; Bleda-Cano, Jesús; Carrascosa, Sara; Carratalá Munuera, Concepción Elsevier (2020)
      Aims To estimate the attributable risk of renal function on all-cause mortality and cardiovascular hospitalization in patients with diabetes. Methods A prospective cohort study in 19,469 adults with diabetes, free ...